RBH
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Thanks Manny...
All you have to do is find you an old hat. Where ever that may be, and just start to work on it. A cheap old wool felt is best to start with. [ to try out things you may like] But if a fur felt jumps out in front, dont pass it up [the fur is alot easier to work with.]
The bigger the brim the better, I like a 2 3\4 brim, so I look for at least a
3 1\2 to a 4 inch. If you have the big brim, you more than likely will have a tall crown. With converting an old western to a fedora, the c-crown is the easiest. Unless you have a hat block. The c-crown will cover up most any old western bash lines.
Im sure old western hat lovers hate to see what I have done to an old western hat. But I have to say that this old western hat has most likely seen more wear in the last 3 days than it has in the last 3 years. so all in all it is not a lost hat but a reclaimed one.
And let me tell you, the color, the felt and the FEEL of this hat is something you WILL not get with a new style fedora.
All you have to do is find you an old hat. Where ever that may be, and just start to work on it. A cheap old wool felt is best to start with. [ to try out things you may like] But if a fur felt jumps out in front, dont pass it up [the fur is alot easier to work with.]
The bigger the brim the better, I like a 2 3\4 brim, so I look for at least a
3 1\2 to a 4 inch. If you have the big brim, you more than likely will have a tall crown. With converting an old western to a fedora, the c-crown is the easiest. Unless you have a hat block. The c-crown will cover up most any old western bash lines.
Im sure old western hat lovers hate to see what I have done to an old western hat. But I have to say that this old western hat has most likely seen more wear in the last 3 days than it has in the last 3 years. so all in all it is not a lost hat but a reclaimed one.
And let me tell you, the color, the felt and the FEEL of this hat is something you WILL not get with a new style fedora.