...and me tooRJR,Joao Encarnado,John Galt,glad you gentlemen appreciate my work...
I actually don't care much of 3 1/2" brim hats but you know... it was a western any way.Joao,you can't be to mad after all it was only a 3 1/2" brim.
1mach1,if I could find fabric with the 71 mustang mach1 I could make you the liner.
I have never owned a Resistol Stagecoach before so I bought the one in the auction below to check one out. Don't worry Joao, I don't plan on trimming the brim! I do plan on changing the crease though. I was thinking it has enough of a crown to put a nice Gus crease in it. I haven't received the hat yet but I have a question for those of you who have worked on them before. Should I just use steam to change the crease or can I lightly spray the hat with distilled water? I have found that on my vintage Stetsons it is easier to make a radical crease change by spraying the hat with distilled water but I didn't know if that could damage the felt on a newer hat like the Stagecoach. I'm guessing that distilled water won't hurt, judging by some of the conversions I have seen in this thread. Thanks for your help.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Resistol-3X...qkKVEl3mvPz%2FCxUsLzw%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
My first reaction: "What is he talking about, there is no brim trimming!" Then, ... Doh!
Nice work Dogman!
Wow, nice.That is exactly how my hat pictured below started out...
Thanks Cindy.
I guess technically mine is not a Stagecoach because it doesn't have that marking on the liner but it has similar dimensions.
I don't know what to say... First, Thank you!So...for our fabulous friend that lives in Portugal...when this hat is "up to par"...will be shipped heading your way some time this upcoming next week! The hat is a fairly nice condition...no moth bites...the leather is well attached from what I can see on the sweat band...and as I can clean up some very light spots that need it, should be in a 9.5 out of 10 super good condition!
It's not a Stagecoach, it's a 3x beaver western with the same dimensions of a Stagecoach. I have one in black with +4" brim.I have never owned a Resistol Stagecoach before so I bought the one in the auction below to check one out.
It can handle the Gus crease very well, crown big enough!Don't worry Joao, I don't plan on trimming the brim! I do plan on changing the crease though. I was thinking it has enough of a crown to put a nice Gus crease in it.
It's a 3x beaver blend so...I haven't received the hat yet but I have a question for those of you who have worked on them before. Should I just use steam to change the crease or can I lightly spray the hat with distilled water? I have found that on my vintage Stetsons it is easier to make a radical crease change by spraying the hat with distilled water but I didn't know if that could damage the felt on a newer hat like the Stagecoach. I'm guessing that distilled water won't hurt, judging by some of the conversions I have seen in this thread. Thanks for your help.