The Conversion Corral

[bond]

Here's a labor of love I just finished. It's a winchester western beaver felt that I have worked into a wide brim thin ribbon style hat. Brim is 3 1/2. Lots of sanding to get to this state and managed to stay away from the shellac core so I am pretty happy about that and pleased overall with results. Color is silverbelly w/vintage 1/2 silverbelly ribbon. Brim edge is chamfered on both sides. i wanted a flat brim with a slight arc so it has a nice profile to it when wearing.

 

[EstherWeis]

Very beautiful! Love it!
The color of the ribbon is just right for the color of the hat.


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[RJR]

Nice job,Scott.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Looks really nice and you wear it well!!

 

[1mach1]

Wow Scott! That is absolutely beautiful!

 

[rogerstg]

Nicely done Scott. I really like the looks of the flatish brim. What grit do you finish with to end up with that finish?

Roger

 

[bond]

Thanks everyone for comments. Appreciate the feedback.
Roger I finished sanded overall w 400 grit . But there are several steps that I go beyond sanding to finish the felt and kind of want to keep those my trade secrets as I experimented with lots of trial and error to finally come up with the final result.
Lastly I finished a liner I like better than the stand in so here that is . It's in Pewter color silk. Also here's shot of ribbon
Cheers

 

[DOGMAN]

Bond,very nicely done.Looks great on.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Even for a 3 1/2" brim, looks great.

 

[Moviehats]

That is a beautiful hat, Bond. I love the ribbon on it. Thin makes it look bigger.

 

[humanshoes]

Nice conversion Scott! I own and occasionally wear a few hats with 3 1/2" and larger brims. My lady friend calls them "statement" hats.

 

[T Jones]

....I own and occasionally wear a few hats with 3 1/2" and larger brims. My lady friend calls them "statement" hats.

I have one of those "statement" hats too. Although she's not really my lady friend, my wife always makes the statement, "You're not wearing that hat to the store with me are you?"

What's wrong with it? (Except that it's Silverbelly. I'm getting tired of that color).

This is one I already posted a few times before. I'm actually wearing this hat today. I converted it from an unknown Western brand. Just the store name appears on the liner.

 

[RJR]

Nice conversion,TJ.

 

[humanshoes]

I do like that silverbelly TJ! Here's one of my statement hats that I bought to convert, but it was so "magnificent in it's proportions" that I couldn't bring myself to put it under the knife. It remains unconverted and unapologetic.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Someone here with a conscience!
Nice black hat.

 

[humanshoes]

Someone here with a conscience!
Nice black hat.

I have to admit that I thought of you when I decided not to put a rounding jack on this one.

 

[RJR]

 

[Joao Encarnado]

I have to admit that I thought of you when I decided not to put a rounding jack on this one.

I have to say that I appreciate the thought.
I never imagined I would be such a influence here.
Thank you.

 

[bond]

This is a older beaver blend felt I bought on ebay and was quite in rough shape, dirty and unblocked, not to mention more of a thicker western weight. I managed to tame it into this conservative wide brim(3 1/4) by pouncing it much thinner and blocking it to a 7 1/2. Felt has a very nice hand to it similar to a vintage Stetson 3x . Has a great natural silverbelly color to it that I like .

 

[RJR]

Very nicely done,Scott.