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The Conversion Corral

Michael A

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I found this Resistol Weekend Roundup and was going to do a conversion.I like the hat the way it is so I only changed the rope band to a ribbon and bow.
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That looks great Dogman. The color is perfect and the ribbon really works with the shape of the hat.

Michael
 

T Jones

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6,600
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Finally got around to taking some pictures of the Navy Blue 3X Resistol that Michael R gifted to me. I reused all the original ribbon and brim binding and was even able to save and reattach the original manufacturer's label and 7 1/4 size tag. I was also able to clean up and reuse the original red liner and red sweat bow to 'like new' condition. The original sweat couldn't be saved so I replaced it with a new goat skin leather sweat. It started out as an early '60s lower crowned western with a 3 1/2 brim that, to me, looked disproportionate to the hat. I decided to convert it to a fedora. To start off with, the hat was very well made. The material and the workmanship that went into it originally was as high quality as I ever saw.
I retained the original open crown height of 5 1/2 inches and reblocked it on a straight sided hat block. I creased in my preferred teardrop with a tighter pinch at 4 3/4 with a rake sloping to 4 1/4 at the back. The brim is 2 3/4 wide...

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Willebe

A-List Customer
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479
Location
Kentucky
Finally got around to taking some pictures of the Navy Blue 3X Resistol that Michael R gifted to me. I reused all the original ribbon and brim binding and was even able to save and reattach the original manufacturer's label and 7 1/4 size tag. I was also able to clean up and reuse the original red liner and red sweat bow to 'like new' condition. The original sweat couldn't be saved so I replaced it with a new goat skin leather sweat. It started out as an early '60s lower crowned western with a 3 1/2 brim that, to me, looked disproportionate to the hat. I decided to convert it to a fedora. To start off with, the hat was very well made. The material and the workmanship that went into it originally was as high quality as I ever saw.
I retained the original open crown height of 5 1/2 inches and reblocked it on a straight sided hat block. I creased in my preferred teardrop with a tighter pinch at 4 3/4 with a rake sloping to 4 1/4 at the back. The brim is 2 3/4 wide...

Before:
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IMG_20171019_170223514_HDR.jpg


After:
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Great job, sir.

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12,384
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Albany Oregon
Finally got around to taking some pictures of the Navy Blue 3X Resistol that Michael R gifted to me. I reused all the original ribbon and brim binding and was even able to save and reattach the original manufacturer's label and 7 1/4 size tag. I was also able to clean up and reuse the original red liner and red sweat bow to 'like new' condition. The original sweat couldn't be saved so I replaced it with a new goat skin leather sweat. It started out as an early '60s lower crowned western with a 3 1/2 brim that, to me, looked disproportionate to the hat. I decided to convert it to a fedora. To start off with, the hat was very well made. The material and the workmanship that went into it originally was as high quality as I ever saw.
I retained the original open crown height of 5 1/2 inches and reblocked it on a straight sided hat block. I creased in my preferred teardrop with a tighter pinch at 4 3/4 with a rake sloping to 4 1/4 at the back. The brim is 2 3/4 wide...

Before:
IMG_20171019_165815187.jpg
IMG_20171019_165641489.jpg


IMG_20171019_165858015.jpg
IMG_20171019_170223514_HDR.jpg


After:
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IMG_20171106_102140836.jpg
IMG_20171110_081216689.jpg


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Maybe it's the color, but this is by far my most favorite of your conversions. Love the pinch. Good on ya TJ!
 

Bill Hughes

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Don't know if this is the correct thread to post this as I did not do the conversion work. And I'm not really sure this even counts as a conversion. The only thing done to this hat was to have Scott aka Bond replace the ribbon from the original 1/8" tan to a 1 3/8" burgundy. I did not even change the dent. I played with it and found it's tall enough to do pretty much anything I want. But I think it's fine as is - at least for now. The hat was in really good shape. The liner has a couple of small spots but thats pretty much all that shows any age or wear. It's my first hat with a 3" brim and I could tell as soon as I put it on that I like the wider brim. I have been thinking of adding a binding to the brim. Something that would blend with the felt color. Good idea or just leave it as is? Correct me if I am wrong but I think it would be circa 1950s.

BTW Scott saved the original ribbon for me so it can be put back if wanted at some point in the future.

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KarlCrow

One Too Many
Don't know if this is the correct thread to post this as I did not do the conversion work. And I'm not really sure this even counts as a conversion. The only thing done to this hat was to have Scott aka Bond replace the ribbon from the original 1/8" tan to a 1 3/8" burgundy. I did not even change the dent. I played with it and found it's tall enough to do pretty much anything I want. But I think it's fine as is - at least for now. The hat was in really good shape. The liner has a couple of small spots but thats pretty much all that shows any age or wear. It's my first hat with a 3" brim and I could tell as soon as I put it on that I like the wider brim. I have been thinking of adding a binding to the brim. Something that would blend with the felt color. Good idea or just leave it as is? Correct me if I am wrong but I think it would be circa 1950s.

BTW Scott saved the original ribbon for me so it can be put back if wanted at some point in the future.

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Love the contrasting ribbon colour
 
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Don't know if this is the correct thread to post this as I did not do the conversion work. And I'm not really sure this even counts as a conversion. The only thing done to this hat was to have Scott aka Bond replace the ribbon from the original 1/8" tan to a 1 3/8" burgundy. I did not even change the dent. I played with it and found it's tall enough to do pretty much anything I want. But I think it's fine as is - at least for now. The hat was in really good shape. The liner has a couple of small spots but thats pretty much all that shows any age or wear. It's my first hat with a 3" brim and I could tell as soon as I put it on that I like the wider brim. I have been thinking of adding a binding to the brim. Something that would blend with the felt color. Good idea or just leave it as is? Correct me if I am wrong but I think it would be circa 1950s.

BTW Scott saved the original ribbon for me so it can be put back if wanted at some point in the future.

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The burgundy really looks nice with that tan color. I have a conversion (of sorts) like this that Mike Miller did. Love this combo.
 

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