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[TheDane]

I have a huge melon, plus the fact that I have a long oval head makes buying vintage impossible so I need to go custom

I don't believe long oval heads is a new trend or invention

 

[vintage68]

Yeah, but good luck finding something that fits off the rack or serendipitously at thrift stores or whilst perusing eBay when you have a head as big as mine. Ain't gonna happen.

 

[TheDane]

If you can find one in the right size, you or a hatter will be able to stretch/manipulate it into a long oval. I don't believe that to be different from most modern customs. It's my impression that many (not all, though) custom hats are blocked, brim pressed and flanged as a regular oval - and then manipulated into the desired oval.

 

[dh66]

Speaking of manipulating, this one's gonna need a little. It's marked 7 3/8 but is considerably snug. I guess it shrank. That's the breaks buying hats on the ebay. I've had a run of decent luck size wise lately, guess it was about time.

Resistol sewn braid straw. Im guessing 60s or 70s. An interesting color, in the right light it takes on a silvery gray tint.

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[Bob Roberts]

Speaking of manipulating, this one's gonna need a little. It's marked 7 3/8 but is considerably snug. I guess it shrank. That's the breaks buying hats on the ebay. I've had a run of decent luck size wise lately, guess it was about time.

Resistol sewn braid straw. Im guessing 60s or 70s. An interesting color, in the right light it takes on a silvery gray tint.

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It is a nice color and maybe it "conformed" to the old owners head...?

 

[dh66]

It is a nice color and maybe it "conformed" to the old owners head...?

Thanks....and yeah, must have.[emoji26]

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[RJR]

It is a nice color and maybe it "conformed" to the old owners head...?

Nice looking hat,you shouldn't have much problem "retraining" it.

 

[BobHufford]

Picked up this early O'Farrell (of Durango) from an on-line auction. No size and I had to trust that the measurement might work. It did fit thank goodness (sorry for your shrinkage Dale). No markings under the sweat so the date is a mystery.

Needs some shaping and a different ribbon or band. I still need to figure out how not to make my "wish my bifocals were on the top of my glasses" face.

 

[BobHufford]

Hmmm ... maybe cut glass beads.

 

[Zombie_61]

Hmmm ... maybe cut glass beads.

I like that one! I think the colors of the felt and the beads work well together while providing a little contrast.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Hmmm ... maybe cut glass beads.

Bob, it looks like it fits & sits on you very well.

 

[moontheloon]

Hmmm ... maybe cut glass beads.

the beads look great ... looks like a different hat ... I vote yes

 

[Frunobulax]

Sorry about the sort of ****py photos. Thanks to beer-thirty yesterday, I didn't get a chance to take pics in the daylight. I'll rectify that later.

 

[moontheloon]

Sorry about the sort of ****py photos. Thanks to beer-thirty yesterday, I didn't get a chance to take pics in the daylight. I'll rectify that later.

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wow!!!

homerun

 

[Frunobulax]

wow!!!

homerun

THX. All credit goes to Shane @ Peters Bros. Darn thing's 5 1/2" at the front peak. I think I want to tighten the pinch and drop the back a bit for a rake, though...

Don't we have a Peters Bros thread around here somewhere? I'll put the daylight photos there.

 

[moontheloon]

what is their lead time like ... few months ?

I think I may need one of those in a natural tone ... that thing is gorgeous ... and I'm not a straw guy

 

[Bob Roberts]

THX. All credit goes to Shane @ Peters Bros. Darn thing's 5 1/2" at the front peak. I think I want to tighten the pinch and drop the back a bit for a rake, though...

Don't we have a Peters Bros thread around here somewhere? I'll put the daylight photos there.

There's is a Peter Bros thread and I think your tweaks will be spot on.

 

[Frunobulax]

what is their lead time like ... few months ?

I think I may need one of those in a natural tone ... that thing is gorgeous ... and I'm not a straw guy

I walked in and ordered this on January 21. I got it yesterday. Their lead time on felt, however, was next October. If you ordered now, you should have it by Straw Hat Day, I would think.

 

[RJR]

the beads look great ... looks like a different hat ... I vote yes

Great hat,love the beads.

 

[RJR]

what is their lead time like ... few months ?

I think I may need one of those in a natural tone ... that thing is gorgeous ... and I'm not a straw guy

You won't be sorry,I have a couple of them.