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Western, anyone?

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HJ:
The suspense is hard on my blood pressure!!
I’d much rather feel the skipped beats and pitty patty palpatations from seeing it full on!
I can handle it!!
I guess no wine before its time!! Lol
B
Still working on the curl by hand Bowen. The crown crease set enough with steam that I think it will be ok but I may need some hat stiffener for the kettle curl. Being after Labor Day & all I want to wear it a bit so I may wait to work on it more when it gets unboxed in the Spring.
 
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I'm probably going to leave it like this & wear it some this fall. I'll touch it up when I unbox it come Spring. Unless I could figure out a way to iron it in the kettle curl is just not going to hold without some stiffener.

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Jack, have you seen this type of curling iron?

https://www.hatblocks.co.uk/product/curling-iron/

Perhaps something could be DIY'ed?
Thanks for that Jared. I had not seen that before & the video gave me some ideas. I have some SS rod in 3/16" diameter. Impossible to bend by hand but I wonder what radius the rod & block would need to be? The rod is only going to take so much anyway, isn't it? So I guess what's important is that they match.

I'll have to think on that a bit.
 
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Roadopen

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Hmmmm! That get pretty tricky have a roll on a Western, if that's the look your after it would obviously shortened the brim size/length all around overall and you had just turned a Western into something else different.

I have a western inspired straw hat (all put away for the fall/winter season now) that had the straight fold-up soft 90 degree angle. It's look better to me overall than having a round curl.

Nice hat sir you got there:cool:, I'd leave it the way it is now with just a slight curl is just right. Just me of course, your call:D

Cheers!
Roadopen
 
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Hmmmm! That get pretty tricky have a roll on a Western, if that's the look your after it would obviously shortened the brim size/length all around overall and you had just turned a Western into something else different.

I have a western inspired straw hat (all put away for the fall/winter season now) that had the straight fold-up soft 90 degree angle. It's look better to me overall than having a round curl.

Nice hat sir you got there:cool:, I'd leave it the way it is now with just a slight curl is just right. Just me of course, your call:D

Cheers!
Roadopen
Thanks for your comments & welcome to the forum, RO. Dress Western hats came early in the 20th century & were worn by cattle barons & other western businessmen; they were not cowboy hats. They had 3" brims typically with a raw edge kettle curl & thin ribbon. That is the look I am trying to emulate. The 1920's Stetson Boss Raw Edge is a prime example.

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This contemporary BSHW with a mid ribbon could be another example.

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Same as this Gannon Highwayman, originally a thin ribbon I had Michael change up to a mid ribbon. It does have a bound edge brim.

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The tall crown 3" bound edge brim style was probably the natural evolution between the 1920's & the introduction of the Open Road in the 1940's.

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That's what I believe anyway. YMMV.
 

Roadopen

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Thanks for your comments & welcome to the forum, RO. Dress Western hats came early in the 20th century & were worn by cattle barons & other western businessmen; they were not cowboy hats. They had 3" brims typically with a raw edge kettle curl & thin ribbon. That is the look I am trying to emulate. The 1920's Stetson Boss Raw Edge is a prime example.

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This contemporary BSHW with a mid ribbon could be another example.

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Same as this Gannon Highwayman, originally a thin ribbon I had Michael change up to a mid ribbon. It does have a bound edge brim.

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The tall crown 3" bound edge brim style was probably the natural evolution between the 1920's & the introduction of the Open Road in the 1940's.

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That's what I believe anyway. YMMV.

Wow! Lotsa info here sir! Thank you for a little bit of info here. Means a lot. I could only hope that i have started a while back on this as i have been always been fascinated by mens hat since childhood but really got hooked into music and guitars for the longest time.
Very much appreciated sir. You have some really awesome looking lids specially the last one

Cheers! Look forward to more post from you and the others✌️

Roadopen
 
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Thanks for your comments & welcome to the forum, RO. Dress Western hats came early in the 20th century & were worn by cattle barons & other western businessmen; they were not cowboy hats. They had 3" brims typically with a raw edge kettle curl & thin ribbon. That is the look I am trying to e

Fine examples all, HJ and a well thought out explanation of this style hat. One of my favorites as you know.
 

AbbaDatDeHat

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I'm probably going to leave it like this & wear it some this fall. I'll touch it up when I unbox it come Spring. Unless I could figure out a way to iron it in the kettle curl is just not going to hold without some stiffener.

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Super crease, hell super everything!! We had a word for stuff back in the day that was for something way over the top. It will get me ban but it started with a p and ended in y.
So...HJ that hat is “pure .....”!!!!
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Desert dog

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Great hats and great explanation Jack. This style of western always looks good to me.
Thanks for your comments & welcome to the forum, RO. Dress Western hats came early in the 20th century & were worn by cattle barons & other western businessmen; they were not cowboy hats. They had 3" brims typically with a raw edge kettle curl & thin ribbon. That is the look I am trying to emulate. The 1920's Stetson Boss Raw Edge is a prime example.

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View attachment 137509

This contemporary BSHW with a mid ribbon could be another example.

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Same as this Gannon Highwayman, originally a thin ribbon I had Michael change up to a mid ribbon. It does have a bound edge brim.

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The tall crown 3" bound edge brim style was probably the natural evolution between the 1920's & the introduction of the Open Road in the 1940's.

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That's what I believe anyway. YMMV.

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Jack, have you seen this type of curling iron?

https://www.hatblocks.co.uk/product/curling-iron/

Perhaps something could be DIY'ed?
I saw that video on YT a whi
Thanks for your comments & welcome to the forum, RO. Dress Western hats came early in the 20th century & were worn by cattle barons & other western businessmen; they were not cowboy hats. They had 3" brims typically with a raw edge kettle curl & thin ribbon. That is the look I am trying to emulate. The 1920's Stetson Boss Raw Edge is a prime example.

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View attachment 137509

This contemporary BSHW with a mid ribbon could be another example.

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Same as this Gannon Highwayman, originally a thin ribbon I had Michael change up to a mid ribbon. It does have a bound edge brim.

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View attachment 137506

The tall crown 3" bound edge brim style was probably the natural evolution between the 1920's & the introduction of the Open Road in the 1940's.

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That's what I believe anyway. YMMV.
Stetson still make the West Bound hat. Dam good looking hat.
https://www.stetson.com/store/west-...rACh1RlwlqEAQYBSABEgKLVvD_BwE&color=chocolate
 

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