I need help with my floppy..

[Hammerhead]

what exactly is beaver felt always wondered what it meant by fur felt

[txclass]

--felting - The tangling of animal fibers together using a process of moisture and agitation. Felting is done on wool or fur fibers which have not been spun, woven or knitted first.

--The travels of the pelt on the way to a hat - At the trading post the Native Americans traded for guns and knives and the traders took the furs and shipped them off to the hatters. Most beaver hats were made in France and England in the 1900's. The first step in the making of a hat required the fur to be removed for the pelt. This was women's work. The fur was then carded to take the tangles and excess dirt out of the fibers. Only the undercoat , thick winter coat, was used in felting. The long outer hair fibers were either removed first from the pelts by the women or worked out of the felt in the fulling process by the men. In most cases both steps were needed for complete removal.



What it amounts to is that the undercoat of the beaver is removed fron the pelt and through moisture, carroting (agitating with a spiked block) and beating with a mallet, the fur is matted into a sheet that can then be shaped.

[jbtusa]

Go to any country western store or any tack shop.  They sell cowboy hat brim stiffener.  It's a spray on.  Works great.  Cheap. 

[russ]

Why is that a problem?

because I am paying for his service as a hatter. Not as a preacher. If I were to offer a product for sale I would not stamp the inside of it that I am an athiest. I dont offer my religious beliefes to other and I prefer that they have the smae courtesy towards me.
He dose make fine hats though.

One could also say...there are more than one hat maker. If you don't like his product the way he wants to make it...don't buy it. This is America, we have options and the right to purchase what we want from whom we want. 

Thanks for the piece of advice.
I had never thought of that option. But seeing as he is the best in his trade, I will continue to purchase his hats. As a matter of fact I have contacted him and requested that he not write scriptures in my hat .And guess what, he qwas couteous and said he would not do do so if requested by a customer.. That is good customer service.

[Dogshirt]

what exactly is beaver felt always wondered what it meant by fur felt

Basicly felting is the same as a mat on a dog.