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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

ChewingWax

One of the Regulars
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278
Location
Buffalo
Just received a Temple in LT. Grey and it has the same fuzzies around the brim. Looked on the Stetson website and you can pick out the same fuzzies. And then I go to other hat shops and can definitely see a clean edge on the Temple’s pictures. So newer hats getting lowered finishing standards? I’m just going to sand mine out. The hat fits perfectly and I don’t want risk losing that fit.
Yeh. I called, they sent me a replacement with the same fuzzies at which point I decided I don’t care. And the second one fit better so there’s that. Thanks.
 

Art Hat1

One of the Regulars
Messages
228
Location
Winter Garden, Fl
I'm wearing this 6 5/8 No.1 Quality Stetson Western today, (except that I converted it to a 7 1/4 LO fedora). It sports a tall straight crown that's creased to a Tear Drop with a 2 3/4 snap brim. I scavenged the 6 ply mid-ribbon from a size 7 Byer Rolnick Western. The bow work and ribbon was all one piece. I had to wet it down to stretch an extra 1 1/2 out of it. The picture of me wearing the hat before I converted it is closer to the actual color.
That’s absolutely amazing, great job!
 
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Central California
Akubra Kentucky Rancher on a rainy morning:

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StoryPNW

One Too Many
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1,151
Location
Pacific Northwest
I'm wearing this 6 5/8 No.1 Quality Stetson Western today, (except that I converted it to a 7 1/4 LO fedora). It sports a tall straight crown that's creased to a Tear Drop with a 2 3/4 snap brim. I scavenged the 6 ply mid-ribbon from a size 7 Byer Rolnick Western. The bow work and ribbon was all one piece. I had to wet it down to stretch an extra 1 1/2 out of it. The picture of me wearing the hat before I converted it is closer to the actual color.
I love your conversions, this one is especially great!
 

TrappedinDC

New in Town
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3
Yeh. I called, they sent me a replacement with the same fuzzies at which point I decided I don’t care. And the second one fit better so there’s that. Thanks.
So I got curious about the Temple fuzzy edges and found a video from Kevin at Hats & Guitars on different edges for fedoras using Stetsons for examples from 4 years ago. Looks like fuzzy edges have been around for a while.
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Steve1857

I'll Lock Up
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8,875
Location
Denmark
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