Eldrick Jacobs of Flint & Port Hat Co. walks us through how he repairs a tattered, 70 year old Resistol hat, that has been passed down three generations, while maintaining its character. The process includes cleaning the felt, re-blocking the hat to fit the client's head, trimming the brim, and re-crowning the hat to its original shape. Although there is a hole in the crown of the hat, the client opted for the hole to be preserved, to carry on the story of the hat and keep memory of it's previous wearers. By restoring this hat, the hat is being made to last another 70 years or so, with minimal maintenance needed.<br /><br />Timecodes:<br />00:24 Deconstructing the hat<br />01:05 Cleaning the felt<br />01:44 Cleaning hat band<br />02:14 Reblocking the hat <br />03:15 Cutting the brim<br />03:35 Sanding the brim<br />03:59 Creating the sweatband <br />04:34 Crowning the hat<br />05:05 Reveal <br /><br />For more check out: <br />https://www.instagram.com/flintandportco/ <br />https://www.flintandportco.com/
