Hat stretching?

[Doc Mark]

Greetings, Folks,

Can a 7 3/8 Regular Oval, Stetson Western hat be safely stretched to be a Long Oval, without damaging the hat? If so, will dampening the hat a bit in the brim/crown junction, and applying a good hat jack, do the trick? Or, is this task best left to a good Hatter? Thanks for any help you can give, as I'm currently looking at a Regular Oval Stetson that I like very much, but don't want to buy it unless it will fit comfortably. Take care, and God Bless!

Every Good Wish,
Doc

 

[jlee562]

Yes on all counts. Although a hatter can reblock it into a long oval, which might be a more satisfactory result.

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[Doc Mark]

Greetings, jlee562,

Many thanks for your answer, and your suggestion, Sir! Much appreciated. I'll see how all this turns out, and report back later. Thanks, again, and God Bless!

Every Good Wish,
Doc

 

[feltfan]

Do also try the search feature here (actually, I use google search- "stretch site:thefedoralounge.com").

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?45981-Stretching-a-Hat

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?51668-Long-Oval-Solutions-To-Stretch-or-go-up-a-Size

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?42382-How-much-can-you-stretch-a-hat

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?23861-Can-you-stretch-a-fedora

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?35596-How-NOT-to-stretch-a-hat

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[Undertow]

...Blessed are they who are persecuted In the name Of Spaghetti,
for theirs is the Pirate Ship of heaven.

Is that from the Flying Spaghetti Monster religion?