Seven days without a western makes one weak.
Yeah, I'm envious.
Seven days without a western makes one weak.
Reluctant to post this Dorer after Alan brought down the house.
Oh boy...Seven days without a western makes one weak.
Oh boy...
"Consistent with quality our prices are lowest" uh, that sounds like the hats are cheap like the price. What were (are) Rossett hats like?
Now that's what I call a Western!Stetson 5X long hair
New to me. Guessing mid-1960s through mid-1970s. The top 3/4 of crown is very soft and then transitions to being very stiff, as is the brim. I’m still playing with the shape and there is a lot of crown to work with.
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Nice! Very Nice!Seven days without a western makes one weak.
Awesome job. TJ...your refurb work is pretty impressiveHere's my latest refurb project. This is a '50s era Stetson No.1 Quality Western that I refurbished and sized up from its original 6 5/8 to my 7 1/4 hat size. Thanks to a fellow Lounger who gifted this hat to me, this is my first No.1 Stetson. After handling this hat I now know why you guys like these vintage No.1s so much. The felt on this hat's amazing. I have more in the Conversion Corral. I styled this hat similar to some of the ones I remember seeing in T.V. Western serials from the 1950s and '60s.
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Thank you buddy. I appreciate that.Awesome job. TJ...your refurb work is pretty impressive
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What impresses me most is how you got that hat to fitHere's my latest refurb project. This is a '50s era Stetson No.1 Quality Western that I refurbished and sized up from its original 6 5/8 to my 7 1/4 hat size. Thanks to a fellow Lounger who gifted this hat to me, this is my first No.1 Stetson. After handling this hat I now know why you guys like these vintage No.1s so much. The felt on this hat's amazing. I have more in the Conversion Corral. I styled this hat similar to some of the ones I remember seeing in T.V. Western serials from the 1950s and '60s.
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On the block:
After: straight and taller crown
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Beautiful work Terry, as always.Here's my latest refurb project. This is a '50s era Stetson No.1 Quality Western that I refurbished and sized up from its original 6 5/8 to my 7 1/4 hat size. Thanks to a fellow Lounger who gifted this hat to me, this is my first No.1 Stetson. After handling this hat I now know why you guys like these vintage No.1s so much. The felt on this hat's amazing. I have more in the Conversion Corral. I styled this hat similar to some of the ones I remember seeing in T.V. Western serials from the 1950s and '60s.
Before:
On the block:
After: straight and taller crown
On the head:
Thank you Bowen. I had an idea to reuse the original sweat and it looked like it was going to work, and it would have if it weren't for the fabric material where reed went didn't start tearing. I spliced a piece of sweat of the same color and width onto the original. It almost worked. It wouldn't have been the prettiest but I didn't care. I wanted the original sweat in the hat since it was in such good shape. Anyway, I ended up putting a new sweat in the hat after all.Beautiful work Terry, as always.
How did you reconcile the sweatband??
Bowen
Ha! Thank you buddy!My main man, Matt Dillon rides again...or at least he drinks coffee on the porch!
Nice work TJ.
It was simple. I sprinkled some magic dust on it.What impresses me most is how you got that hat to fit