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New Drizabone Products

July 24, 2009

David Morgan has added several new Drizabone products to its catalog. All are fabricated with the same 12 ounce oilskin cotton used in the traditional Rider’s Coat.

The Brumby Jacket is a shorter, bomber style coat. Lined with flannel, with corduroy collar and cuffs, it’s great for a stormy night.

The Bush Hat is made of the same oil cloth as the rest of Drizabone products. It’s tough enough for the Australian bush, so you can depend on it in a thorny patch. Water repellent, with meshed side vents for breathability.

Drizabone’s Travel Wallet will stand up to the toughest adventures. It’s large enough to carry all of your cards, cash and checks. The dry waxed cotton doesn’t have a greasy feel.

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Drizabone

Waxed Cotton

Country of Origin Flags on the David Morgan Website

July 9, 2009

Are you curious about the origin of our products? For many of our items you will see a flag in the upper right hand corner, just opposite the price. If you click on the flag, you will be directed to a list of all of our products made in that country.

For many customers, finding products made in the USA is a priority. For those who are interested in an authentic Panama Hat, it is convenient to see immediately that our hats are made in Ecuador. If you need a gift from another country, check the list of countries on the side navigational pane.

Here is a partial list of products made in the USA:

Geier (Gloves & Moccasins)

Larry Knapp (Belts)

Welch (Suspenders)

Oomingmak (musk ox products)

How Panamas Are Made

June 19, 2009

Our panama hat supplier sent us a series of photographs that document the making of the Panama Hat. The finest hats come from Ecuador where the climate makes it ideal for growing the toquilla straw used in making the hats. Ecuador is also home to the world’s finest hat weavers.

The straw is first chopped down and transported.

The fiber is split into narrow strands from the stem.

The straw is dried and then bleached, if necessary.

The straw is woven and blocked into shape.

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Featherweight Panamas

Panama Fedoras

A Hat Stand for Your Akubra

May 29, 2009

Many people ask how to store their hat when it isn’t in use. The most common ways are to use a hook or set the hat on its crown. Both will work fine. But for long term storage, we recommend keeping a hat stretcher in the hat. This prevents the hat from shrinking over time from disuse. You can easily set the hat on its crown and put the stretcher inside. David uses a second method.

Put door stops on the hat stretcher. This way the hat can remain sitting upright. The brim will remain above the surface so it won’t bend over time.This also works when the hat gets wet. The entire hat can rest on the stretcher and the top of the hat will dry along with the rest.

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Hat Stretchers

Coober Pedy

Akubra Hats

The Burke and Wills

May 15, 2009

David Morgan is proud to present the Burke and Wills by Akubra. This hat is part of Akubra’s Heritage Collection of premium hats. It is a western-style hat with a crown that reaches to 5 inches at the front and 5 1/2 inches at the sides.

Like the Territory, the brim is a wide 4 inches. There are 3 eyelets on each side.

Unique for our line of Akubras is the center crease with side dents. This shape is often found in the American West where it is known as the Cattleman’s Crease. A horsehair band finishes off the hat with style.

Burke and Wills

Sand colored. Sizes 7 to 7 5/8 (56 to 61).

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The Burke and Wills

Akubra Hats

Show Us Your Hats

April 16, 2009

We’d love to see our customers wearing an Akubra or a Panama. Send us your photos here and we’ll put them up on our blog or on our customer photo sections within our online catalog. For starters, here’s a photo of one of our employees on vacation in the San Juans. His hat is the Angler:

Here are three photos of our customer, Hans-Dieter Zimmer from Germany wearing his Adventurer. Thanks, Hans-Dieter!

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The Angler

The Adventurer

Akubra Hats

Karaka Whips

March 13, 2009

David Morgan presents a new line of nylon whips from Karaka Products of New Zealand. They are machine-braided nylon, with a lead shot loaded nylon fall and cracker. Nylon whips are generally less expensive than hand braided leather whips and maintenance free. If they get dirty, you can wash them with water. They work well in rain, mud and snow. We offer two types of Karaka whips: an 8 foot bullwhip, and a 6 foot stockwhip.

Item 368 in our store, the 8 foot Karaka Bullwhip:

Item 366 in our store, the 6 foot Karaka Stockwhip

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Whip Cracking

Vintage Photographs

March 4, 2009

Maytie and Bob Leinweber brought a whip to us for repair. We’re not sure what the whip is, but it appears to be a California style 8 plait Latigo. It is a swivel-handle bullwhip. The white and brown diamond pattern you see near the handle is from an extra set of strands braided into the whip for reinforcement. An example of the whip can be seen in Whips and Whipmaking on page 25.

Later, Maytie sent us these pictures of Bob as a young man. She explains:

These are the fun photos (no alcohol involved) taken by Bob Leinweber’s dad, Clarence. They are of Bob and his friends Doug Peak, Richard Houghton & Doug Marshell for their friend Max Lacey who had joined the Navy and later went to Vietnam. The pictures were taken in summer of 1961. One of the pistols held by Bob is an original 1851 Navy Colt. Bob and Doug learned the skills of the Bull Whip in 1958 and enjoyed their Whip Cracking Display for their friends and classmates all through school and into Bob’s Forest Ranger Days in Sequoia National Park, California. Bob’s 16 foot Bull Whip was originally purchased out of a nationally known catalog in 1957.

Thanks Maytie and Bob for the great photographs! We hope you enjoy them as much as we did.

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Whips

Akubra Hats

More Pictures of Our 10 Foot Whip

February 16, 2009

For those of you who are interested in more pictures of our #455 10 foot bullwhip, we have a few close-ups for you.

The full whip

Close-up of the coil

Close-up of the braid

The handle

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Bullwhips

Whip Making

More Extreme Marksman to feature David Morgan on February 7th

February 5, 2009

This Saturday, February 7th at 5 pm, the History Channel will air a repeat of Extreme Marksmen. One portion will feature whip cracking from Anthony De Longis and another will highlight bullwhip making. The show has footage of basic whip construction and interviews with David, Meagan and Alex.