Turning a cheap ebay cowboy hat into A SPAGHETTI WESTERN HAT

[ukali1066]

I picked this up for a princely 15 pounds including P+P [ U.K.]
They're all over ebay U.K. for around the same price, in brown or black
100% wool felt, simple sweatband inside but no liner.

The shape was a bog standard country singer/oil baron style....but I had a feeling some hot water would make it come alive

I soaked the whole hat with hot water from the shower head started reshaping it....I went for a Clint Eastwood "Man with no name" shape for the main body of the hat with a slight front pinch, the brim was very hard to work into any shape, I think because of the way the edge has been folded under and sewn instead of edged with material, the best remedy I found was to put it on the floor and steam iron the entire brim flat, then shape the brim front by hand afterwards.

Please forgive the use of a bath towel as a poncho Yes I'm cheesy...

 

[Sargon]

Nicely done! I'm just glad I don't have any money stashed at Wells Fargo!

 

[kiltie]

Ya know, that look could be many things: ironic, corny, contrived, earnestly misguided...many things. But I'll be darned if I don't think it's cool. Nice going - really good look all around!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Wil Tam]

How easy was it to work the wool?

I have one that I shaped with that method but wet weather ruined it & I had to do it all over... I don't don that lid any more... I detest wool hats :rage:

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[ukali1066]

I've been called many things in life...but corny is definately one of them

The wool was pretty easy to work...except the brim

It's going to be a good knock around hat for summer fishing to keep my face and neck from going lobster red...

 

[ukali1066]

{ Thread has been revised with new photos after I did a rework of the hat again...more like the shape I was after }

 

[hollowpond]

Nice Job:eusa_clap As you can see in my avatar, I am a fan of that style as well!

 

[Mr. Scratch]

"You see in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend; those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig."

 

[GreatBritishWesterner]

Good job on it. There's something to be said about wool-felt hats - not expensive, but equally good when out in all weathers. It depends on what style you go for as well as colour and brim width. I know because I happen to have some hats myself (half in fur-felt and half in wool-felt).

 

[Michael R.]

The guys in UK can still get Akubras at a reasonable price . Much Better than wool ! And it will hold up for the long haul .

 

[Frunobulax]

The guys in UK can still get Akubras at a reasonable price . Much Better than wool ! And it will hold up for the long haul .

True dat.

 

[RJR]

True dat.

+1

 

[GreatBritishWesterner]

You know...I have some hats in wool-felt I kinda played around and reshaped into ones based on those from certain Westerns I like. Would anybody like to see them?

 

[RJR]

You know...I have some hats in wool-felt I kinda played around and reshaped into ones based on those from certain Westerns I like. Would anybody like to see them?

Sure.

 

[addison]

Blondie called ... he wants his hat back!

 

[Lean'n'mean]

You know...I have some hats in wool-felt I kinda played around and reshaped into ones based on those from certain Westerns I like. Would anybody like to see them?

Yep, I wouldn't mind a butcher's.

 

[Wesslyn]

Looks legit. Nice work.
Now you just need a duster and a soundtrack by Morricone

 

[GreatBritishWesterner]

I don't know if you guys have heard of Hats by Grizz, but I obtained two for different projects.

 

[RJR]

I don't know if you guys have heard of Hats by Grizz, but I obtained two for different projects.

Yes, I 've seen a couple of his.

 

[GreatBritishWesterner]

Yes, I 've seen a couple of his.

Excellent. I took two hats, a brown derby and a black buckaroo. Can you guess what I did with them?