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The Conversion Corral

jswindle2

One of the Regulars
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Location
Texas
I thought I'd throw up a pic of what the hat originally looked like.
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RJR

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10,620
Location
Iowa
Well, here it is. The bow didn't turn out as well as I hoped but it has always been my weak point.
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The sides are straighter than they look in the picture. I went with 2" ribbon because I still had some vintage rayon/cotton Petersham left.
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Nice job,imo.
 

T Jones

I'll Lock Up
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6,788
Location
Central Ohio
I thought I'd throw up a pic of what the hat originally looked like.
hMgAD9A.jpg
Here's a few Stagecoaches that I left Western and reworked. They've been reblocked and I also changed out the ribbons. You may also want to hang on to your Stagecoach pins as well....they started out looking like yours in the picture...

RSCB_3.jpg
RSCB_4.jpg
Western_Indy_05.jpg


Turkey_Creek_SC_1.jpg
Turkey_Creek_SC_2.jpg
Turkey_Creek_SC_3.jpg


Stagecoach_R_04.jpg
Stagecoach_R_11.jpg
Stagecoach_Silverbelly_and_grandkids_1.jpg


XXX4.jpg
XXX5.jpg
XXX7.jpg


Here's an unknown Western that I converted. It was pretty beat up when I got it...

Western_unknown_11.jpg
Western_unkown_16.jpg
Western_unkown_19.jpg
x_big_texas_fedora.jpg


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jswindle2

One of the Regulars
Messages
214
Location
Texas
Here's a few Stagecoaches that I left Western and reworked. They've been reblocked and I also changed out the ribbons. You may also want to hang on to your Stagecoach pins as well....they started out looking like yours in the picture...

RSCB_3.jpg
RSCB_4.jpg
Western_Indy_05.jpg


Turkey_Creek_SC_1.jpg
Turkey_Creek_SC_2.jpg
Turkey_Creek_SC_3.jpg


Stagecoach_R_04.jpg
Stagecoach_R_11.jpg
Stagecoach_Silverbelly_and_grandkids_1.jpg


XXX4.jpg
XXX5.jpg
XXX7.jpg


Here's an unknown Western that I converted. It was pretty beat up when I got it...

Western_unknown_11.jpg
Western_unkown_16.jpg
Western_unkown_19.jpg
x_big_texas_fedora.jpg


xxx_sc_resistol_hats.jpg

I've always been a big fan of the late 19th and early 20th century style hats, like the ones in early cowboy filims.
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A few of those guys were real cowboys and lawmen.
 

Joao Encarnado

I'll Lock Up
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7,776
Location
Portugal
Look what I just won on the 'bay Joao.

I don't mean to poke the bear but I may end up cutting and converting it. However, I may leave the brim alone and just change the bash and ribbon. I'm not sure since I finally found a brown 'Coach in my size and converted it. Suggestions are welcome.

It's all on your choice. It's nice as it is and Terry have made some nice options.

I've always been a big fan of the late 19th and early 20th century style hats, like the ones in early cowboy filims.
Nice pictures there. Sadly some are not easy to make nowadays.
 

TheDane

Call Me a Cab
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2,670
Location
Copenhagen, Denmark
Terry, I admire your hat-work! I also like the fact, that you find relatively cheap hats and turn them into the hats, you really enjoy to wear - having lots of fun in the process.

I'm from a whole other continent, and to me cowboys are just "some foreign cattle herders". I feel a lot closer related to sailors and fishermen, so I have no nostalgic or romantic feelings for cowboy-life or -wear. It would be extremely exotic for me to wear a cowboy hat in CPH, so I would also convert a western - or dump it at a thrift shop. As long as it's "just" a production hat, I definitely wouldn't mind turning it into something more wearable.

Keep up the great work, Buddy! :)
 

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