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Western, anyone?
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Great hat and cool pic, Michael. Good to see you. I like the layout of that deck. Lady B wants an arbor on our new one. I'm lobbying against.
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I'll echo all of what Doug and Greg said!
Michael R.
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Thanks guys . Keep lobbying Bama . Its okay , but the 6X6 posts can get in the way , everybody likes it though .
Joao Encarnado
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Nice picture.
Latigo
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@AlexTheApache Classic Black Hat for sure! Maybe we better keep quiet about how nice American Hat Co. hats really are...
@Michael R. Nice to see you Michael! You know you do look like your avatar! BTW Nice deck and hat and you do look like you're relaxing....
Latigo
@Michael R. Nice to see you Michael! You know you do look like your avatar! BTW Nice deck and hat and you do look like you're relaxing....
Latigo
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I was assisting a friend at a Gymkhana competition this past weekend and thought it a good idea to market some of my custom hats while I was there. Here are the hats I displayed for any interested parties.
Latigo
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Ok, not too long ago I posted about brim width and how you like the brim rolled. @Michael R. pointed out and rightfully so that brim width is measured from the crown out to the edge of the brim. Well I guess I didn't get my point across very well. What I want to get at is that overall it makes a Big difference in how you like to roll your brim as to the overall width of the hat. In other words it does make a big difference in how big or small the hat looks on you. Compare the OVERALL width of the hat to your head size and more importantly (At least to me) to the width of your shoulders. Now I know this is all relative to what your personal likes and styles are. But what say you...? I say that if you get carried away with too wide a brim with not enough roll to match you're likely to look like a walking thumb tack! Now don't get a burr under your saddle just yet! It all depends on your build and hat and what your going for and I know everybody is different but did you ever think about it?..... Here's a picture of Matt Damon (sp) wearing a hat, must be about a 4 inch brim but it don't look it because of the way its brim is rolled, it looks smaller overall because of it. I think this roll is pretty darn classic looking. Second pic looks a little different, even more curl almost a roll over....
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Yeah, the OVERALL width, after you've creased/rolled the brim is as critical as the crown height in a Western hat. My biggest challenge is when someone orders a hat from me and they're not physically present. Makes it difficult to judge a custom build in the making
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Yeah , I know I like the roll to start at the outside edge of my eyes . My shoulders are pretty wide , so I don't worry about the thumb tack thing . It does seem the crown height , and the crease effect the roll to some extent . Most Hats I have that are 3 1/2" Brims I wear with less roll , and 4" Brims more . I have 2 Shantung Hats with different creases and rolls , both are 4 1/4" Brims . A Hat needs to fit your face , eye width , build , etc. . I think it would be tough to get one right without something to go by more than just I want that Hat with this look . Its going to need tweaking more than likely .
Latigo
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@Mustang Mike's Hats Yeah I can see where that would be tough to do, you do know what I'm talking about though and need to be I would think being in the business and all. Maybe you could post some customs that you've done and give a little narrative as to why and what the customer wanted as to how the hat turned out?
@Michael R. That's they way I do my hats too. I try to keep the overall width the same or close. Depends on the hat and style. I roll the wider brims up more than the shorter ones. I think I've said it before that I like to use a lot of rocker or dip to the brim and the wider the brim the less rocker I can use or it just doesn't look right to me.
You ever notice that some folks can wear just about any hat and still look good. Wish I was like that, some folks are just made for it I guess........
Latigo
@Michael R. That's they way I do my hats too. I try to keep the overall width the same or close. Depends on the hat and style. I roll the wider brims up more than the shorter ones. I think I've said it before that I like to use a lot of rocker or dip to the brim and the wider the brim the less rocker I can use or it just doesn't look right to me.
You ever notice that some folks can wear just about any hat and still look good. Wish I was like that, some folks are just made for it I guess........
Latigo
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My crown creases depend on the brim width immensely. I like a very square and wide front, this is because I like the looks and on my working hats it keeps my ears from getting toasted. 4" and above is just as wide as my ears but 3.5" and 3.75" I usually go with a very wide from as shown on this grizzly here. I do have a 3.5" that has a square brim with the side turned up but it's mostly an exemption. Scott down at Catalena Hatters shaped it for me and it's a shape I paid for so I tend to leave it that way, as my steam skills get better I feel more comfortable reshaping hats that have been worked on by someone better than me.
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I like what has become known as the Old West style. My favorite crease is probably the Tom Horn. The brims I prefer usually fall in the range of 3-1/4" to 4" wide. I want my brims to be fairly flat with maybe just a bit of swoop in the front. I don't want much if any packer draw in the front or back, & not much fender roll on the sides.
