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The Conversion Corral

Willebe

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Location
Kentucky
Maybe I used the wrong stuff.
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moontheloon

I'll Lock Up
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8,592
Location
NJ
Well ventilated with ceiling fan. I was using the Naptha bar of soap and a new horse hair shoe polish brush to work the soap in counterclockwise. It smells like dial hand soap. The label didn't say anything about fumes and flammability.

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Ah
I assumed it was fuel
 

T Jones

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Messages
6,795
Location
Central Ohio
Finally got this unknown western hat done. I converted it drawing my inspiration from the Stetson OR. I gave it a Cattleman Crease and finished it off with a vintage 3 ply thin ribbon and Campaign style bow. The brim on this one is 2 1/2 inches wide with a bit of a cowboy curl, similar to a brim style that I saw someone wearing in an old picture with Frank Hamer. The pictures don't even come close to doing this hat justice.

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On the head. The camera moved a little so it's just a tad blurry.
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Messages
11,381
Location
Alabama
Finally got this unknown western hat done. I converted it drawing my inspiration from the Stetson OR. I gave it a Cattleman Crease and finished it off with a vintage 3 ply thin ribbon and Campaign style bow. The brim on this one is 2 1/2 inches wide with a bit of a cowboy curl, similar to a brim style that I saw someone wearing in an old picture with Frank Hamer. The pictures don't even come close to doing this hat justice.

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IMG_20170820_114030383_HDR.jpg


Unknown_Western_OR_Conversion_3.jpg


On the head. The camera moved a little so it's just a tad blurry.
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Outstanding work, TJ. You know I'm an OR fan.
 

KarlCrow

One Too Many
Finally got this unknown western hat done. I converted it drawing my inspiration from the Stetson OR. I gave it a Cattleman Crease and finished it off with a vintage 3 ply thin ribbon and Campaign style bow. The brim on this one is 2 1/2 inches wide with a bit of a cowboy curl, similar to a brim style that I saw someone wearing in an old picture with Frank Hamer. The pictures don't even come close to doing this hat justice.

IMG_20170820_114145069_HDR.jpg


IMG_20170820_114030383_HDR.jpg


Unknown_Western_OR_Conversion_3.jpg


On the head. The camera moved a little so it's just a tad blurry.
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great looking hat
 

RJR

Messages
10,620
Location
Iowa
Finally got this unknown western hat done. I converted it drawing my inspiration from the Stetson OR. I gave it a Cattleman Crease and finished it off with a vintage 3 ply thin ribbon and Campaign style bow. The brim on this one is 2 1/2 inches wide with a bit of a cowboy curl, similar to a brim style that I saw someone wearing in an old picture with Frank Hamer. The pictures don't even come close to doing this hat justice.

IMG_20170820_114145069_HDR.jpg


IMG_20170820_114030383_HDR.jpg


Unknown_Western_OR_Conversion_3.jpg


On the head. The camera moved a little so it's just a tad blurry.
Unknown_Western_OR_Conversion_1_A.jpg
Great job,TJ.
 
Messages
12,384
Location
Albany Oregon
Finally got this unknown western hat done. I converted it drawing my inspiration from the Stetson OR. I gave it a Cattleman Crease and finished it off with a vintage 3 ply thin ribbon and Campaign style bow. The brim on this one is 2 1/2 inches wide with a bit of a cowboy curl, similar to a brim style that I saw someone wearing in an old picture with Frank Hamer. The pictures don't even come close to doing this hat justice.

IMG_20170820_114145069_HDR.jpg


IMG_20170820_114030383_HDR.jpg


Unknown_Western_OR_Conversion_3.jpg


On the head. The camera moved a little so it's just a tad blurry.
Unknown_Western_OR_Conversion_1_A.jpg
Fantastic conversion TJ, love the ribbon.
 

T Jones

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Messages
6,795
Location
Central Ohio
@T Jones I really admire your talent for hat conversions.....Do you always wet the hat to shape them? Do you use steam for the fine adjustments?
I have always been frustrated by just using steam as I only have a Jiffy Steamer and I sure wish it put out more steam!

Latigo
Thanks, Latigo. I actually get my hats damp with water from a spray bottle for creasing, but not soaking through. Since most of my conversions are done from westerns with heavy felt tea kettles and jiffy steamers just don't put out the steam like an actual hat steamer would. If you go the route of dampening your hat for creasing you want to be sure of your city's water quality. When in doubt, use distilled water. Hope that helps.
 

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