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The Conversion Corral

Nothing elaborate with this one. This is my grab and go work hat project. I had this 4X OR for a few years and used it as my experiment hat. It's been taken apart, converted and put back together several times since I had it. So, no more lab hat for this one. I'm not a fan of putting wider and contrasting ribbons on Silverbelly hats but I did on this one. I went with a Bronze colored mid ribbon since it matches some of the Silverbelly undertones of that color. It has a taller straight sided crown, (and even a bit of reverse taper), creased 4 3/4 at the pinch, with a little more of a rake than I usually do, sloping to 3 3/4 to the back.

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WOW!!!!!!!!! Never fail to amaze......
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Cornshucker77

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My second attempt at a Conversion. This hat was given to me and it was a faded, stained, old Stetson 4X Gambler, I believe is the name. It had an original telescope crown. So I didn't have much to lose attempting a conversion. I can wear it for an everyday hat. It isn't pretty, ( it looks better in the photo than in person) you can see the old crease marks on it but it was good practice. I used the 52 block on it to give it that tall, full crown. Can't see it very well, but I put in a center crease.
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My second attempt at a Conversion. This hat was given to me and it was a faded, stained, old Stetson 4X Gambler, I believe is the name. It had an original telescope crown. So I didn't have much to lose attempting a conversion. I can wear it for an everyday hat. It isn't pretty, ( it looks better in the photo than in person) you can see the old crease marks on it but it was good practice. I used the 52 block on it to give it that tall, full crown. Can't see it very well, but I put in a center crease.
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Looks good to me Scott.
 

DOGMAN

One Too Many
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Location
Northeast Ohio
My second attempt at a Conversion. This hat was given to me and it was a faded, stained, old Stetson 4X Gambler, I believe is the name. It had an original telescope crown. So I didn't have much to lose attempting a conversion. I can wear it for an everyday hat. It isn't pretty, ( it looks better in the photo than in person) you can see the old crease marks on it but it was good practice. I used the 52 block on it to give it that tall, full crown. Can't see it very well, but I put in a center crease.
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Looks good on.Wear it,you made it your own.Enjoy it.I always enjoy when I put one of mine on.
 

T Jones

I'll Lock Up
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Central Ohio
My second attempt at a Conversion. This hat was given to me and it was a faded, stained, old Stetson 4X Gambler, I believe is the name. It had an original telescope crown. So I didn't have much to lose attempting a conversion. I can wear it for an everyday hat. It isn't pretty, ( it looks better in the photo than in person) you can see the old crease marks on it but it was good practice. I used the 52 block on it to give it that tall, full crown. Can't see it very well, but I put in a center crease.
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Looks good to me for just your 2nd conversion. Stick with it and keep 'em coming!
 

humanshoes

One Too Many
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Tennessee
I wanted to mention that I used your Rounding Jack on this project and it worked great. A little plug there for people to read. :)
Thanks for the plug Scott! I'm happy it's working out well for you. On a side note, I just took a rounding jack order from a hat maker in Moscow, Russia. I know it's just wrong, but I keep picturing big furry ushanka hats and Dr. Zhivago.
 

T Jones

I'll Lock Up
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Central Ohio
I had to rework a couple of my hats. Two of my Resistol Stagecoach conversions were too snug for me. I did other hats on the same block and they came out perfect but for some reason two of my Stagecoaches were still too tight. So, I reworked them on a size larger block. Could be that these were 71/8 before I sized them up and the others were actual 7 1/4. I don't know why I got different results on the same block. Anyway, Stagecoaches are pretty thick felted and stiff and can be stubborn to work with. I got it resized and put back together. It sports a generous straight sided 6 inch open crown, creased 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 inches in the back. It also has a 2 3/4 snap brim. I took and reused a 3/8 thin ribbon from an old OR I had.

Reblocked
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New sweat sewn in
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Getting it ready for creasing
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The new results
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On the head
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My current Stagecoach resize project. It'll have the same dimensions as the Silverbelly, except for a wider ribbon...

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Off the block and ready for a new sweat...

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I had to rework a couple of my hats. Two of my Resistol Stagecoach conversions were too snug for me. I did other hats on the same block and they came out perfect but for some reason two of my Stagecoaches were still too tight. So, I reworked them on a size larger block. Could be that these were 71/8 before I sized them up and the others were actual 7 1/4. I don't know why I got different results on the same block. Anyway, Stagecoaches are pretty thick felted and stiff and can be stubborn to work with. I got it resized and put back together. It sports a generous straight sided 6 inch open crown, creased 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 inches in the back. It also has a 2 3/4 snap brim. I took and reused a 3/8 thin ribbon from an old OR I had.

Reblocked
Resistol_Silverbelly_Resize_14.jpg


New sweat sewn in
Resistol_Silverbelly_Resize_13.jpg


Getting it ready for creasing
Resistol_Silverbelly_Resize_15.jpg


The new results
Resistol_Silverbelly_Resize_8.jpg
Resistol_Silverbelly_Resize_9.jpg


Resistol_Silverbelly_Resize_10.jpg
Resistol_Silverbelly_Resize_11.jpg


Resistol_Silverbelly_Resize_12.jpg


On the head
Resistol_Silverbelly_Resize_2.jpg
Resistol_Silverbelly_Resize_7.jpg


My current Stagecoach resize project. It'll have the same dimensions as the Silverbelly, except for a wider ribbon...

Resistol_Chestnut_Resize_1.jpg


Off the block and ready for a new sweat...

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Really excellent work again, Terry. Must be very satisfying to get it where (and how) you want it.
 

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