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I've had this brown Stetson for while but it didn't fit the best, been going to stretch it but instead made a indian joe hat from it. I ripped the band off and the sweat band out. Then using liberal amounts of hot water poured through the dome to flush the stiffener from it and reform the hat into a dome rather than the typical 'cowboy" hat dent. Now I'll braid up a hat band rom braintan buckskin, add a feather and it's all set. I may spray it down with spray starch. It fits now too.
You mean kinda like this one?......
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...y/DSCF1136.jpg
Found a brown Stetson here a while back (never leave a Stetson for under $10 bucks behind).....just a tad too small.....has no outer band.
Been looking for a "hat stretcher" to try to do as you just suggested.....but with steam....
Cool project .
Stretchers.....pic's....Been looking when out and about.....
https://www.google.com/search?q=hat+...oQsAQ#imgdii=_
yup, that's a indian joe hat LOL, nice looking hat. I reckon a fella could use boiling water around the head band of the hat and then after it's good and soft, put the hat on and wear it until it dries. Pull it down tight so it dries oversize.
These hats are sold as blanks at Rondy.........then are decorated and desecrated (lol) over the years.
I have a card out in the truck from a leather making guy that I 've talked to at gun shows that makes hat bands the have shell loops for rifle and pistol shells .....like 45/70 and .45 colt or what ever.....when I get my project done, I'm gonna have him make me one.
I tried putting a wet hat on my head to stretch it. Unfortunately, it shrank too tight. My eyes bulged and I can't get it off.
http://content9.flixster.com/questio...524987_std.jpg
Rick, that's a nice vanity photo of you.
If you have a beaver pelt )or two) you might make your own.
http://cwh.ucsc.edu/feinstein/The%20...ver%20Hat.html
This book by David Montgomery has some pretty good instructions on how.....
Actually a really good book for most any mountain man craft.
I have bought, lent out and lost maybe 4 or five so far....lately I have bought used....and am waiting to buy one of my own back.....LOL
http://www.flyshack.com/DisplayItem....FSgV7AodQDMAJg
Randy, if you could... Id like to see some pix of it...
EB
when I get it done, I'll post a picture.
I like the Indian Jones style hat, can someone tell me what hat is that? It looks nice and gives you a lot of shade, but its not a cowboy hat.
http://www.hats-plus.com/t-fedora-hats.aspxQuote:
Originally Posted by Tokwan
Thanks Hunter...now to look for one if any is in Malaysia. I really wonder what material is that..looks like leather the one Ford is wearing.
I believe it's felted wool....leather hats are for country concert goers..................
Okay..tah would be nice if I am going to a Garth Brookes concert..hehe
Hatters normally use steam to form a hat. It dries very quickly and you do not have to get your head squeezed trying to dry it out! A steam iron normally works well!
Here's a couple photos. The band is made from three plait braintan buckskin, the feather is a turkey feather found in the woods.
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h...ps4de5be1f.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h...psf6cacc32.jpg
That turned out great!
Outstanding.....really came out nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by randyt
Ready for Rondy...that hat and some of those old weird ML y'all have you would fit right in.......
I like the picture of the hat sitting on the stove. Cool looking place.
I have the Scala Tracker Wool Outback Hat and it was supposed to maintain its shape and be crush-able. I like that if you are going fast the rim just folds back. I have a Scala Weathered Cotton Outback Hat. Both are good hats. But, if I had to grab one for me I would grab the weathered cotton.
Most excellent. You did a great job!
Tokwan, being in Malaysia you may want to steer away from the wool felt hats. This may be more suitable for your local.
http://www.sunbody.com/index.cfm/pro...-tear-drop.cfm
I wear palm leaf hats probably 9 out of 12 months here in NC. I could actually probably get away with all year long with the exception of a few cold days.
I wear this one to work in. I just changed the band.
http://www.sunbody.com/index.cfm/pro...urved-brim.cfm
Speaking of hats.......
Awhile back I had found a Stetson marked with a percentage beaver felt at a flea market.
Now this has no out side hat band, but does have the inside band and liner.
As it is a 7-1/4, and I wear a 7-5/8 it is too small.......so
Thinking I could find a local hat guy and discuss options....went looking and found Cowboy Hat Country.
Tried calling them and found that they were an out let for a place in Georgia, so not really a "hat guy" more like a post office, web site guy.....
So I not sure if I can streatch out a 7-1/4 to 7-5/8 or not....but I still wasn't gonna leave a Stetson behind.....
Awesome. The first pictures not showing up though.
I think it would be a bit of a stretch to get it to a 7 5/8. I'm not sure but I think that is almost a full inch in circumfrance. I'd have to check my sizing chart I have at home. It would deffinately have to have the inner band removed.Quote:
Originally Posted by hunter63
nevermind I found this. sorry.
http://www.sunbody.com/index.cfm?fus...lay&page_id=37
sizes do vary a tad brand from brand though.
I though I had seen that chart some where.......and yeah, I thought it wasn't gonna work.....
Guess it need a new home......
I just wasn't gonna leave it behind, for $8 bucks......
Not if it really has beaver in it. 8 bucks is a good deal. Anymore it is hard to tell exactly how much beaver a hat has in it from brand to brand. A 10 x from Stetson may be 25% where as a 10x from Atwood may be 50% beaver. Or visa versa. The x's unfortunately anymore really aren't standard between companies. The black hat I wear the most often is a 5 x Stetson and I would have to say ( just from my limited knowledge) it has just enough beaver in It to rate an x rating. Not much more.
I would have to look......for sure.
not sure what happened to the first photo, here it is.
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h...psdebbb487.jpg
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