Many years ago when I was a younger man with a glorious head of hair I purchased a stunning classic gray wool felt fedora. Alas, over the intervening years my hair thinned and retreated so much I took the attitude, If you can’t beat 'em, join 'em: I shave my head all over down to the skin now.
Unfortunately, my hat no longer fits properly – it’s too big. I know that a felt hat can be “blocked” a size or two bigger, but can it be made smaller?
Btw, I already know you can add filler strips in the inside band to cheat the size down a little bit, but I’d prefer to shrink down the hat itself. Besides, the strips probably could not reduce the size enough.