Brim Curls: Kettles, Pencill, etc.

[MarkD]

Check out RBH's Ranger on the WHAYWT thread. I love that curl!

 

[Neophyte]

Check out RBH's Ranger on the WHAYWT thread. I love that curl!

You wouldn't happen to be referring to......

THIS ONE!

It's definitely a good-looking hat, RBH has been holding out on us lol!

 

[scottyrocks]

Heres a couple of pics from a few years ago with curl. I still have the black hat. The straw has gone to that great hat box in the sky.

 

[Neophyte]

Those are awesome pics, Scottyrocks! Is the black one a cavalry hat?

 

[RBH]

You wouldn't happen to be referring to......


THIS ONE!

It's definitely a good-looking hat, RBH has been holding out on us lol!

Thanks guys! I put the curl in that one myself. When the Major made it for me he put a flat brim like I ask for on it.
Last night I got it down to wear and thought about Duvalls hat from Open Range so I wet the brim down and shaped it up.

Here is the way it was. And the pin that gives the hat its name.

 

[hatophile]

Super hat, RBH, and I like the curl you have on it!

 

[scottyrocks]

Those are awesome pics, Scottyrocks! Is the black one a cavalry hat?

Thank you very muchly. Its styled that way only in the crossed 'lanyard' in the front, but otherwise, no. I do have another black hat that is more cavalry-like. I dont have a picture of me in it, though, so I'll have to take and post one.

 

[Neophyte]

Thank you very muchly. Its styled that way only in the crossed 'lanyard' in the front, but otherwise, no. I do have another black hat that is more cavalry-like. I dont have a picture of me in it, though, so I'll have to take and post one.

Cool, thanks! It just kinda looked like some cav hats I've seen with the brim curled up.

 

[danofarlington]

Thanks guys! I put the curl in that one myself. When the Major made it for me he put a flat brim like I ask for on it.
Last night I got it down to wear and thought about Duvalls hat from Open Range so I wet the brim down and shaped it up.

Here is the way it was. And the pin that gives the hat its name.

Your best look.

 

[gtdean48]

Thanks guys! I put the curl in that one myself. When the Major made it for me he put a flat brim like I ask for on it.
Last night I got it down to wear and thought about Duvalls hat from Open Range so I wet the brim down and shaped it up.
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I like your brim work Rusty!

 

[scottyrocks]

Cool, thanks! It just kinda looked like some cav hats I've seen with the brim curled up.

Neo, heres that other black western. Its patterned a bit more after a converted cav hat, although it is black. I love the curl on this one:

 

[Neophyte]

Sweet hat! I really like the curl on that one, too!

 

[Neophyte]

Deputy Swoopy has brought to my attention this screen grab from the movie Appaloosa, wherein one of the protagonists dons a hat with a pleasant curl all around . Thanks, Deputy!

 

[rlk]

I put this in another thread but I'll add it here too.
Here's an up-brim early "Fedora" brim curl vs. the "Homburg" style. Note the top edge curls back inward wether it is bound or not. Although size of curl and bindings vary there is a distinct profile.

20's Mossant--30's Stetson

 

[Neophyte]

Thanks for the comparison shot! Those hats look great, too .

 

[Harry Gooch]

Bump.

 

[Harry Gooch]

Does anyone have a Camp Draft with a pencil or kettle brim?

 

[Neophyte]

Does anyone have a Camp Draft with a pencil or kettle brim?

Funny you mention this, as I had gone outside to do just this with my Tawny Fawn. I hated that hat, but the new brim treatment put new life into it, and it's now ready to enter my rotation again.

 

[hatophile]

Funny you mention this, as I had gone outside to do just this with my Tawny Fawn. I hated that hat, but the new brim treatment put new life into it, and it's now ready to enter my rotation again.

Neo, that brim treatment is great! Keep that and keep wearing that hat!

 

[Neophyte]

Neo, that brim treatment is great! Keep that and keep wearing that hat!

Thank you. The hat had gotten majorly warped. It was in my closet, and one of my silly relatives must have thrown a piece of luggage on top of it unintentionally, because that is where I found it. The brim was too wonky to use as a formal hat, so I tried various treatments. It's sort of become my "experimental" hat, but that may cease now that I found a great crease and brim shape for it !