The Conversion Corral

[DOGMAN]

Here is my 16th conversion.A Resistol Stagecoach,color Tan Bark,Brim was 4",now 2 5/8".Crown open 6 1/4",now as creased front 5",back 5",highest point on sides 5 5/8".Ribbon 1 1/2" dark brown.Liner is one of the pin-up liners that I made.Also my 1st try at a shark gill bow.

 

[bowlerman]

Nicely done again! The sharks gill looks spot on to me.

 

[DOGMAN]

Thanks again, bowlerman.The shark gill is a labor intensive bow to make.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Nice work (except the brim trimming).

 

[DOGMAN]

Thanks,Joao

 

[hatophile]

Dang, impressive!

 

[DOGMAN]

Thanks for the dang nice compliment hatophile.

 

[hatophile]

Any dang time DG! I especially like the liner

 

[RJR]

Wow,nice job.I too like the custom liner!

 

[DOGMAN]

Thanks,RJR.I thought you would like the liner.hatophile glad you like liner.They are fun to make and it's great to get a nice compliment.

 

[LuvMyMan]

Thanks again, bowlerman.The shark gill is a labor intensive bow to make.

When you made the shark gill, was there another one you had to look at so you could copy, or was it something you just knew how to make it right?

 

[DOGMAN]

I have only seen pics of shark gill bows.So I just did the best I could.

 

[DOGMAN]

Forgot to post before conversion pic.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Poor stagecoach... (sorry but... you know)

 

[ManofKent]

Dogman - I like it.

 

[T Jones]

Really nice job on the Shark Gill DOGMAN. Very nice....and it does indeed look labor intensive. How wide are the pleats on that?

 

[DOGMAN]

That's ok,Joao I understand your pain.Thank you,ManofKent glad you liked it.T Jones it's cool you guys like the bow,it wasn't that easy for me to make. The center is 1" the pleats are 1/2",the bow is 5" long.

 

[John Galt]

(Sorry Joao), A Stetson 100 conversion I'm almost done with. No good before photos, but it was a Rancher crease with a OR style ribbon, and about a 3 inch brim.

I love this ribbon. It's marked 1952, so was perfect for this hat, which was about the same year based on the onion skin sweatband barrier.

For the record, this hat was stretched rather than re-blocked specifically to save the sweatband, all vintage tools, methods & materials were used, and no baby seals or dolphins lost their lives...

 

[DOGMAN]

I like the ribbon.Looks good.Glad you didn't have to harm any baby seals.

 

[T Jones]

That looks really nice John. Great job on that! Looks really crisp. I agree with you on the ribbon. I like it too. Nice!

(hmmm....did you use scissors to cut that brim down?)