A Different Buckaroo

[feltfan]

No disrespect intended for Major Moore but here is an entirely
unrelated Buckaroo hat. A Stetson Buckaroo, from Canada.

A nice, white Stetson. I'm guessing late 50s, early 60s.

It's a 7 3/8 and this time I did not get lucky. It does not fit me.
For some reason I am reluctant to stretch this one. It's so perfect...
Anyway I have a couple of other white Western hats I don't wear much
as it is. I could be talked into parting with it. Meanwhile, enjoy.

 

[The Good]

Now that is a beautiful western hat. I should one day get a white one for myself. Do you know how high the crown is, or how about the width of the brim?

 

[jimmy the lid]

That liner is priceless. Great hat. :eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Sam Craig]

That liner is so cool:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[fenris]

It's about my size! Hehehe.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Anyway I have a couple of other white Western hats I don't wear much
as it is. I could be talked into parting with it.

True to his word, feltfan was indeed talked into parting with this lid -- several tiki drinks into the evening...

The liner is just fantastic -- and makes this one my official Spin & Marty tribute hat.

The original box for this lid is utterly unique -- a Stetson box that mimics the style and colors of vintage Dobbs boxes. Very cool. The hat itself has a 3" brim, and the open crown is 5 1/2". The liner is sewn-in, and there is an old-style red and white sticker underneath the sweat -- sans the John B. Stetson/Philadelphia lingo. The size tag has that metallic look associated with Canadian Stetsons. The felt is western weight, and has a very nice feel to it -- reminiscent of vintage Stetson 3X Westerns.

In creasing this lid, I really did want to keep more of a Western feel -- so, no teardrop. That being said, I'm not one for the upturned brim, so I began by reshaping things in that area. Given the lack of real estate in the crown usually found on higher-crowned Westerns, this lid posed a bit of a challenge. I went with a modified center dent (with a raised ridge running down the middle), and I sloped the rake of the hat slightly toward the front. I like the way it came out.

Thanks, feltfan -- I love this Stetson Buckaroo!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[feltfan]

Looks great! That hat is much better off with you
than it was with me.

I hear string ties are coming back in the greater Detroit area...

 

[RBH]

Very very nice!!!
Super crease on it Jimmy!

 

[Razzman]

Very nice indeed! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[gtdean48]

...

Just plain old CLASSIC!!! Love that 2 ply cord ribbon. Nice one, Pard... :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Chinaski]

That hat is so pristine I'd be afraid to get a smudge on it. Nice one.

 

[majormoore]

I would love to have that liner in my hat, it's the best I have ever seen.

Major Moore

 

[jwalls]

Absolutely beautiful, nothing looks as good as a great white hat. I just can not keep one clean.:eusa_doh: :eusa_doh: :eusa_doh: