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The stingiest stingy ever

funneman

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You Gents have me beat...

...but I couldn't resist adding my own 1.5" Lee stingy.



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Great looking hats, everyone.

Wow, the stingys are really coming out of the woodwork!

I can almost feel the collective cringe from some of the big brimmed purists
on this forum.
 

carter

I'll Lock Up
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Wil, I think you did a great job on this one. IMHO it's your best one to date.

Thanks for posting some great pictures of your stingy brims, gentlemen. Looking good!
 

Wil Tam

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Thanks

Frykitty said:
Wil you keep impressing me with the way you can work a hat. keep it up man.

Thanks Fry & everyone else... It's my newest passion now, an ongoing learning experience & lots of fun!
 

MCrider

A-List Customer
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hills of West Virginia
Stingy Brims?

What truly amazes me is how good everyone looks in these stingy brims. I've tried several and it doesn't seem to work for me. But then again maybe it's my melon head. Gave both of them to my son and it works on him. For me pretty much anything under two inches just doesn't look good.

Bravo to those of you who do make it work!
 

Tango Yankee

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Lucasville, OH
funneman said:
I can almost feel the collective cringe from some of the big brimmed purists on this forum.

Not at all! A lot of us "big brimmed purists" simply can't pull off that look! We're jealous, that's all! :p

Cheers,
Tom
 

Goose.

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A Town Without Pity
Wil Tam said:
It's amazing what a little or in this case a lot of cold water can do ... after I swapped out the ribbon & re-installed the lining I saturated the whole hat in cold water. I then put the cold wet hat on my head [what a man will do to reshape a hat..... sheesh!!] I then went to work pulling and stretching the front of the brim to get the cupping out. Viola & Presto, like magic it is gone! Judge for yourself ... I gave the crown a tight pinch & BTW the cold wet hat is still on my noggin. ...

whadda ya think .... not bad ehh? :D
I think it looks great.
Wish I could pull off a stingy like you in the pics Wil Tam.

Nice pics from all.
 

Lefty

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O-HI-O
volatile said:
Just... wow. They're incredible.

They're not mine, they all belong to Adam, the poster whom I've quoted. He caught a lot of flack for some of those stingies and may have quit posting because of it. While they're not my style, I think he looks great in them.
 

volatile

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London, England
Lefty said:
They're not mine, they all belong to Adam, the poster whom I've quoted. He caught a lot of flack for some of those stingies and may have quit posting because of it. While they're not my style, I think he looks great in them.

Anyone who gave him flack needs their eyes testing.
 

Colby Jack

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North Florida
Wil...that hat is rockin'! I love stingy's, but the wife puts her foot down on wearing any around her:eek: ...so...I live with wide brims....:D
 

Boodles

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Charlotte, NC
Gees Cowboy I love that Dobbs

The crown seems taller than anything I have seen and I really like the ribbon. It's the cat's PJs for you
UWS Cowboy said:
This is my favorite hat. Vintage Dobbs from the 60's or 70s(?) I love how it has a 6 inch, pretty much untapered crown, and the ribbon.
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