Akubra Impacted by Rising Rabbit Fur Cost

[davidd]

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There are two reasons this recent article on the Freakonomics web site might be of interest to COW members:

1. A rabbit fur shortage in Australia is having an impact on the availability of Akubra hats.

2. The Freakonomics editors, being of exemplary taste, selected one of MY Flickr photos to illustrate the article! Thank yuh! Thank yuh ver' ver' mush....

(That's the Pastoralist I later re-bashed "Indy style." There's a topic around here somewhere about that.)

[Indiana Jeff]

Thanks for sharing this.

Extra cool that one of your pictures was used!

Some interesting points brought up in the comments:

1. I appreciated the post that clarified the hats are made with rabbit fur rather than the skins/leather.

2. It was a good suggestion to move from wild to domestic rabbit fur, though we know wild hare fur provides a better felt than domestically raised.

3. The suggestion to change to or mix in wool....


Regards,

Indiana Jeff

[Ridgerunner58]

SHEARING rabbits???

I'm sure THAT wouldn't add to the cost at all!!

[Michaelson]

(That's the Pastoralist I re-bashed "Indy style." There's a topic around here somewhere about that.)

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[Indiana Jeff]

SHEARING rabbits???

I'm sure THAT wouldn't add to the cost at all!!

Especially since you can essentially skin a rabbit with your bare hands with one pull.


Regards,

Indiana Jeff