Is there a name for my preferred crease?

[MattJH]

I checked the Hat Crease thread by Matt Deckard, but couldn't find any exact matches.

FRONT: Brown Herbert Johnson, Grey Bott TropicWeight
BACK: Grey Adam Executive, Brown Dobbs 20 Guild Edge
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I know that the Dobbs 20 in the back-right is a diamond crease, but what about the other three? Those are the ones I shaped myself, and both of my Akubra Federation IV Standards have the same crease, too. I guess it's sort of a hybrid diamond + teardrop? Is this a common crease? Is there an actual name for it? If not, Dinerman once referred to it as a "shield" which I liked a lot, so maybe I'll just permanently call it that. Heh.

 

[Everwyck]

I was about to say "shield," but I realized I picked that up from Dinerman, too.

 

[Chuck Bobuck]

It's a great looking bash! I try to do that, but I push a hump up in the middle.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

The name for what you have done there is; "Good Looking".

 

[MattJH]

It's a great looking bash!

The name for what you have done there is; "Good Looking".

Haha. That is very nice of you both to say! I appreciate that.

 

[Not-Bogart13]

Looks like a shallow diamond bash to me. One of my personal favorites. :eusa_clap

 

[kaosharper1]

Sort of looks like the six pointed diamond.

 

[Wil Tam]

6 point diamond?

I like 'shield' better, regardless of whatever the name is... thems some sweet lids brother!

nice collection :eusa_clap

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[MattJH]

So there actually isn't an established name for it, is there?

Is it common? Do any of you crease the same?

 

[zetwal]

Yep -

 

[Garrett]

Let's call it "duck's foot" bash

 

[Lefty]

Wow. Google image search "duck's foot" and you learn something new.

 

[kaosharper1]

So there actually isn't an established name for it, is there?

Is it common? Do any of you crease the same?

There was a whole thread here somewhere on the six pointed diamond. Jimmy Stewart used it if I remember right. The two hats in the front are definitely six pointed diamonds.

 

[randooch]

Wow. Google image search "duck's foot" and you learn something new.

Holy CRAP!!! lol lol lol

 

[MattJH]

The two hats in the front are definitely six pointed diamonds.

Thank you very much!

 

[Bassman]

I have the same bash in my Fed IV Deluxe as the top two in your photo.
I figured it was a "Diamond" bash.

 

[johnnyphi]

5 out of 6 points?

There was a whole thread here somewhere on the six pointed diamond. Jimmy Stewart used it if I remember right. The two hats in the front are definitely six pointed diamonds.

I only count 5 "points" on these 6 pointed diamonds. These are nice hats, so you could easily add a 6th point, if you wanted to achieve that look.

 

[gtdean48]

I only count 5 "points" on these 6 pointed diamonds. These are nice hats, so you could easily add a 6th point, if you wanted to achieve that look.

It does look like left side of hat, right side of photo, has only 1 point while the other side has 2, then the front & rear center points. I really like a deep 4 pointed diamond, like an elongated baseball infield...

 

[UWS Cowboy]

Most of my hats are creased like that, except with a slight teardrop. I used to make the mistake of lowering the back too much, and that would result in a very large teardrop which came higher than the crown. Depending on the taper of the hat I might push out the sides a bit more into the typical sharp diamond.

 

[avedwards]

Doesn't Bogart have a very similar diamond-teardrop crease (or shield now) in his famous hat?