Recent content by coble

If you live in Houston or visiting. I can clean it in the Hat store, we will use a heavy duty powder spray that pulls the grease and sweat. Then we will brush it clean, iron curl the brim then iron the brim which will make the brim stronger. Then hand shape the crown. We do have stiffener if...

Stetson 10x silverbelly side brim curl, with a R.C.A crown shape.

I based the style off of the Justified hat. Then did a little bit of my own styling to the brim just to give it my own feel.

New Stetson I shaped today. 3 1/4 inch brim with a western basketweaved hatband

"The Hat Store" thread Good afternoon, I decided to start a thread for The Hat Store since I haven't seen one made. Here's a list of hats we carry American Hat Company Stetson Panama Hats We fit the hat to the customer, shape open crowns, clean, and we also put gold leaf initials in...

Those of you loungers visiting Houston or who live here in Houston. I'm now working at The Hat Store. I'm learning the traditional way of fitting a hat to a customer and traditionally shaping western, dress, and straw hats and personally being taught by Gary who's grandfather started the...

Just an update, things are getting closer and closer and I've decided to have a line of clochet hats for women. So ladies I am getting things together.

When I talk to my felt provider I'll discuss what I'm going for, to see if they can non shellac the beaverfelt, also make it able to pack and carry easily. That's good thoughts.

I'm using the plastic conformer. Thanks to Art for his help, yeah building up my tools and supplies. yeah Definately good luck to you as well. I say give Bob a call, I know him and I have had many discussions and he's helped me out a great deal as well.

I'm in the process, figured I'd make one for myself and post it either way just to see everyone's reaction. I thought of the beaverfelt flat cap for that reason you could steam it to shape, it be great for a winter time cap, plus I'd have a Reeded sweatband inside. I know it's thinking outside...

thanks guys. Buying my conformer soon. Yes, my lids will be made to your head size.

My goal is to be up and running before Christmas ready for orders with the first model. The direction I am taking my hat company is towards an outdoors style hat company. i have a hat design which will be the first model that is an all around beater of a hat which will be made in a western...

Unfortunately as I can tell theirs not a whole lot of interest for this style. So I won't be adding it into the mix. my goal is to have Coble Hatworks up and running before Christmas.

Glad to hear the honesty.

Ingineer- I can see what I can do, maybe leaving it as a custom option.