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Stetson 10X from eBay, re-creased from a very tall 70s cattleman. Sure feels better than the 4X I ordered recently for rodeo season. Frank
Having recently gained an appreciation for the Gus, I have to say that this looks AMAZING! :eusa_clap
Well, as this crease seems to have gained the approval of Loungers in the WHAYWT thread, I guess I'll post it here.
This Campdraft originally had a teardrop with snap brim. Through careful working, I put it into a type of Gus/Tom Horn crease (not as great as the one Frussell recently posted ). I then changed it to a telescope, to imagine what the Pale Rider-style crown would look like on me. I love the look, but it didn't look right on the Campdraft (crown too short, my skills too low, and brim too narrow). So, I changed it back too the Gus/Tom Horn.
I have since changed it back to the telescope, as the Gus/Tom Horn was hard to maintain with the soft, floppy felt of the Campdraft. Here's what it looked like, though:
These experiments over the last couple of days have been quite fun!
Ahh, the good old days when you could still drink the water without getting some kind of weird intestinal parasites. Been a long time since I drank from a creek, although I think I would have had my taste before my horse was standing in it. Frank
Here's a "Western-inspired" crease on my Akubra Campdraft. At the very least, it'll tide me over until after Christmas !
Hey Neo,
I'm currently reading a novel about Billy the Kid, which prompted me to look at some of my Old West picture books to get some ideas of how they wore hats, etc. I noticed that a lot of the hats look much like yours in this picture. No real specific bash, (frequently open crown) and brim sort of all over the place, or sometimes flat as a pancake.
In fact, many of them were not that wide-brimmed, and looked a lot like an OR in brim width and style.
So, with the way you have that CD now, you could pass for an old-time cowboy (not necessarily Billy the Kid).
Yeehaw!
Most true Old West creases & brim shapes were the result of putting the hat on & taking it off. Lots of old photos were staged & photographers would set up the shot so the hats would not cast a shadow over the face of the subjects. Brims would be swept back, hats tilted back, etc. Some creases, like a telescope, would trap rain water, as would some brim curls. This would make the hat heavier in bad weather. May look good for a dress hat but not desired for a true working cowpoke's hat....
That is something to consider. Certain brim shapes would divert the flow of rainwater, while others would capture it. Would you say, then, that common crown shapes in the Old West would include open (round) or open (flat), with a dent or pinch here or there?
I find that the Old West hats appeal to me much, much more than the Western and Modern Westerns, so any and all information would be appreciated. Thanks!
Neo,
One of my favorite pics is of the "Dogde City peace commission", with notables such as Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Luke Short. Again I am surprised at how small the brims appear, but then again, these guys were city dudes.