Western, anyone?

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Great shaping on that one DD.

DD and HJ are the kings of the curls. Imho
B

 

[Redshoes51]

Thank you shoes! I have a large stainless pot that I use. I wet and steam the felt, and invert the hat into the pot. Then start curling sections around the pot brim. I also use plastic automotive wire loom that is split., and fits over the pot edge if I want a larger curl. Low budget stuff [emoji16].

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This is a great idea!! I can't wait to try it!!

Thank you for sharing!!

~shoes~

 

[M Brown]

Thank you shoes! I have a large stainless pot that I use. I wet and steam the felt, and invert the hat into the pot. Then start curling sections around the pot brim. I also use plastic automotive wire loom that is split., and fits over the pot edge if I want a larger curl. Low budget stuff [emoji16].

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would love to see a photo of the pot and hat together....

 

[Desert dog]

would love to see a photo of the pot and hat together....

Here it is. I curl about a 4"-5" section at a time. Then curl the opposite side, working criss cross like putting on lug nuts. When it is roughed in, then I start working around the brim smoothing it all together. The felt must be wet, and very hot, to be pliable enough. A correct shackle would work better and faster, but I've gotten used to this.

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[Bamaboots]

 

[hatophile]

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Yeah!

 

[BobHufford]

Here it is.

Thanks for the details Ed! Going to have to try this...

 

[Desert dog]

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Those are beautiful Ostrich! Great hat too!

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[Hurricane Jack]

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I really like your barbed wire hatband. I've been trying to make a decent one myself the last couple months. Not having much luck. I like yours better.

Thinking about making a hatband or two out of an old Piteado ******plate. I'm worried it might be too thick & pucker along the top edge if it is. I don't want to destroy the ******plate by cutting it up if it won't work. I love real Piteado & it's hard to find.

 

[Bamaboots]

Yeah!

Those are beautiful Ostrich! Great hat too!

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Thank you, gentlemen.

 

[Bamaboots]

The Rancher

 

[Bamaboots]

Thinking about making a hatband or two out of an old Piteado ******plate. I'm worried it might be too thick & pucker along the top edge if it is. I don't want to destroy the ******plate by cutting it up if it won't work. I love real Piteado & it's hard to find.

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HJ, that is beautiful work. Are you able to remove the backing w/o causing problems to the front and edging? Is that leather more thin and pliable than what we usually see in harness leather ******plates? Almost seems it would have to be to do that kind of work.

I hope it works out. I see it as a good looking band.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

HJ, that is beautiful work. Are you able to remove the backing w/o causing problems to the front and edging? Is that leather more thin and pliable than what we usually see in harness leather ******plates? Almost seems it would have to be to do that kind of work.

I hope it works out. I see it as a good looking band.

Sweet Churchill, BB.

The backing is pretty thin & is flaking at a couple of spots; needs to be glued back down. To remove it, it wouldn't gain much in making it thinner, would lose the scolloped edge along the top & bottom, & would expose the cactus thread & small knots where it is tied off. I just don't think it will work. I've never found old tack that will.

Stetson One-hundred this evening with friends.

 

[RossRYoung]

Sweet Churchill, BB.

The backing is pretty thin & is flaking at a couple of spots; needs to be glued back down. To remove it, it wouldn't gain much in making it thinner, would lose the scolloped edge along the top & bottom, & would expose the cactus thread & small knots where it is tied off. I just don't think it will work. I've never found old tack that will.

Stetson One-hundred this evening with friends.

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Beauty, love that crease!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Beauty, love that crease!

Thanks Ross. I keep copying it over & over.

 

[Bamaboots]

Stetson One-hundred this evening with friends.

Great 100. Would love to have one I could shape.

 

[M Hatman]

Great 100. Would love to have one I could shape.

You and me both...............Probably will never find one at all reasonable in my size.....or even a 7X Clear Beaver.

 

[jswindle2]

So guys, what do you think? Please forgive the lighting and composition of the photo. I'm more of a writer than a photographer. This isn't the way it will be forever, but I like the look for now. I couldn't keep the wide ribbon on it. Every time I looked at it, I could only think "fedora", so I went with this one for now. I almost cut the brim down to 3 1/2, but now I'm glad I left it the way it was. I may put a 3/4" ribbon on it eventually. All input will be appreciated.

I don't know why I comes out upside down. Can anyone fix it?

 

[thundurchasur]

I don't know why I comes out upside down. Can anyone fix it?

Fixed! It opened up in Photoshop in the correct format so it must be an Instagram thing.

 

[M Hatman]

Here is something western.......NOT a western hat........a non too politically correct western color ......well........OK it has western art ("borrowed" from our "Native American" cousins.......)!!!
Here we go, Knox Hats "Apache Brown"...March 1942!