OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

[deadlyhandsome]

Love the binding on that brim @deadlyhandsome — gives it a whole different look from most westerns.

Thanks, David. It was the binding that won me over too.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

GRIPE! After exhaustive research, I found a problem with this size 7 1/2 hat. Can you spot it?

Does it take real hat expertise to figure out the size?

 

[steur]

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That is a very, very green hat! Love the style and velour though. Nice catch, Max.

 

[steur]

GRIPE! After exhaustive research, I found a problem with this size 7 1/2 hat. Can you spot it?

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Does it take real hat expertise to figure out the size?

Well, the numbers were on the same keyboard, so it was close...
Bummer, Brent.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

That is a very, very green hat! Love the style and velour though. Nice catch, Max.

Thank you, Stefan

 

[wsmontana]

Bowen, here is a quick update. I’ve made some progress but definitely have more to do. That ring doesn’t want to go away!

Here is the progression so far — left to right is the original hat, initial steam/shape/brush, and then result after 7 steps shown below:

Well, my niece wants to go with a new hat which is understandable and I’m cool with that. Seems like a good opportunity to start a new hobby and with all the help and encouragement and great folks here I sense it will be a rewarding journey. The skills, equipment, and materials seem to be on par with my fly tying hobby which I really enjoy and it benefits my main passion which is fly fishing. Anyway, deep breath, and step #8:

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ve some grime. Let dry.
2. used the granual cleaner on small stains and on the ring. Used my thumb to grind it in and the hat brush to clear away. All stains pretty much disappeared and ring somewhat blended in.
3. shaped hat using blue bowl inside and large spoon outside. Not easy to do but did reduce the ring bump a bit. I think a hat block could help a lot here! Also flattened brim on edge of counter
4. used foaming spray overall. This brightened the whole hat but did nothing to the ring. Once dried, I used hat sponge and brush overall.
5. repeated step 3. Ring flattened a bit more.
6. very lightly used sanding block and thumb size sand paper selectively on ring. Brushed again. Definitely saw improvement.
7. repeated step 3

Maybe an hour of work to do all of this but it took a good part of a day. I plan to repeat some of these steps but I’m going to let the hat rest for awhile .

Happy with the latest results — not perfect but a big step forward.

I’ll probably stick with the original hat band but it’s interesting to see how a different one totally changes the vibe of the hat.

Now I need to learn how to sew the sweatband back in .

Thanks again to everyone who provided tips!

Bill

 

[Blare]

Happy with the latest results — not perfect but a big step forward.

I’ll probably stick with the original hat band but it’s interesting to see how a different one totally changes the vibe of the hat.

Now I need to learn how to sew the sweatband back in .

Thanks again to everyone who provided tips!

Bill

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Well done sir. Impressive difference

 

[wsmontana]

Well done sir. Impressive difference

Thanks, Joe!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

 

[Blare]

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Oh you got a DEAL on that one! I wonder the size.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Oh you got a DEAL on that one! I wonder the size.

Me too. At that price I was willing to roll the dice on the size.

 

[Blare]

Me too. At that price I was willing to roll the dice on the size.

That wasn’t too far from me. Maybe a first. Considered it as a pick up in person option.. but I don’t think they were allowing in store pick up. Pretty nice “Dobbs” for a Stetson…. Or vice versa. I’d guess late 40s early 50s with that liner.

 

[Just Daniel]

Mid-40s. Royal Stetson DeLuxe changed over to Royal DeLuxe Stetson in about 1946 or so.

That wasn’t too far from me. Maybe a first. Considered it as a pick up in person option.. but I don’t think they were allowing in store pick up. Pretty nice “Dobbs” for a Stetson…. Or vice versa. I’d guess late 40s early 50s with that liner.

 

[Blare]

Mid-40s. Royal Stetson DeLuxe changed over to Royal DeLuxe Stetson in about 1946 or so.

Even better Now… let’s hope a little more magic and it fits Brent!

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Muy bien. You’ve gotten my vote for effort. Pic #3 looks impressively better.
Thanks for the update.
What does the inside look like? If it’s pounced as nice as the outside some folks have had fortune turning the hat inside out. That requires a lot of work.
Just a thought.
B

Muy bien, Bowen! I love it when you speak Spanish.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I just bought this wonderful Russet Optimo from Brent. I have coveted that color for a while now. I think Optimo called the colour Rust, but it may be Cinnamon. It has a yellow liner, and that means it has to be full beaver, and might even be Heirloom Felt, which is silverbelly.
Can't wait to get it. When Ignacio downsizes it, I will ask him to increase the crown height a bit, and reduce the taper. You get 3 mm per size, so I will have a custom Optimo with a 6 mm taller crown. Yeyyy!

 

[moehawk]

Reserved for Michael/ Black Stetson Fur Fedora Vintage Stetson Hat Mens Black Stetson Hat Unisex Stetson Hat - Etsy

Black fur Velour Stetson hat in very good vintage condition, ( the grosgrain band is fraying). Great look on either a male or female as the style is never out of fashion whether you wear it seriously or part of a look you define as your own. Size 6 7/8 Measurements are; Brim……….2 1/2” Dome……..4 1/2”

www.etsy.com

Cool liner. Some smaller-headed Lounger should get this one.

 

[Frunobulax]

Reserved for Michael/ Black Stetson Fur Fedora Vintage Stetson Hat Mens Black Stetson Hat Unisex Stetson Hat - Etsy

Black fur Velour Stetson hat in very good vintage condition, ( the grosgrain band is fraying). Great look on either a male or female as the style is never out of fashion whether you wear it seriously or part of a look you define as your own. Size 6 7/8 Measurements are; Brim……….2 1/2” Dome……..4 1/2”

www.etsy.com

Cool liner. Some smaller-headed Lounger should get this one.

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[drmaxtejeda]

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Very distracting

 

[moehawk]

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Prude.