Ritch Rand all natural beaver
Stetson
Kevin O'Farrell
Ritch Rand
These two Rand's are favorites & have as much fender roll as I ever want:
Ritch Rand
Ritch Rand
I also really like what I call the Old West gentleman's dress hat for special occasions. Most will have brims that are fairly flat with a small kettle curl:
Ritch Rand (charcoal)
Worth - Walden
Worth - Walden
Texas Hat Co.
Akubra Woomera
Ritch Rand
Akubra Woomera
Great topic for a post, Latigo!
Ritch Rand all natural beaver
Stetson
Kevin O'Farrell
Ritch Rand
These two Rand's are favorites & have as much fender roll as I ever want:
Ritch Rand
Ritch Rand
I also really like what I call the Old West gentleman's dress hat for special occasions. Most will have brims that are fairly flat with a small kettle curl:
Ritch Rand (charcoal)
Worth - Walden
Worth - Walden
Texas Hat Co.
Akubra Woomera
Ritch Rand
Akubra Woomera
Great topic for a post, Latigo!
John Cronyn
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Good Morning folks.. Any "Cowboy's/Cowgirl's" want to show their hats? I'd like to see what you have and how it's curled
That looks more like Sunday go to meeting than work. But it's a nice one.
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Come on Michael, get those closet queens out & post some pics!
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Amazing collection Jack!
I concur -- Michael R. needs to post up some hats!
I concur -- Michael R. needs to post up some hats!
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I like what has become known as the Old West style. My favorite crease is probably the Tom Horn. The brims I prefer usually fall in the range of 3-1/4" to 4" wide. I want my brims to be fairly flat with maybe just a bit of swoop in the front. I don't want much if any packer draw in the front or back, & not much fender roll on the sides.
Ritch Rand all natural beaver
Stetson
Kevin O'Farrell
Ritch Rand
These two Rand's are favorites & have as much fender roll as I ever want:
Ritch Rand
Ritch Rand
I also really like what I call the Old West gentleman's dress hat for special occasions. Most will have brims that are fairly flat with a small kettle curl:
Ritch Rand (charcoal)
Worth - Walden
Worth - Walden
Texas Hat Co.
Akubra Woomera
Ritch Rand
Akubra Woomera
Great topic for a post, Latigo!
Now THAT collection deserves a bump! I'll get the rest of my hats posted on this thread as soon as I can get the honey-dos out of the way. I do have a few posted up higher on the thread but are more to come.
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What a wonderful selection of hats, thanks for showing them all together like that. (-:
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I like what has become known as the Old West style. My favorite crease is probably the Tom Horn. The brims I prefer usually fall in the range of 3-1/4" to 4" wide. I want my brims to be fairly flat with maybe just a bit of swoop in the front. I don't want much if any packer draw in the front or back, & not much fender roll on the sides.
Ritch Rand all natural beaver
Stetson
Kevin O'Farrell
Ritch Rand
These two Rand's are favorites & have as much fender roll as I ever want:
Ritch Rand
Ritch Rand
I also really like what I call the Old West gentleman's dress hat for special occasions. Most will have brims that are fairly flat with a small kettle curl:
Ritch Rand (charcoal)
Worth - Walden
Worth - Walden
Texas Hat Co.
Akubra Woomera
Ritch Rand
Akubra Woomera
Great topic for a post, Latigo!
I can't pick a favorite, Jack. Stupendous collection!!! All those Rands ROCK!!
Is that a Fairbanks postal scale behind the Kevin O'Farrell?
I like what has become known as the Old West style. My favorite crease is probably the Tom Horn. The brims I prefer usually fall in the range of 3-1/4" to 4" wide. I want my brims to be fairly flat with maybe just a bit of swoop in the front. I don't want much if any packer draw in the front or back, & not much fender roll on the sides.
Ritch Rand all natural beaver
Stetson
Kevin O'Farrell
Ritch Rand
These two Rand's are favorites & have as much fender roll as I ever want:
Ritch Rand
Ritch Rand
I also really like what I call the Old West gentleman's dress hat for special occasions. Most will have brims that are fairly flat with a small kettle curl:
Ritch Rand (charcoal)
Worth - Walden
Worth - Walden
Texas Hat Co.
Akubra Woomera
Ritch Rand
Akubra Woomera
Great topic for a post, Latigo!
Outstanding! Causing me some serious envy.
