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The Conversion Corral

Dundee

A-List Customer
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355
Location
Georgia
resistol conversion by Major Moore

I started with this Resistol 4X beaver western.
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I started the makeover and got this
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And Major Moore did a masterfull job in the completion
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feltfan

My Mail is Forwarded Here
Messages
3,190
Location
Oakland, CA, USA
Cavanagh 100 "Denver" converted by Art

Here's one I've had for a few years, but recently rediscovered.
I think you'll find it interesting. It came to me in a more-or-less
Open Road block. But it's a 60s hat and had very sharp, narrow
ridges on top and generally looked bad to me. So I sent it to
Art Fawcett and he did his thing. It's a stiff hat with super fine
felt. We left the inside as-is, but obviously he put on a new ribbon.
I hope you'll agree it makes a good fedora:

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Not my best photo ever...

Here's the inside:
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redhawks2

One of the Regulars
Messages
171
Location
Long Beach, CA
Well the picture didn't show up as a picture so don't know how to fix that. Secondly, the attachment is way too small to really see anything so I'll have to work on that too. Why oh why aren't these things simpler? Arrgghhh!
 

feltfan

My Mail is Forwarded Here
Messages
3,190
Location
Oakland, CA, USA
hats2-th.jpg


You have to click on the little box with the mountain-like
triangles and the yellow background with the pop-up text
"Insert Image" and then put your image URL in there. That
or put "
" after it.

Not sure why the image is so small. That's a Fotki thing.
 

thunderw21

I'll Lock Up
Messages
4,044
Location
Iowa
Did this over the winter and it's not a cowboy hat, but it fits in here.

A vintage novelty wool tophat (dime a dozen) turned fedora. I really like the '20s/early '30s look it has going on.

before
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after
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5" crown bashed, 2 3/8" brim. Perfect dimensions for late '20s/early '30s. Photos don't capture the look of this hat.

mmm, reverse taper...
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J.T.Marcus

Call Me a Cab
Messages
2,354
Location
Mineola, Texas
thunderw21 said:
Did this over the winter and it's not a cowboy hat, but it fits in here.

A vintage novelty wool tophat (dime a dozen) turned fedora. I really like the '20s/early '30s look it has going on.

before
wooltophat004.jpg


after
wooltophat006.jpg

5" crown bashed, 2 3/8" brim. Perfect dimensions for late '20s/early '30s. Photos don't capture the look of this hat.

mmm, reverse taper...
wooltophat005.jpg


wooltophat008.jpg

You did a great job on that. Feels good, doesn't it? :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
 

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