The Conversion Corral

[jskeen]

Finished up my first complete conversion/rebuild finally. Wanted to see if the glaring mistakes I see when I look at it are as apparent to everybody else. I started out with a nice but rather stodgy looking Royal Deluxe St. Regis.


At this point you Homburg fans might want avert your eyes. Nice hat, but not something I would wear. disassembled, cleaned, reblocked and stretched just a little, then put back together something like this;

So, what do you folks think?

 

[David Conwill]

Looks very '30s. I've been wanting a brown St. Regis, but I definitely don't think you did anything wrong with that conversion.

 

[Geldoc]

Nice work.

 

[jskeen]

Looks very '30s.

Great, that's what I was trying to get to. Thanks

 

[ManofKent]

I'm a homburg fan, but if you have to convert one the way you've done it has produced a very nice hat

 

[bond]

Latest conversion of a very nice western style vintage Stetson that I resized and added ribbon to. Ops sticker of 10.00. Has a very narrow overwelt that I've not seen before and adds to the crispness of the brim finish. Ribbon is root beer .

 

[Geldoc]

Great job once again, Bond.

 

[bond]

Thank you David .
Was a 7 1/4 and now fits 1/2. Felt is very much like a light weight and very easily resized without any distortion as there was ample crown height and brim length . Reminded me of a vita felt quality hat.

 

[TheDane]

Great job once again, Bond.

+1! A reborn beauty! :eusa_clap

 

[scottyrocks]

Beautiful job, bond.

 

[DOGMAN]

I like it much better with the ribbon.Nice one,bond

 

[bond]

Thanks for the comments guys!

 

[gtdean48]

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I like this original band too. Looks like it may be a personal touch.
Let me know if you decide to part with it....

 

[Richard Allen Crook]

I got a 4X Stetson cowboy/ranch hat on clearance for $5.00 from the Hatco outlet which had a small tear in the felt around the brim. I've never trimmed a brim nor installed a ribbon but I thought this would be a fun Saturday project. I found some brown grosgrain ribbon which by miracle happen to be in my wife's craft bin. One side had stitching on it but turned over it's plain. I thought the stitching looked cool so I made the bow with a little strip of it. I also used a hot glue gun for the ribbon. I cut the brim with craft scissors which made the edge bumpy so I hit it with a sander to smooth it out. There is also a bit of glue on the felt just below the bow which I can probably just pull off. Anyway I'm not trying to make a masterpiece but all in all I think it turned out good even though I'm sure some of you are gasping at the glue gun and scissors method. lol

Before:


After:

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

Nice job. I like what you did with the ribbon cinch!


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[DOGMAN]

My 10th conversion.A Golden Spur collection by Chris Eddy 7x.The color is brown(carmel),the brim was 3 1/2 inches,now 2 3/4 inches.Open crown is 6 1/2 inches,now 4 7/8 inches front crease,4 3/8 inches back.The ribbon is a rayon cotton blend 1 1/2 inches wide the color is turftan.This hat has pretty nice felt.I was able to crease it without wetting it. t.

 

[Chepstow]

Nicely done, Dogman! Looks very good with that ribbon bow work!

 

[DOGMAN]

Thanks,Chepstow.

 

[Geldoc]

Really nice work, Dogman. The conversion has great lines.

 

[CircuitRider]

Resistol 7X Beaver trimmed to just under 3 inches with added open Road style matching ribbon.

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