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THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:32 pm
by Fedora
Sorry, I had to make it silly. In fact, this isn't a Raiders fedora really. Wrong crease, not my Raiders block but an old vintage one in my stable. And, it is a reblock/upsize in beaver, black felt, iron vintage pure rayon ribbon.
Now, I took some liberties with this hat, by pulling the sweatband up into the hat, hard, to get a relaxed brim break, although the pics don't have the right angle to really show what I did. And the bright sunlight in these 102 temps we have today, washed out the color pretty well. I wanted this hat to be Indyish, but not a copy of any Indy hat specifically. Just the atmosphere was what I was after. Since the brim is 2 5/8 on the sides, I wanted the brim to eventually develop a droop, which will make the sides appear more proprotioned to the hat, after some good wear. The way I installed the sweat will assure it does morph into a drooped brim.
Croft, your hat is in the bath leeching out that shellac, so it is the next reblock/clean job on my schedule. Figured you might ask!!!!
And John, I never got to post again on your own thread, that was locked, but I liked your Raiders fedora. Never too late I hope to say it. Fedora
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:45 pm
by BendingOak
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:47 pm
by Michaelson
And, it is a reblock/upsize in beaver, black felt, iron vintage pure rayon ribbon.
Regards! Michaelson
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:53 pm
by Joeyeah_right
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:12 pm
by BendingOak
Michaelson wrote: And, it is a reblock/upsize in beaver, black felt, iron vintage pure rayon ribbon.
Regards! Michaelson
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:18 pm
by Michaelson
Wait until you need bifocals like I do. You'll miss HALF the stuff that goes on around here!
Regards! Michaelson
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:53 pm
by BendingOak
Michaelson wrote:
Wait until you need bifocals like I do. You'll miss HALF the stuff that goes on around here!
Regards! Michaelson
Im half way there. My eye doctor gave me a choice last visit for glasses and said "if you don't mind taking your glasses off to read, you don't need progressive lenses. I told him , please lets just call them what they are ( bifocals).
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:41 pm
by Indiana Blooze
Michaelson wrote:
Wait until you need bifocals like I do. You'll miss HALF the stuff that goes on around here!
Regards! Michaelson
I' must be set. I've got bi-focal contacts and hearing aids.
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:48 pm
by Strider
Technically, it is a Raiders fedora! Toht wore a black hat...
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:44 pm
by Texan Scott
This is IT! This is where Oakster cashed in.
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:02 am
by binkmeisterRick
My eyes couldn't take progressive lenses (I'm in the minority) so I went with the hard line bifocals. Now stuff gets lost in the space between spaces.
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:12 am
by Michaelson
Between your ears?
Regards! Michaelson
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:19 am
by binkmeisterRick
No, that's all filled in with wax.
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:19 am
by Michaelson
Ah, that explains the slurred speech!
Sorry I mentioned it.
Regard! Michaelson
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:44 pm
by Indiana Croft
Croft, your hat is in the bath leeching out that shellac, so it is the next reblock/clean job on my schedule. Figured you might ask!!!!
Thanks Steve, I wanted to ask, but I know how busy you are. I did kinda hint on another thread and just now saw this one, glad I did. Can't wait to see how it turns out and what style you'll make of it. Don't tell me, let me be surprised.
Thanks again.
Croft
Re: THIS IS IT! Raiders fedora
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:52 pm
by Indiana Croft
Thought I'd bump this in hopes of Steve seeing it, so hows the bath goin, just dying of curiosity to see how much trouble my lids given ya.
Also in case you miss placed my request of style, anything Raiders, well of souls, Raven, SOC, hero, truck scene, or what ever it screams atchya.
Croft