The Creative Crease Collection

bolthead · Mar 16, 2010

fluteplayer07 said:
Oh--you did it yourself! It matches the crease on Art's site. Did your hat come open crown, then? How long did it take for you to make?

flute

it's an old Dobbs 5th Ave, kinda velourish, it came with your standard center crease and a brown braided band.

It took me about a good hr. of steaming and messing with it, I guess. [huh]

fluteplayer07 · Mar 16, 2010

Now I get it! I thought you meant it was a custom from Art Fawcett, and it was styled after the Spumoni, but it is a regular hat you creased to look like it! Sorry; got really

there. Nice job on it!

GoneSolo · Mar 16, 2010

fluteplayer07 said:
Says 'Creepy Crease Collection' to me.

Ha! Two heads are better than one.lol

Cane Rod Maker · Mar 16, 2010

Very cool lid.....

One of the hats that Bolthead showed me when; he was showing me the ropes. I think it is where I got the idea for the seam in my "GEM"

bolthead said:
Art's "Spumante" inspired me to make this one. I call the hat, "The Lounger".

It now has the Fedora Lounge lapel pin on it....(shown here).

Lefty · Mar 17, 2010

Mr E Train said:
This one's up on the 'Bay right now, not an auction, just Buy It Now only with no end date. I'm not going to give the manufacturer or model, and I uploaded the photo to my Photobucket so it couldn't be linked to an eBay auction. I just thought it was such an unusual crease that it had to be part of this collection.

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I think it's the Colorado Seniors mining program Stetson crease.
My link to the story and photos is dead, but XPLSV's post gives the idea

fluteplayer07 · May 17, 2010

*Bump* in case there's any more out there.

Cane Rod Maker · Jul 12, 2010

A Crease for the collection

Heck, Flute didn't start this thread for nothing.....let me add my recent work...lol

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fluteplayer07 said:
For all the stylish, interesting bashes/creases out there that cannot be accurately described in any other way, this one is for you... Cane Rod's reversed teardrop 'Gem' bash comes to mind... Post 'em all here!

flute

Cane Rod Maker · Jul 13, 2010

Another crease for the collection....

Thought I'd put my Imperial Stetson up here being that everyone is telling me that my creasing style is very unique; I think it is my new signature crease.

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Neophyte · Jul 14, 2010

I have to thank you, Kaosharper1, for your reverse pinch idea. I was trying to bring the back of my Akubra Squatter a bit off my head (still waiting for the sweat to shrink and conform to my head), so I was thinking of what I could do to raise the hat a bit.

After seeing that picture, I put a basic reverse pinch in the hat, and voila!:
By some force or another, the back of the hat has been raised a bit, all due to the reverse pinch. I couldn't be happier with the results.

kaosharper1 · Jul 14, 2010

Neophyte said:
I have to thank you, Kaosharper1, for your reverse pinch idea. I was trying to bring the back of my Akubra Squatter a bit off my head (still waiting for the sweat to shrink and conform to my head), so I was thinking of what I could do to raise the hat a bit.

After seeing that picture, I put a basic reverse pinch in the hat, and voila!:
By some force or another, the back of the hat has been raised a bit, all due to the reverse pinch. I couldn't be happier with the results.

Post a pic! I'm sure a lot of us would like to see it.

jwalls · Jul 15, 2010

I like this crease a lot.

http://www.myphotos.yahoo.com/s/20um7cjq58eneq8jbvzc

Cane Rod Maker · Jul 15, 2010

Pop up

JW, nice...:eusa_clap
I love putting that pop up in the center of the lid; makes for a great look.
Tim

jwalls said:
I like this crease a lot. http://www.myphotos.yahoo.com/s/20um7cjq58eneq8jbvzc

Neophyte · Jul 15, 2010

A little while later, and here is my completed replication of Kaosharper1's awesome reverse pinch bash-thing on my Squatter:

I'm quite happy with it. Here it is on my noggin:

masiaka · Nov 7, 2011

I just found this interesting crease while streaming internet TV to my computer. The back of the hat in the lower left reminds me of the fold in a garrison cap. Makes me wonder what the front looks like...

Lefty · Nov 7, 2011

backward Chicago hook?

Cane Rod Maker · Aug 8, 2017

Worked in silence yesterday.

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Hurricane Jack · Sep 9, 2026

I first saw the dog bone crease in a Resistol ad. It’s modified from a Rancher/Roper crease, not a Cattleman. I like it enough to have it in 3-4 of my hats.

blewnote · Sep 10, 2026

Hurricane Jack said:
I first saw the dog bone crease in a Resistol ad. It’s modified from a Rancher/Roper crease, not a Cattleman. I like it enough to have it in 3-4 of my hats.

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I tried googling this but didn't find any that really helped me to understand the distinction. It looks like a Cattlemen and a rancher crease are identical in shape to me. Perhaps the rancher crease has side dents that go lower down on the crown? The pictures I saw maybe showed that but I couldn't find an actual description of anything besides the Cattlemen. Can you explain what you think the difference is?

Hurricane Jack · Sep 10, 2026

blewnote said:
It looks like a Cattlemen and a rancher crease are identical in shape to me.

You need to include the brim shape & cut into the identity. Learn the difference between blocking & creasing. The distinction has gotten blurry with newbies.

A Cattleman crease starts with a moderately high or higher crown. The center crease is deep & narrow terminating in a “U” shape in the front & rear of the crown. Quite different from a center crease in a fedora. Two side creases, one on each side parallel to the center crease run approximately 75% of the length of the center crease stopping just short of the “U” shape ends for a rounded balanced look to the crown front; not a pinched front look. The brim is a centrifugal cut with rolled side fenders on full size Westerns; a modest upward flange on an OR. A Cattleman crease is a classic look for both full size Westerns & OR’s.

A Rancher crease is not as rounded as a Cattleman. Again it is moderately high or higher but blocked with more taper. The center crease (if you can call it that) is shallow & wide, can be as wide as the tapered crown. The side creases lay out at a flatter angle. The creasing has sharper edges to accentuate the taper. The brim is centrifugal cut & flatter with small fenders moved farther forward giving the brim a slightly more conventional look.

A Roper crease is more of a modern rodeo performance look with a big dimensional cut brim & a shorter crown. The brim has tall fenders that are close to 90 degrees & can be situated in either the shovel nose or guitar pick style. With the shorter crown the Roper has more of a performance look which is carried over by the current Western fashion crowd.

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