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Western, anyone?

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Walden…well, the felt and liner is Walden, but everything else is from my friend Rick @humanshoes of the Phoenix Hat Co. We all miss seeing Rick around these parts.

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Steve1857

I'll Lock Up
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I just finished reworking this Circa 1980 Stetson 4X. It had a generous slightly tapered 6 inch crown.
I re-flanged or should I say removed any flange and brought to open crown. The result is a just under 3" completely flat brim and a hand done porkpie crown. Crown now breaks at just over 4 1/2".
I added the circa 1900 Stetson Hat pin which fit perfect over the ribbon.......I will be/am wearing it today!;)
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Messages
18,915
Location
Central California
I just finished reworking this Circa 1980 Stetson 4X. It had a generous slightly tapered 6 inch crown.
I re-flanged or should I say removed any flange and brought to open crown. The result is a just under 3" completely flat brim and a hand done porkpie crown. Crown now breaks at just over 4 1/2".
I added the circa 1900 Stetson Hat pin which fit perfect over the ribbon.......I will be/am wearing it today!;)
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EDIT: Forgot to add pin close up......
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Nice job. Did you do the ribbon and bow work too?
 
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I just finished reworking this Circa 1980 Stetson 4X. It had a generous slightly tapered 6 inch crown.
I re-flanged or should I say removed any flange and brought to open crown. The result is a just under 3" completely flat brim and a hand done porkpie crown. Crown now breaks at just over 4 1/2".
I added the circa 1900 Stetson Hat pin which fit perfect over the ribbon.......I will be/am wearing it today!;)
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EDIT: Forgot to add pin close up......
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Nice job, Mark
 
Nice job. Did you do the ribbon and bow work too?
No, not on this one.....came from a SAS/Shooting Sports background....ribbon is "glued on" :eek: so I cannot will not claim that evil. I sort of liked it, coupled with not wanting to tackle the removal at this time, (I said "Screw it") and left alone for now......:oops::rolleyes:
 

Redshoes51

One of the Regulars
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278
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Mississippi Delta
Not a Tom Mix but a reposting of this Knox Stagecoach refurb that everyone's already seen. It's a pretty big hat with a 7 inch open crown and a 4 1/2 inch brim with a kettle curl...
I mentioned trying your technique for reshaping a hat... the one I want to work is very similar to this one of yours... Thank you for your input/feedback on how you shape them.

~shoes~
 

Tilli

New in Town
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9
Thought I chime in with my remuda of cowboy type lids

top left is a bespoke 100% beaver made by a local German hat maker to my design
top right is a LBJ Resistol 7x with original box from 1963 which was a present from Lyndon B Johson to one of Ludwig Erhard‘s team
two in front are my palms: Gus and Obbie from SunBody Hats
love this hats and they do well in protecting me from sun and rain … and they look nice and special
 

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