Great look,DD.Stetson 4x Stampede.
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Great look,DD.Stetson 4x Stampede.
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Thanks Perry!Wow is that nice, love the color.
Wow, that is a beauty DD. Love it!Stetson 4x Stampede.
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I always love seeing that hat Greg. I'm going to miss it over the summer.Black hat season is nearly finished. Thought I'd take the No. 1 Quality out for one more Happy Hour.
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Thank you Cornshucker!Wow, that is a beauty DD. Love it!
I can't be much help with the pot. I just do my curls by hand. Make the edge of the brim wet and start working in the curl I want. Takes time but it has worked well. I hope DD chimes in on this.DD, give me some guidance here on your pot method of curling. I have the hat sitting upright on a microwave carousal plate with my stockpot over top. Everything is sitting on a styrofoam cooler just to bring it up to where I can work from a chair. Since the pot is smaller than the brim I will have to move the pot around the brim edge maintaining the radius I want. If I want more curl on the sides I start with more margin from the edge? I will be using hot water from a small boiler on the brim margins only. When I did my Woomera with a smaller curl I curled around a piece of rope. Any recommendations or instructions are welcomed.
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I’m sure he will weigh in when he has time. I’ve only done a couple, both freehand & with a clothesline 5/16” rope before. I thought his pot method might bring more uniformity to it.I can't be much help with the pot. I just do my curls by hand. Make the edge of the brim wet and start working in the curl I want. Takes time but it has worked well. I hope DD chimes in on this.
Jack, when I do it I set the pot upright, and put the crown inside the pot. I only do four to six inches at a time. I just overlap the pot edge by the amount of curl desired. Then move to another section opposite the previous section. When all gaps have been curled, I smooth and blend it together by hand.DD, give me some guidance here on your pot method of curling. I have the hat sitting upright on a microwave carousal plate with my stockpot over top. Everything is sitting on a styrofoam cooler just to bring it up to where I can work from a chair. Since the pot is smaller than the brim I will have to move the pot around the brim edge maintaining the radius I want. If I want more curl on the sides I start with more margin from the edge? I will be using hot water from a small boiler on the brim margins only. When I did my Woomera with a smaller curl I curled around a piece of rope. Any recommendations or instructions are welcomed.
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Very nice BB. You’ve been setting the standard lately.Black hat season is nearly finished. Thought I'd take the No. 1 Quality out for one more Happy Hour.
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Thanks DD. I remember that now. I just thought it might be easier to keep a radius by doing it the other way. Either way looks to be a 3 or 4 step process, with all the blending & leveling up, etc.Jack, when I do it I set the pot upright, and put the crown inside the pot. I only do four to six inches at a time. I just overlap the pot edge by the amount of curl desired. Then move to another section opposite the previous section. When all gaps have been curled, I smooth and blend it together by hand.
Cornshucker does some really nice rolls by hand, maybe he can shed some light also.
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My favorite black hat! Just can't get enough of that one.Black hat season is nearly finished. Thought I'd take the No. 1 Quality out for one more Happy Hour.
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Stetson 4x Stampede.
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I always love seeing that hat Greg. I'm going to miss it over the summer.
Very nice BB. You’ve been setting the standard lately.
My favorite black hat! Just can't get enough of that one.
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If you don't have a tool to curl it with, take a steam iron and iron the curl in by folding the edge as you go along. Easy to do.DD, give me some guidance here on your pot method of curling. I have the hat sitting upright on a microwave carousal plate with my stockpot over top. Everything is sitting on a styrofoam cooler just to bring it up to where I can work from a chair. Since the pot is smaller than the brim I will have to move the pot around the brim edge maintaining the radius I want. If I want more curl on the sides I start with more margin from the edge? I will be using hot water from a small boiler on the brim margins only. When I did my Woomera with a smaller curl I curled around a piece of rope. Any recommendations or instructions are welcomed.
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If you don't have a tool to curl it with, take a steam iron and iron the curl in by folding the edge as you go along. Easy to do.