Request for service - lathe related.

[Rickabilly]

Back in Oz I once used an old Akubra hat to "harvest" some felt for wipers, OK not ideal, but the hat was ruined before I got to it and it's probably still working now. It's not the actual fibre that matters, it's all about the way the fibres are interlocked that makes it work, and all felt is the same in this respect. I believe that the hats are made from rabbit hairs!
Rick