Western, anyone?

[Hurricane Jack]

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.

Thanks for your input MH. Very much appreciated.

 

[BobHufford]

Are you just steaming the curl or are you touching the iron to the hat? And if touching, are you backing up the curl with anything (between the hat and the iron). I think I'm going to need pictures or a video...

Or is it something like this?

 

[Desert dog]

Thanks, Dd. Much appreciated, though I haven't stopped thinking about your 4X yet. Don't forget we're the same size.

In regards to your upcoming "acting" adventure, thought I'd mention these folks, if you haven't heard of them. U. S. made goods.
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Thanks Bama!

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[Desert dog]

What a GREAT looking hat!!!

Just Wow!!!

~shoes~

Thank you very much!

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[Bamaboots]

I'm anxious to see how these curling projects turn out. I've scoured the kitchen and don't have a pot with a big enough diameter to fit the bill but I think one of 5 gallon buckets may do the trick.

 

[Moviehats]

Or is it something like this?

I use the iron to push the crease down from the outside the brim. Never tried it this way.

 

[Moviehats]

Are you just steaming the curl or are you touching the iron to the hat? And if touching, are you backing up the curl with anything (between the hat and the iron). I think I'm going to need pictures or a video...

You are ironing the brim by pushing the iron down on the curl. I'll take a photo when I get home.

 

[Cornshucker77]

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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Jack I recently bought this tool from Mark DeCou and used it on the this hat. It gives a small curl. You probably want more curl than this would give you, but if you want I could mail this to you to borrow if you wish.

 

[Michael R.]

Jack I recently bought this tool from Mike DeCou and used it on the this hat. It gives a small curl. You probably want more curl than this would give you, but if you want I could mail this to you to borrow if you wish.

Those are expensive , I think the 3/4" Curl is for Kettle Curl . Those are Really Nice @Cornshucker77

 

[Cornshucker77]

Those are expensive , I think the 3/4" Curl is for Kettle Curl . Those are Really Nice @Cornshucker77

I think I gave around $125.00.. So yea Mark's stuff isn't cheap, that's why it's the only one of his I own. LOL Works really nice though once get the hang of it.

 

[Bamaboots]

Portis

 

[Moviehats]

Jack I recently bought this tool from Mark DeCou and used it on the this hat. It gives a small curl. You probably want more curl than this would give you, but if you want I could mail this to you to borrow if you wish.

Mark can make the curl as big as you need.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Jack I recently bought this tool from Mark DeCou and used it on the this hat. It gives a small curl. You probably want more curl than this would give you, but if you want I could mail this to you to borrow if you wish.

Thank you for the kind offer Scott, & if I had more than one hat I wanted to do now I would take you up on it. But I hate to risk it being damaged or lost in the mail for just one hat. Very generous offer on your part though. I haven't had enough time to spend trying either the pot or ironing method. Maybe over the weekend. But thanks again for the offer!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I've scoured the kitchen and don't have a pot with a big enough diameter to fit the bill but I think one of 5 gallon buckets may do the trick.

This is my stockpot for making Chili, jambalaya, gumbo, & vegetable beef soup in.

 

[Cornshucker77]

Thank you for the kind offer Scott, & if I had more than one hat I wanted to do now I would take you up on it. But I hate to risk it being damaged or lost in the mail for just one hat. Very generous offer on your part though. I haven't had enough time to spend trying either the pot or ironing method. Maybe over the weekend. But thanks again for the offer!

If you change your mind let me know.

 

[Cornshucker77]

This is my stockpot for making Chili, jambalaya, gumbo, & vegetable beef soup in.

OK Jack I have serious question for you. What's the difference between Jambalaya and Gumbo. I found a recipe online and made my first batch of Jambalaya couple weeks ago. Turned out well enough I am going to make it again sometime. But I haven't tried Gumbo.

 

[glider]

I'm not Jack obviously but, gumbo is more like soup, really thick soup with a dollup of rice in the center. Good stuff.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

OK Jack I have serious question for you. What's the difference between Jambalaya and Gumbo. I found a recipe online and made my first batch of Jambalaya couple weeks ago. Turned out well enough I am going to make it again sometime. But I haven't tried Gumbo.

There are probably a million different recipes on making it. The major differences between the two are going to be the seafood, the dark roux & the spicy Creole tomato paste & sauce.

Gumbo is made with Andouille sausage, a mix of fresh seafood, & dirty rice in a dark spicy roux. Some people substitute chicken instead of seafood especially if a variety of fresh seafood isn't available where you live (I often sub). The roux is a dark brown thick gravy.

Jambalaya is made with Andouille sausage, beef tenderloin & Tasso pork, dirty rice, & a spicy creole tomato sauce or paste. I usually add diced celery, carrots & onions.

That's the basics. Just like making Chili you let them simmer for hrs & they get better with time.

 

[glider]

My Jambalaya has andouille, Tasso, chicken and shrimp in it. I've had crab gumbo in New Orleans that was really good. I really like red beans and rice also but for some reason I've never made it. My wife and I have gone to New Orleans just to eat . Last time we went we were disappointed with the French Quarter, not like it was before Katrina. We decided we really didn't care if we ever went back to the French Quarter but the food is still worth the trip to New Orleans. The World War II museum is worth the trip by itself, may be the best museum we have ever been to.

 

[T Jones]

Jack I recently bought this tool from Mark DeCou and used it on the this hat. It gives a small curl. You probably want more curl than this would give you, but if you want I could mail this to you to borrow if you wish.

Nice!