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Western, anyone?
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That’s a HAT Brent
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Thanks, Joe. I’d like to replace the ribbon, but other than that it exceeded my expectations.
Rmccamey
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Miller Western
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Great looking hat! I like that one a lot!
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Thank you DD
Rmccamey
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RossRYoung
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Same reaction here, hat looks great but seems like they almost gave up on the ribbon. Will be excited to see what you do with it!
T Jones
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Check out the Western Hats in this video clip from the 1937 Laurel and Hardy movie, "Way Out West""
Compare those hats in the original to this same scene from the 2018 movie, "Stan and Ollie"
Compare those hats in the original to this same scene from the 2018 movie, "Stan and Ollie"
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By Open Road I assume you mean it's hard to open the crown? I push it open by hand then use a little steam in areas that you need to smooth out a bit. I use a large stainless steel spoon like a serving spoon to work against both inside against the liner & outside against the felt, as needed. Don't use a large aluminum spoon as it can leave marks on the felt when wet. A hard wooden ball or wooden egg can be good to use also.
To crease it I don't use a lot of steam or water. I just steam a small area I'm working. Sometimes I think a wet heat is really all that's needed. A bit of heat helps to soften any stiffener in the felt. If you have no way to make steam, try a misting bottle & a blowdryer on low heat & fan.
I have a wooden rolling pin I use to first set the center crease of a cattleman. With my hands inside the hat at the liner I hold the rolling pin in place on top of the crown after I've sunk the crease for a minute while the felt cools. Still holding the rolling pin in place I slightly steam the area where the long side dent will be. Then with one hand I use my thumb to start molding the felt in & rounding under the rolling pin while still holding the pin with my other hand from inside the hat. Doing one side at a time.
After both dents are in then you can round or u-shape all 6 of the ends, whichever you prefer.
Easier to do then explain, but I hope this helps. My arsenal of hatters tools include a couple sizes of rolling pins, several sizes of spoons, a wooden sock darning ball & a firm racket ball. Nothing fancy.
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T Jones
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This is a tan Resistol Stagecoach that I converted a little while back. For this hat I used an M1899-1902 Campaign for inspiration. It's still a work in progress...
I was working on another one but it just wasn't doing it for me, also a Resistol...
So this...
became this...
NOTE: No Resistols with 4 inch brims were harmed in these conversions
I was working on another one but it just wasn't doing it for me, also a Resistol...
So this...
became this...
NOTE: No Resistols with 4 inch brims were harmed in these conversions
This is a tan Resistol Stagecoach that I converted a little while back. For this hat I used an M1899-1902 Campaign for inspiration. It's still a work in progress...
I was working on another one but it just wasn't doing it for me, also a Resistol...
So this...
became this...
NOTE: No Resistols with 4 inch brims were harmed in these conversions
Nice! Looks to have a bit of a "Fort Worth Crease" there on the front of the crown.
T Jones
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Thank you buddy! I loosely based it off this actual Marine Corps reproduction, except that I gave my brim a cowboy curl as well as adding a few tweaks of my own to the crown...
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Out a bit earlier in the Gannon Highwayman 100X.
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Thanks Perry
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NiceThis is a tan Resistol Stagecoach that I converted a little while back. For this hat I used an M1899-1902 Campaign for inspiration. It's still a work in progress...
I was working on another one but it just wasn't doing it for me, also a Resistol...
So this...
became this...
NOTE: No Resistols with 4 inch brims were harmed in these conversions
