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The Conversion Corral

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Nice one Garrett. Like everything about that one . The picture that inspired it is great too.
Here's a homburg that I converted using my new to me brim trimmer recommended by landman, it is supposed to take off a 1/8 at a time but I had to add a shim to it so it really cut off only a 1/8. Plus use a spacer on top of felt body. Anyway here's the results. Copper ribbon been wanting to use a long time . Cleaned the felt first in gas bath and resized up to a large 3/8 from a 1/4.



 

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You can get the Brim trimmer at Hawkeye tack in Iowa . They work great . Kind of pricy but efficient .
 
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Sadly, no lot number anywhere to be found (sorry Alan) Only this set of digits:

That's gorgeous... I missed it first time around. Thanks for posting the sweatband marks. I would guess this to be early 1940s. Stunning felt and great form. Josh brings loving hands to this stuff. Enjoy it!
 

DOGMAN

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It has been a while since I did my last conversion.Here is the Resistol Panda I'm working on now.I did the bow and ribbon today,hope to find time to finish this week.Here are a few pics in progress.
 

T Jones

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It has been a while since I did my last conversion.Here is the Resistol Panda I'm working on now.I did the bow and ribbon today,hope to find time to finish this week.Here are a few pics in progress.
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That's looking real nice DOGMAN. Can't wait to see the final result on that.
 

DOGMAN

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Thanks guys.John,I'm using a 2" dark brown ribbon.I also frayed Bow.Thinking about a center dent,4 3/4" front,4 3/4 back.But I'm not sure yet.Alot of times I let these westerns talk to me,and tell me how they want to be creased.
 

John Galt

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Thanks guys.John,I'm using a 2" dark brown ribbon.I also frayed Bow.Thinking about a center dent,4 3/4" front,4 3/4 back.But I'm not sure yet.Alot of times I let these westerns talk to me,and tell me how they want to be creased.

I understand. I get the same way on old fedoras - to me finding an old crease is kind of like sweeping dust from a relic on an archeological dig.
 

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