Orgetorix
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Looks fantastic, Rick! How stiff is the felt? Most cowboy hats I see are stiff as a board--was this one that way before you sent it?
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Optimo Cowboy Conversion
- Thread starter Rick Blaine
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Mark G
A-List Customer
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Stunning, great job.
I have an Old ten X Stetson that will get the same treatment (only OR) and it's good to know where I can send it.
Thanks
I have an Old ten X Stetson that will get the same treatment (only OR) and it's good to know where I can send it.
Thanks
DanielJones
I'll Lock Up
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Zowie!! That is fantastic looking! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
Cheers!
Dan
Cheers!
Dan
Rick Blaine
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jimmy the lid said:
...sorry f/ my delay. The specs are as follows;
Brim 2.75"
Ribbon 1.5"
Crown: rear- 4"
front 4.75"
open- 6"
Optimo once had a lrg. thumbnail of the real hat in question. It seems to no longer be on the new updated web site, though.
Orgetorix said:
No this one was quite soft & supple, real dress weight felt, in my estimation.
Mid-fogey
Practically Family
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Good Job...
...all around.
...all around.
Bruneau
Suspended
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Great idea. It gave me ideas. 
I have an interchangeable ribbon from my Panama Bob Cuenca that worked great for an occasional new look on my O.R.
and no... I didn't remove the sacred thin Ribbon.
Bruneau
I have an interchangeable ribbon from my Panama Bob Cuenca that worked great for an occasional new look on my O.R. and no... I didn't remove the sacred thin Ribbon.
Bruneau
RBH
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You will be blessed!!!Bruneau said:Great idea. It gave me ideas.
and no... I didn't remove the sacred thin Ribbon.
Bruneau
Oh also Welcome to the Lounge!!!!
jimmy the lid
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Rick Blaine said:
Rick -- thanks for posting the specs. Here is the original thumbnail of the Optimo Mitchum...
Your new conversion nails it, and is just beautiful. Congrats!
Cheers,
JtL
Matt Deckard
Man of Action
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Now I know what to do with all those vintage Open Road hats I have collecting dust in my closet.
RBH
Bartender
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Maybe now we can get a shot of it on!!
Jeff M
One Too Many
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Love the conversion. Fantastic job by Optimo.
scottyrocks
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That turned into a very handsome hat.
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Midwest Boater
One of the Regulars
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my optimo conversion
i bid on a C.B. thinking it was an O.R. and i was so happy when i won it off ebay for just $22.00 U.S.
thankfully folks on the fedora lounge set me straight. so i figured why not convert it my self.
first lets look at it the way i got it in the mail.
i bid on a C.B. thinking it was an O.R. and i was so happy when i won it off ebay for just $22.00 U.S.
thankfully folks on the fedora lounge set me straight. so i figured why not convert it my self.
first lets look at it the way i got it in the mail.
Midwest Boater
One of the Regulars
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disaster strikes
changing the crease from open range to a teardrop wasn't so hard thanks to JTL's workshop but while i was working on the brim i got the leather hat band soaked and it turned into a cracked-up mess, but i was still proud of what i had going so far and wore it while i B.B.Q ed at my mother in laws 80th birthday.
the smoke and fingerprints that resulted made the poor hat a mess and while trying to brush it clean the glued on ribbon fell most of the way off.
changing the crease from open range to a teardrop wasn't so hard thanks to JTL's workshop but while i was working on the brim i got the leather hat band soaked and it turned into a cracked-up mess, but i was still proud of what i had going so far and wore it while i B.B.Q ed at my mother in laws 80th birthday.
the smoke and fingerprints that resulted made the poor hat a mess and while trying to brush it clean the glued on ribbon fell most of the way off.
Midwest Boater
One of the Regulars
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enter optimo
so i sent the poor thing off to chi-town after reading this thread.here is how it came back.
brim:2 7/8" down from 3" but sort of Amish looking
turned up all the way around.
ribbon: 1 1/2" up from the thin ribbon maybe 1/4 that came with it
and the color seems to be sort of a cream instead of the snow white it was.
so i sent the poor thing off to chi-town after reading this thread.here is how it came back.
brim:2 7/8" down from 3" but sort of Amish looking
turned up all the way around.
ribbon: 1 1/2" up from the thin ribbon maybe 1/4 that came with it
and the color seems to be sort of a cream instead of the snow white it was.
Midwest Boater
One of the Regulars
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my touches
all i did was turn the brim down in the front and tighten up the pinch in the crease.
sorry the head shots failed but i hope that folks can tell if the hat suits me and if they like the job Optimo did on the lid itself. thanks for any input.
all i did was turn the brim down in the front and tighten up the pinch in the crease.
sorry the head shots failed but i hope that folks can tell if the hat suits me and if they like the job Optimo did on the lid itself. thanks for any input.
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I like it a lot, Boater. It has an elegant simplicity -- dark, moderate width ribbon on a light body, raw edge. Nice balance to the dimensions. What makes it all the better is that you'll never see another exactly like it, and that it's likely a higher quality hat than you would have gotten in a new hat for a comparable cost.
