The Conversion Corral

[T Jones]

Just finished converting a Resistol Western, thanks to Anthony who gave the hat to me. I reblocked the crown and sized it up from a 7 1/8 to a 7 1/4, swapped out the sweat from a Stagecoach I had, and used a black two ply thin ribbon I had laying around. The brim was cut down to 2 3/4 and reflanged. It's creased in a Teardrop, 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 1/4.

On the head...

 

[moontheloon]

that looks amazing Terry
I never thought it could look so great ... just superb work !!!

 

[T Jones]

that looks amazing Terry
I never thought it could look so great ... just superb work !!!

Thanks, Ant. I appreciate the gift, and the comment.

 

[Bob Roberts]

Nice turnaround. Amazing difference.

 

[moontheloon]

Thanks, Ant. I appreciate the gift, and the comment.

pleasure is mine my friend

 

[LuvMyMan]

I agree with Esther that a rounding jack is not strictly a necessity for achieving acceptable results and with Dogman that, if you have some woodworking skills and scrap wood, you can make yourself a jack that will work just fine. I used a compass with a white tailor's pencil and an exacto knife for my first few brim trims, but when I got busy making multiple hats that process didn't make sense time wise so it was into the shop to develop a sturdy, adjustable jack. Even with a proper rounding jack, though, I soon found out that there is some skill involved to make sure the end cut meets the starting cut and there is always a certain margin for error. Still, if you just gotta have a rounding jack, shoot me a PM.

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That rounding jack is eye pleasing as well as working great! More than a few times we have wished like hell we would have saved a bit and purchased on. I just cannot imagine anyone wanting to cut down a brim and not having one to use. And looking at the finish on yours...amazing for the price!

 

[LuvMyMan]

Just finished converting a Resistol Western, thanks to Anthony who gave the hat to me. I reblocked the crown and sized it up from a 7 1/8 to a 7 1/4, swapped out the sweat from a Stagecoach I had, and used a black two ply thin ribbon I had laying around. The brim was cut down to 2 3/4 and reflanged. It's creased in a Teardrop, 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 1/4.

On the head...

DANG! You are really very good at what you do to those hats! Amazing!

 

[LuvMyMan]

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I was able to get Daniel up and ready for going to some Medical Appointments and set up his phone for some picture taking....and had him wear his BOND fixed up hat from above in this thread topic. This hat looks so nice, and as a silverbelly it goes well with many sports coats or suits Daniel wears. Here he is wearing it with a 1957 Sharkskin suit. This hat has some height in the crown! Elevator UP! Bond's work is nicer than I can capture with a cell phone picture.

 

[T Jones]

DANG! You are really very good at what you do to those hats! Amazing!

Thank you, Cindy!

 

[T Jones]

I was able to get Daniel up and ready for going to some Medical Appointments and set up his phone for some picture taking....and had him wear his BOND fixed up hat from above in this thread topic. This hat looks so nice, and as a silverbelly it goes well with many sports coats or suits Daniel wears. Here he is wearing it with a 1957 Sharkskin suit. This hat has some height in the crown! Elevator UP! Bond's work is nicer than I can capture with a cell phone picture.

The Silverbelly color and that suit just goes absolutely great together. I really like that combo. I'd like to get a better look at that sport coat Daniel's wearing, too.

 

[LuvMyMan]

The Sharkskin Suit has one hell of a history and I was so lucky to obtain it. It was made at least before 1957. It comes from a clothing store in Reno-Sparks Nevada. It is easy to date for many reasons. The store's name is Patersons...a bad gas leak in the center of the down town exploded, killing a few people and blowing a few cars around, and of course, burned down a few buildings....here is a link to that history. I purchased this from a family member of Paterson's that had a few suits and ties and shoes and belts and wallets all from the same time period that had never been worn and were in a house storage area instead of the shop!

Link to the history...very interesting events....
http://karlbreckenridge.com/2014/01/26/the-1957-downtown-reno-fire/

 

[Redfokker]

The Sharkskin Suit has one hell of a history and I was so lucky to obtain it. It was made at least before 1957. It comes from a clothing store in Reno-Sparks Nevada. It is easy to date for many reasons. The store's name is Patersons...a bad gas leak in the center of the down town exploded, killing a few people and blowing a few cars around, and of course, burned down a few buildings....here is a link to that history. I purchased this from a family member of Paterson's that had a few suits and ties and shoes and belts and wallets all from the same time period that had never been worn and were in a house storage area instead of the shop!

Link to the history...very interesting events....
http://karlbreckenridge.com/2014/01/26/the-1957-downtown-reno-fire/

Wow! That jacket has some great history. A story to go with that superior hat. Crown to the clouds!

 

[humanshoes]

That rounding jack is eye pleasing as well as working great! More than a few times we have wished like hell we would have saved a bit and purchased on. I just cannot imagine anyone wanting to cut down a brim and not having one to use. And looking at the finish on yours...amazing for the price!

Thanks for the kind words Cindy.

 

[Scooterz]

Just finished converting a Resistol Western, thanks to Anthony who gave the hat to me. I reblocked the crown and sized it up from a 7 1/8 to a 7 1/4, swapped out the sweat from a Stagecoach I had, and used a black two ply thin ribbon I had laying around. The brim was cut down to 2 3/4 and reflanged. It's creased in a Teardrop, 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 1/4.

On the head...

Wow that looks great!

 

[LuvMyMan]

Thanks for the kind words Cindy.

As Jack Webb would say..."just the facts...." ! haha!

 

[T Jones]

Wow that looks great!

Thank you, Skooterz.

 

[T Jones]

Giving this 4X Stetson western that moon gave me another go around. I sized it down from a 7 3/8 to a 7 1/4. No problem. Went to take it off the block last week only to find that the inside of the hat was glued. I gave it another shot, only this time I blocked it inside out and got the glue cleaned off....

Before, when I took it off the block last week revealing that the crown was glued inside.

After, on the block drying, once again. Only this time it's turned inside out and the glue is cleaned off.

 

[RJR]

Giving this 4X Stetson western that moon gave me another go around. I sized it down from a 7 3/8 to a 7 1/4. No problem. Went to take it off the block last week only to find that the inside of the hat was glued. I gave it another shot, only this time I blocked it inside out and got the glue cleaned off....

Before, when I took it off the block last week revealing that the crown was glued inside.

After, on the block drying, once again. Only this time it's turned inside out and the glue is cleaned off.

Nice going,Terry,it looks brand new.

 

[T Jones]

Nice going,Terry,it looks brand new.

Thank you, RJ. I'll probably finish it up later in the week.

 

[Redfokker]

Thank you, RJ. I'll probably finish it up later in the week.

This one should be a show piece Terry. Can't wait to see the finished product.