Great video Karl! And no, it's not a bad diamond at all! Thanks for posting. Question: do you have to steam the brim to snap it, or will it pretty much snap down anywhere?
i'm going to be wearing this unsnapped, as i like the way this particular hat looks up. Mine does snap and ypu can manipulate it a bit, but i haven't worked on it. If i was going to be snapping it, or moving between snapped and unsnapped, i'd show it some steam. Might do anyway.
The brims on two of my three Campdrafts snap down quite easily. On the third the felt was so stiff when I received it that it took a little effort to snap the front of the brim down, and the first few times it snapped right back up. Since then I've played with them just to see what they would do--snap the front down, snap one side down, snap it down all the way around, and so on--and they did so fairly well. But in my experience if you want the brim to hold a specific shape consistently some steam or distilled water will help. For example, I like the front of the brims snapped down a little farther, so I used distilled water to accomplish that. The brims still snap up and down, but when they're down they're a little lower than what the flange would normally allow.
Thank you Zombie, that's very useful for me!The brims on two of my three Campdrafts snap down quite easily. On the third the felt was so stiff when I received it that it took a little effort to snap the front of the brim down, and the first few times it snapped right back up. Since then I've played with them just to see what they would do--snap the front down, snap one side down, snap it down all the way around, and so on--and they did so fairly well. But in my experience if you want the brim to hold a specific shape consistently some steam or distilled water will help. For example, I like the front of the brims snapped down a little farther, so I used distilled water to accomplish that. The brims still snap up and down, but when they're down they're a little lower than what the flange would normally allow.
Not a huge difference, but more to my liking.
+1The brims on two of my three Campdrafts snap down quite easily. On the third the felt was so stiff when I received it that it took a little effort to snap the front of the brim down, and the first few times it snapped right back up. Since then I've played with them just to see what they would do--snap the front down, snap one side down, snap it down all the way around, and so on--and they did so fairly well. But in my experience if you want the brim to hold a specific shape consistently some steam or distilled water will help. For example, I like the front of the brims snapped down a little farther, so I used distilled water to accomplish that. The brims still snap up and down, but when they're down they're a little lower than what the flange would normally allow.
Not a huge difference, but more to my liking.
It does look better after.The brims on two of my three Campdrafts snap down quite easily. On the third the felt was so stiff when I received it that it took a little effort to snap the front of the brim down, and the first few times it snapped right back up. Since then I've played with them just to see what they would do--snap the front down, snap one side down, snap it down all the way around, and so on--and they did so fairly well. But in my experience if you want the brim to hold a specific shape consistently some steam or distilled water will help. For example, I like the front of the brims snapped down a little farther, so I used distilled water to accomplish that. The brims still snap up and down, but when they're down they're a little lower than what the flange would normally allow.
Not a huge difference, but more to my liking.
You're very welcome. I'm always happy to share what little knowledge I have.
Thank you Gents! It's such a minor modification, but I don't care for flat brims on a fedora so even a little extra shape helps.
love the Westward ... just a perfectly proportioned hat
They are great hats! I find I wear mine more often than I wear the OR. This one may be close to the same year as yours if I recall correctly. Beautiful hats.
I like this. A diamond with some character. The rear sloping points are something I want to try.
Love that crease!
