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New hat New bashes
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:08 pm
by prairiejones
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:12 pm
by Indyjim
Very very nice, especially the new Akubra. I had only moderate luck with my first Akubra. Then got a gray one and the bash came out very nice.
I am going to get either another brown Akubra or save a bit more for one of Steve's AB's. But your's looks good
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:27 pm
by The real Henry
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:47 pm
by binkmeisterRick
WOW, PJ! I never got my Akubra to look that good! Nice job, indeed!
bink
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:47 pm
by Indiana Wayne
Great looking fedora! That is the best Akubra I have seen! Great Bash! The U.S.M.C flag is cool too!
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:58 pm
by Jens
And you're saying that's an Akubra?!
Man I made something wrong. That hat looks awesome! Great work!
-- Jens
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:59 pm
by J_Weaver
hat
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:09 pm
by BendingOak
very nice job indeed.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:14 pm
by Hemingway Jones
Prairie, Excellent job.
I must say, this community is getting better and better with bashes and this one may be the finest Akubra I have ever seen. Well done, indeed.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:30 pm
by prairiejones
THanks a lot everyone. It took a lot of pushing and pulling and stretching.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:40 pm
by prairiejones
PS
I used nothing but cold water on that Raiders bash. It worked great without the threat of shrinkage. You don't need steam. Just cold water and patience.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:26 pm
by Hemingway Jones
prairiejones wrote:PS
I used nothing but cold water on that Raiders bash. It worked great without the threat of shrinkage. You don't need steam. Just cold water and patience.
I couldn't agree more. I try to avoid steam. No steam, no worries.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:00 pm
by prairiejones
I'll never use it again. I was fortunate to have the defective one to learn on.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:08 pm
by Indyjim
Steam! :evil: I think that was my mistake on my first Akubra. With my gray one, I formed it first then just a little water to set it. I haven't tweaked it yet.
With my brown Akubra, I used too much steam, and then more steam to continually tweak it. In Short Round voice, "No more steam!"
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:13 pm
by J_Weaver
Steam is great as long as you don't get carried away with it. Its easy to over-steam a hat and cause taper.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:24 pm
by Hatman
great looking hat, that Akubra is a great hat!!
Hatman
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:21 pm
by Feraud
A very nice job prairiejones!
It is good to see Akubras still out there.
Your pictures have made me 'tweak' my brim a bit.
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:03 am
by The real Henry
Hey PJ what hat-size is that
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:53 am
by prairiejones
57cm
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:55 am
by McFly
You must have a small head like me... mine is a 55cm.
Man, yours is awesome... you say you did that Raiders bash with a pencil and cold water? I'm thinking that as soon as my fan film is done, I'm cleaning off my Fuller's and giving the Akubra an overhaul - PrairieJones style.
Brilliant!
In Christ,
Shane
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:29 am
by prairiejones
IndyMcFly,
Here is the before and after (1st bash, 2nd Bash) pics of my dads hat. It is a 55cm. A little more difficult to bash.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/ ... BySide.jpg
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:15 pm
by Wrightknife
Great job with your Akubra Prairie, it looks super!
Have a great day,
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:07 am
by Richard~Buxton
Awesome looking hat PJ, that's the best Akubra I've seen yet.
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:16 am
by prairiejones
It's a regular Fed.
: mysterious 
), but it's just a great bash!!!! 
