An Attempt to Crease a Stingy Brim

[ICannotPlayBass]

About a week ago I received a black Stetsonian from Johnny with a center crease;
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd183/ICannotPlayBass/stetson02.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd183/ICannotPlayBass/stetson01.jpg

I tried to go for front pinches and a teardrop, and here is how it turned out;
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd183/ICannotPlayBass/stetson03.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd183/ICannotPlayBass/stetson04.jpg

Here is a shot of it on;
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd183/ICannotPlayBass/stetson05.jpg

Since the photos, I played with the back of the crown and a little more steam to straighten it out. In the end, I happy with it as my first attempt at reshaping.

[deanglen]

Good. You should be. Nice to see your efforts. I lean toward the centerdent for stingies, but I'm not a wearer of stingies, it's just a visual thing.








dean

[J.T.Marcus]

MaybeYouCan'tPlayBass, But you can reshape a hat crown, and do it quite well!!! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

[RBH]

Bravo!!! Looking very jazzy with that stingie!!
Good job on the crease!

[Razzman]

Very cool lid.:eusa_clap :eusa_clap Great job on the crease.

[Wesne]

Looks good! I like the way the crown turned out.

[bolthead]

Turned out well, looks good both ways. It's a very nice lid you have there. Great job.

[Johnnysan]

WOW...looks great! I really like what you've done with the bash. Well done! :eusa_clap

[pgoat]

Very nice indeed.

I reshaped to a diamond on one of my old stingies that had a center crease and it didn't hold very well (I didn't use steam). I was thinking I should have left it alone......I have another (mint) stingy with center crease I left alone (It's a size too small anyway so I'll be selling it) but I am going to try the old one again (with steam this time) after seeing your results. Thanks for sharing!

PS Are we talking upright or electric? If upright I sympathize......

[ICannotPlayBass]

I was going to thank you each for the kinds words and compliments, but my post was becoming a bit too lengthy. I really appreciate the posts and the overall positive atmosphere that the members here provide.


I reshaped to a diamond on one of my old stingies that had a center crease and it didn't hold very well (I didn't use steam). I was thinking I should have left it alone......I have another (mint) stingy with center crease I left alone (It's a size too small anyway so I'll be selling it) but I am going to try the old one again (with steam this time) after seeing your results. Thanks for sharing!
I am glad that you are going to give it another shot, that made it worth starting the thread. The hat is a XXX, so it was easy to work with, but it would not hold any reshaping until I steamed it. Matt Deckard put together a phenomenal thread that was stickied (http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=10272&highlight=steam+hat+shaping). If you have not read through it, I would highly advise it.


*Thank you again John, I could not have asked for a more pleasant transaction.

[pgoat]

Thanks!

I saw that thread but wil revisit and study more closely for my next attempt