Western, anyone?

[Hurricane Jack]

Light rain showers just now arriving for a humid rainy day, so I grabbed a big brim Woomera. I like wearing this one.

 

[Bamaboots]

Light rain showers just now arriving for a humid rainy day, so I grabbed a big brim Woomera. I like wearing this one.

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Maybe my favorite Akubra.

 

[hatophile]

Light rain showers just now arriving for a humid rainy day, so I grabbed a big brim Woomera. I like wearing this one.

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Great crease Jack.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Maybe my favorite Akubra.

Great crease Jack.

Thank you both! I don't know why I don't have any good "before" pics so this is a pic of Michael R's Woomera. MM25 (Joe) has one also, don't remember the others currently. 4"x6.7" open crown.

Would still kind of like to have a Territory to work with.

 

[hatophile]

Thank you both! I don't know why I don't have any good "before" pics so this is a pic of Michael R's Woomera. MM25 (Joe) has one also, don't remember the others currently. 4"x6.7" open crown.

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Would still kind of like to have a Territory to work with.

Makes a a good rain hat

 

[humanshoes]

Got the Stetson 3X "American Royal" cleaned up and shaped. It was dirty and I went with a gas bath as sponging and steaming would not dissipate many of the stains, especially where the Sterling pins had tarnished against the felt. All the steaming and brushing has helped diminish the holes significantly. I think they will continue to improve over time. Seems every cowboy hat I have ends up in a version of this crease. I need to come up with something else.
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The next three pics show the mitigation of the pin holes.
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Nice hat Bama! First time I've seen brim binding on the underside of the brim only. Very interesting look.

 

[hatophile]

Got the Stetson 3X "American Royal" cleaned up and shaped. It was dirty and I went with a gas bath as sponging and steaming would not dissipate many of the stains, especially where the Sterling pins had tarnished against the felt. All the steaming and brushing has helped diminish the holes significantly. I think they will continue to improve over time. Seems every cowboy hat I have ends up in a version of this crease. I need to come up with something else.
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Cool hat Greg.

 

[hatophile]

Dobbs West before and after

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Nice job D-man!

 

[Bamaboots]

Nice hat Bama! First time I've seen brim binding on the underside of the brim only. Very interesting look.

Thank you, sir. It's a first for me as well. After buying the hat I was able to find a couple old Stetson models in the Miller-Stockman thread, the Arminto and the Arminty though I've not seen or heard of any in the wild.

Just after the hat came in I caught Joel McRae in "The Virginian" and he was wearing this.

 

[Bamaboots]

Cool hat Greg.

Thank you, Perry.

 

[DOGMAN]

Nice job D-man!

Thank you,Sir.

 

[Winston Carter]

New Black Resistol. Brim cut to 2.5, Custom Ribbon and Feather. Come on Fall !!

 

[dh66]

New Black Resistol. Brim cut to 2.5, Custom Ribbon and Feather. Come on Fall !!

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Nice!!

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[Winston Carter]

Nice!!

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Thanks.

 

[Winston Carter]

Master Hatters Silverbelly. Brim cut to 2.75, Custom Silver and Grey Hatband and Feather.

 

[Blackthorn]

Now THAT is a cowboy hat. General George Meade, Union army:

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Received this No.1 today. It's been creased in a teardrop for a long while but it's very soft. With just a bit of brushing I got rid of most of the ghost crease. Needs some brim work before I finalize the crease. 3x6, it's a nice hat.

Got this late 1960's 4X on the way. I'm thinking the liner is embroidered & not an early silkscreen. 6-cord ribbon. It should be a 3"x 5-3/4 or 6" open crown.

 

[BobHufford]

Anyone here snag this beauty?

 

[Yahoody]

Got this run of the mill, likely early '90s Stetson off Ebay. Just showed up today. I am a sucker for a 5" brim anything. This one goes 5.25"! And a mighty 7.5" crown. I do like the 1 3/4" gross grain ribbon and bow.

Took me about 10 minutes to turn it into something I'd actually wear Likely to get changed again. 4 3/4" ashtray crown now and still got that big old silver belly 5.25" brim. Liner and sweat still look unworn and new. Doubt it had ever been worn prior. "Gus" is the model. Likely made in late '89 or early '90s as Lonesome Dove and Gus came along in Feb, of 1989. Let me know if you can see something different there. Nice lwt felt by the feel of it. And a good leather sweat band. A decent buy from Ebay in my book!

I am thinking a big old feather added to the hat band is next

Pretty basic hat now....

 

[Winston Carter]

Anyone here snag this beauty?

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Nice. Do they say what year? Looks like 60's maybe 70's.