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That looks fantastic
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Western, anyone?
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That looks fantastic
Thank you, sir!
milandro
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My Hat above is very similar (if not Identical ) to Mark Hall Patton ( Pawn Stars' )
since this picture I have had someone. setting a pencil curl to the brim
since this picture I have had someone. setting a pencil curl to the brim
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Morning caffeine run under a 3X OR.
Fra Fillipo
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I posted this in the "What hat are you wearing today" thread and some kind soul there suggested I post it here. So, after several hours of slavering over the 600 odd pages, here I am.
The Mrs and I went out and about this morning and I used the opportunity to show off my new favorite hat.
It's a 4x beaver by RCC. Rapid City Clothing, founded in 1947, bought by Boot Barn in 2012. I don't know if RCC made their own hats or had someone else put their liner in like Biltmore did for Miller Brothers. It's beautiful felt, nicer than my 4x Stetson or Seratelli.
I steamed out the cattlemans crease it came with, seems like everybody wears a cattlemans crease these days. I prefer something that stands out in the crowd so I replaced it with a three dent Wyoming peak and put a jaunty curl on the brim.
It'll be my favorite till I find the next one, lol.
The Mrs and I went out and about this morning and I used the opportunity to show off my new favorite hat.
It's a 4x beaver by RCC. Rapid City Clothing, founded in 1947, bought by Boot Barn in 2012. I don't know if RCC made their own hats or had someone else put their liner in like Biltmore did for Miller Brothers. It's beautiful felt, nicer than my 4x Stetson or Seratelli.
I steamed out the cattlemans crease it came with, seems like everybody wears a cattlemans crease these days. I prefer something that stands out in the crowd so I replaced it with a three dent Wyoming peak and put a jaunty curl on the brim.
It'll be my favorite till I find the next one, lol.
Nothing special about today's wear, a wool felt Serratelli Catt2 Gus, in black. Only thing significant about it is that, despite owning numerous Gus crease hats that I use in Cowboy Shooting, this is the first one I ever purchased specifically for everyday wear around town.
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1940s Stetson No. 1 Quality given new life by Art Fawcett at VS.
I like that hat Brent!
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Got my very first Stetson on eBay (mostly got Akubras and a few vintage European hats). Is this the Rancher maybe? Brim is about 3 1/2 inces. Took more than a month to arrive from TX to Brisbane, Australia, which was agonizing. Marked as 4x Beaver (which I gather could really mean anything), and the "United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union" label dates it to pre-1983.
First pic shows how it arrived, with the standard cattleman crease and curved brim. Also a few stains that I've since tried to sand off. I spent 1.5 hours last night changing the crease to more of a Gus, and tried very hard to put a half curl in the brim with no proper tools, with so-so wavy results. Have to either keep trying or bite the bullet and take it to my local hatter for a proper brim curl!
On the upside, a man yelled "nice hat!" at me this morning on my way to work.
First pic shows how it arrived, with the standard cattleman crease and curved brim. Also a few stains that I've since tried to sand off. I spent 1.5 hours last night changing the crease to more of a Gus, and tried very hard to put a half curl in the brim with no proper tools, with so-so wavy results. Have to either keep trying or bite the bullet and take it to my local hatter for a proper brim curl!
On the upside, a man yelled "nice hat!" at me this morning on my way to work.
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Rmccamey
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You must be doing something right! Keep working the crease and curl and you will get it where you want it.
One Drop
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Yes, looks great, the pencil curl just needs a bit of tidying up, maybe find a little dowel or similar to help.
Rmccamey
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There is a short video in this thread that might be helpful.
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Hat making?? Learning Millinery..
I u An awl needle has a groove running up one side. A sewing machine needle will not work very well because it does not have the groove. The thread from the bobbin lays in that groove and then passes through the needle eye.. The tag end which has passed through the eye is the working end...
Thanks, folks, for the support and advice. I will persevere; the guy in that video makes it look easy!
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Wolfbrae:
And some of the local ruffians:
And some of the local ruffians:
Rumad
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They’re always around when it’s not turkey season. It’s like they know.
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Don’t be know it. I have to stop five times to let them clear the road in a five mile stretch and then I’ll hunt three days without getting one into range.
Rmccamey
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Where is a coyote when you need one!
Rumad
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And every time you stop you can see the smirks, hear the snickering…
M Hatman
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They cannot find them when they want to either........
