4X black Resistol western hat I received yesterday:
I was originally going to try to convert this from its high cattleman to the Johhny Depp MTV movie awards hat (the steel grey one with diamond crease and front and back pinches, with a sharply turned up brim roll, matching wide ribbon with native american style bone pipe band). I think I came close with the crown, but discovered very quickly that I'm no good at rolling a brim by hand, so for now it stays with the western curve.
"I have recently acquired a new hat of such ferocity that it has been running my whole life for me. I wake up in the morning thinking, 'Who shall I wear my hat at today?'"
--Katherine Whitehorn
Jeff, cool Hat, looks good. My congrats!
Regards
Manfred
I just picked up this hat, which is marked "Diamond Horseshoe 110" - Paris Hatters opined it may have been a forerunner of the 20X. It is a beautiful hat in any event. If anyone knows anything about these hats, please let me know.
Robert
TPD, looks like a good one, I've seen listings for Diamond Horseshoe series Resistols marked 15X, 20X, and 25X felt, new ones retail for $250 - 400, top model has real silver/gold/diamond buckle on felt band. I'd guess yours is older series 15X - 20X equivalent - a very nice western hat favored by AQHA etc. and often given as prizes at horse riding events.
By the way, I noticed a while back that the Resistol factory lists restoration services for hats 20X grade and above... for a fee. Has anyone here had a Resi' restored by the factory?
bowlerman, like the look of the diamond crown, are you trying for a "pencil roll" curl up all the way around? I've heard that's difficult without the special curling irons or ad libbing banana shaped wood or plastic forms with lots of steam. I'm curious because I'd like to try it on a similar western hat. (I noticed that grey one too - J. Depp really rocks his hats!)
KC-- heh, yeah I was trying for that pencil roll with what looks like a sharp upturn, almost a fold more than a roll (?), but gave it up when it became very clear my hands weren't going to be very effective! If I had the dough to buy one of those curling shackles, I'd probably spend it on a new hat with the roll already done by a pro (probably Mike Moore from Buckaroo Hats)!
Also, Depp's hat seems to have a lower open crown, since the telescoped part is rather shallow and tapers more. Yeah, that's one hell of a hat!
"I have recently acquired a new hat of such ferocity that it has been running my whole life for me. I wake up in the morning thinking, 'Who shall I wear my hat at today?'"
--Katherine Whitehorn
Anybody else wearing a felt Resi' in this heat, or just straws? I know our Oklahoma and Texas neighbors are shading their heads under a lot of broad brims too. 110F is not uncommon! These are the dog days in K.C....drying out my Panama after disc golf in 102F heat (gotta love it when TWC tells you "but feels like 106"!) Then, Resistol after dark... Beaver 35.
If anyone is looking for a project hat or "beater," I just listed this vintage San Antonio (size 7 LO) in the classifieds. A nice hat, but was suffering some undisclosed moth damage (no holes) when it arrived.
Robert
So here is a recent acquisition from the bay. It has nice, soft felt and is my go to hat often.
It's a shallow life that leaves no scars.
Here is the hat that I meant to post in the previous thread.
It's a shallow life that leaves no scars.
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