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One of my conversions, gray Resistol Stagecoach
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Did you block this one on your RA straight block? What a wonderful hat!
 

T Jones

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Did you block this one on your RA straight block? What a wonderful hat!
Thanks buddy. I did this one last year sometime so I'm thinking this may have been blocked on a cheap plastic straight sided dome block from hat shapers. I have a couple of wood #52s and a #51 but I rarely block on them anymore since I like these straight sided dome shapes much better.

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Ribbon was not yet attached in this pic:
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Thanks buddy. I did this one last year sometime so I'm thinking this may have been blocked on a cheap plastic straight sided dome block from hat shapers. I have a couple of wood #52s and a #51 but I rarely block on them anymore since I like these straight sided dome shapes much better.

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How are the hat shapers to work with? Are they a reasonable alternative? I have one in my wife's size but have yet to use it.
 

T Jones

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How are the hat shapers to work with? Are they a reasonable alternative? I have one in my wife's size but have yet to use it.
I've been using them almost exclusively for the last few years and I haven't had any problems with them. Of course, being hollow plastic, you're going to have to take more care with them than you would with a vintage or custom wood block. With that said, mine has lasted me for about the last five years or so....and they're cheap in price and can easily be replaced. They're cheap enough to where you could even afford to buy a few of the same size at once and have them on hand just in case one breaks.
 
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I've been using them almost exclusively for the last few years and I haven't had any problems with them. Of course, being hollow plastic, you're going to have to take more care with them than you would with a vintage or custom wood block. With that said, mine has lasted me for about the last five years or so....and they're cheap in price and can easily be replaced. They're cheap enough to where you could even afford to buy a few of the same size at once and have them on hand just in case one breaks.
I was thinking they would be good for sizes outside the norm. Of the few hats I have made for customers they have all been 7 1/4 or 7 3/8....no outliers at all. Thank you!
 

georgie girl

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Posting this because there’s way too few fedoras in the roundup . Beaver fifteen with a 2 1/2” cavanagh edge, depth is about 4 1/2” as it sits, probably around 5 1/2” open crown. By far the softest felt I’ve touched which is probably why I still have it considering it’s 1 1/2-2 sizes too large. The color is a light tan.

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Gobi

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Stagecoach. This thing is my outdoor work hat and it's seen some action. First time out, about four years ago, we both went for a dive in a lake. It's been waterlogged so many times that I think it actually likes water. I throw it on when I need to work outside in the pouring rain. It fans fires, waters the dog on hikes, kills bugs, swats the chickens, hot pad to grab the coffee off the fire. It's held up really well considering. It still fits perfect and even a slight touch on the loose side which is nice. I threw a new sweatband in it a while back since the original was torn up and rotten. The felt is pretty soft and flexible for a western. I love this hat.
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