Western, anyone?

deadlyhandsome · Jul 13, 2019

T Jones said:
Wearing my No. 1 Quality Stetson refurb. This is the smallest hat that I sized up and reworked. I blocked this one up five sizes to fit me. I lost 3/4 of brim from 4 inches to 3 1/4 inches in the size up but I was still able to keep it Western.

Nothin' like good ol' Country and Western jukebox music to wear our hats by!

Guy Mitchell and Ray Price singing two different versions of "Heartaches by the Number"

I think the smaller brim works very well with this hat. I really dig the way you shaped it. It’s hard to believe that the low end (Number 1) felt of 60 years ago is better than what we find on the top end hats of today.

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Cornshucker77 · Jul 13, 2019

T Jones said:
Wearing my No. 1 Quality Stetson refurb. This is the smallest hat that I sized up and reworked. I blocked this one up five sizes to fit me. I lost 3/4 of brim from 4 inches to 3 1/4 inches in the size up but I was still able to keep it Western.

Nothin' like good ol' Country and Western jukebox music to wear our hats by!

Guy Mitchell and Ray Price singing two different versions of "Heartaches by the Number"

I like it. I like Westerns with a little less brim and a wide brim. Looks great. And as always I agree with your taste in music.

T Jones · Jul 13, 2019

deadlyhandsome said:
Looks great, Terry. I prefer the 3.5” brim on westerns myself. I know whiskey isn’t your favorite color but it looks great to me.

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Thank you, Brent. Yeah, I think a 3.5 brim will work out better on this Whiskey color. The color looks really good on other people, it's just a color that I don't warm up to. Other than the color, it's a heck of a hat and all the original stuff that came with it are in very good condition, which I'll be reusing.

T Jones · Jul 13, 2019

Cornshucker77 said:
I like it. I like Westerns with a little less brim and a wide brim. Looks great. And as always I agree with your taste in music.

Thank you Scott! They don't do music like they used to.

T Jones · Jul 13, 2019

deadlyhandsome said:
I think the smaller brim works very well with this hat. I really dig the way you shaped it. It’s hard to believe that the low end (Number 1) felt of 60 years ago is better than what we find on the top end hats of today.

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Thank you, buddy! I used to wonder what all the Hoopla was about over these vintage No. 1s, until I came across this one. Now I know why they're highly prized. You're right. The modern felt quality is no where near what it was 60+ years ago.

Cornshucker77 · Jul 13, 2019

T Jones said:
Thank you Scott! They don't do music like they used to.

Check out this kid, Jake Penrod. A country boy from Texas trying to make his way in modern Country music sounding like Hank Williams.

T Jones · Jul 13, 2019

Cornshucker77 said:
Check out this kid, Jake Penrod. A country boy from Texas trying to make his way in modern Country music sounding like Hank Williams.

Man! That's really close! I like it!

Hurricane Jack · Jul 13, 2019

The Dogbone. Needing to smooth out the elephant ears to suit me before full pics.

dh66 · Jul 13, 2019

Hurricane Jack said:
The Dogbone. Needing to smooth out the elephant ears to suit me before full pics.

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That looks GOOD from this angle! A favorite crease of mine. What's the height when finished?

Here's the one I'm sporting this afternoon.

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Hurricane Jack · Jul 13, 2019

dh66 said:
What's the height when finished?

Looks like 4-1/2" in front, 5-3/8" maybe 5-1/2" on the sides. How does that compare to yours?

dh66 · Jul 13, 2019

Hurricane Jack said:
Looks like 4-1/2" in front, 5-3/8" maybe 5-1/2" on the sides. How does that compare to yours?

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This one's about 4 1/4 in front, right at 5 on the sides.

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Hurricane Jack · Jul 14, 2019

dh66 said:
This one's about 4 1/4 in front, right at 5 on the sides.

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I'm happy with it, I just need to smooth up the elephant ears.

M Hatman · Jul 14, 2019

A Time for Dying. 1969.....have not seen the movie......only the stills......seems like some nice hats AND great photography in this one, LAST movie with Audie Murphy!

Bamaboots · Jul 14, 2019

M Hatman said:
A Time for Dying. 1969.....have not seen the movie......only the stills......seems like some nice hats AND great photography in this one, LAST movie with Audie Murphy!
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Hope he's looking into the light. Those are some constricted pupils.

Hurricane Jack · Jul 14, 2019

M Hatman said:
A Time for Dying. 1969.....have not seen the movie......only the stills......seems like some nice hats AND great photography in this one, LAST movie with Audie Murphy!
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You can watch it on YouTube.

T Jones · Jul 14, 2019

Getting close to finishing this 3X Resistol refurb. Sweat band's sewn in, crown is creased to my preferred Teardrop, and it's set aside to dry for a day. Tomorrow I'll reshape the brim and put the liner and hat band back in it. Should make for a nice western, except for the color...

deadlyhandsome · Jul 14, 2019

T Jones said:
Getting close to finishing this 3X Resistol refurb. Sweat band's sewn in, crown is creased to my preferred Teardrop, and it's set aside to dry for a day. Tomorrow I'll reshape the brim and put the liner and hat band back in it. Should make for a nice western, except for the color...

Looks great!

I’m really looking forward to seeing the black Caxton.

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T Jones · Jul 14, 2019

deadlyhandsome said:
Looks great!

I’m really looking forward to seeing the black Caxton.

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Thank you buddy. I should have it finished tomorrow. The crown is pretty much dry now. Just gotta reshape the brim and put the ribbon and liner back on it.

Yeah, the Caxton will probably be next. That's a pretty interesting hat and should make a nice project. I'll lose some brim blocking it up a couple of sizes and with changing the open crown shape. But I think there'll still be enough brim to keep it Western.

Yahoody · Jul 15, 2019

Thought this was an interesting video if you've seen felting prior.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=792206877618180

deadlyhandsome · Jul 15, 2019

Yahoody said:
Thought this was an interesting video if you've seen felting prior.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=792206877618180

Thanks, I enjoyed the video. I wonder who the felter is and how someone might get a hat body. Maybe Max @drmaxtejeda can help us out?

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