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2006年2月9日 · Buffalo I noticed this week, while browsing fedora and cowboy hat sites, that some sellers are advertising hats made from buffalo fur felt. Mostly seems to be cowboy hats. I know about beaver and nutria, wild hare and rabbit fur and some other exotic materials, but this one is new to me. What is Buffalo fur felt like? karol
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2007年11月22日 · Met an old Gentleman (age 81!) just yesterday in Scottsdale, Arizona who was wearing a Stetson straw and a vest like I often do. We chatted for a bit and he told me his most favorite hat is his Buffalo fur Stetson.-dixon cannon
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2008年12月9日 · The buffalo felt hats I've handled (at a hat shop, mind you, so no long term experience), felt more coarse than wool felt, but at a fur felt price. I have a borsalino with Pine Marten (sable) felt. There's not much of a noticeable difference in feel from regular rabbit felt.
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2006年2月9日 · There's a fellow Lounger, Joao Encarnado, who just recently bought a so-called Buffalo felt western hat. It turns out that the hat is actually made from 100% wool felt. I would find a nice vintage fur felt Western and have it converted to something you want.
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2012年11月3日 · I don't get it, but I started looking stuff on buffalo felt and wool felt. Basically I don't understand why pressed fur from bunnies, beavers, and nutrias makes hats, but fur / hair off a buffalo and a sheep makes hat shaped things that fall apart. I did see that Beaver fur is hollow, buffalo fur isn't, but still absorbs loads of water.
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2012年1月23日 · Take care with them and they'll look nice and perform well. (as if the same weren't true of fur) And to give fuel to those who are going to flame me, no I've never worn fur felt. I'd like to sure, and yes I'm saving up for a nice custom one - more to get certain features than to necessarily get fur felt. In a similare vein, I drive an Accord.
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2009年12月30日 · For a Western hat I kind of like the buffalo felt. The felt is definitely not as fine as rabbit or beaver, but it wears like iron. It's also extremely water repellent. My Mineola is my go to foul weather hat, The last time I wore it in really serious rain it took about 2.5 hours or constant rain to soak though. That was in Oregon.
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2012年9月14日 · The animal pelts are handled so the fur may be removed. In fur the fibers are matted on a special machine that blows the fur against a screen and it builds up. A hands on position mostly since it takes a measured eye to make good hat bodies. you will find that even a daily worn hat of many years can be cleaned and refurbishedif fur felt.
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2006年10月5日 · The price on the Stetson you were looking at would indicate the hat was a fur felt. Some of the new ones are stiff and impossible to shape..I have a newer Dobbs Dutton that almost snaps at me if I try and change the brim or crease.
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2011年2月3日 · Beaver fur, felts tighter, which results in a dense, light weight, thin hat which holds its shape in the rain longer than a lesser quality hat. The more densely felted the hat is the better it resist rain penetrating into the felt. Even a 100% beaver fur hat will eventually loose its shape if left out in a pouring rain long enough.