In my experience wool is very difficult to shape, I like it because it's much cheaper than fur so it doesn't matter as much if it gets ruined, I have a tendency to put my hats through the wringer.
Anyways, here's what I did to shape a flatbrim I was having trouble with.
I found another hat I...
I've been having a spot of trouble shaping my own Belfry Gangster (I have a thread on this here) and I was wondering if you could tell me what you did to yours to get it like that.
Note: Swing Motorman posted a very well-shaped Belfry Gangster in this thread here. His is the fourth response, so you'll have to scroll down a ways, but it proves that it is possible. It just so happens that this is the style I'm shooting for as well.
I recently purchased a Belfry Gangster wool crushable to replace my old crushable. The one I recieved came with a flat brim, so I needed to shape it myself. Unfortunately, this has proven extremely difficult, even more so than any other wool hat I've owned (and I own quite a few crushables)...
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