Western, anyone?

[Hurricane Jack]

One of the Australian dealers for Akubra offered a special order for an Imperial grade Woomera in black a few yrs ago with a two month wait, so I ordered. Converting from metric to inches the Woomera is a 4.01" raw edge brim with thin ribbon X 6.7" open crown & comes with lots of fender roll. And a feather.

Since I figured I would never find a vintage black Stetson BRE in my size one of the hats I had in mind to clone was Alan's @alanfgag.

But once you have a Woomera in hand you really shouldn't need an engineering degree to figure out the blocking used on the Woomera won't take dents or an elongated crease without introducing taper to the equation. And at the time all I had for pencil curls & flanging were a keychain bottle opener, clothesline rope & a wooden brush handle. But I'm happy with the results.

 

[Yahoody]

Another nice hat Jack!

 

[Bamaboots]

Here’s a short Government sponsored WWII film on beef production. Around the 10 minute mark the variety of styles and creases pick up.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Another nice hat Jack!

Thanks Yahoody. Here's my other Woomera in Sand Tone.

I was looking for a good candidate hat after I saw this pic in one of my wife's magazines.

This is a pic taken by @Michael R. of his Woomera, as a before example in Sand Tone.

 

[T Jones]

Very nice effort there Mr. Jones. You did a great job rebuilding that hat. Perfect '50s hat.

Thank you buddy, and I really like those you build. Very nice.

 

[Yahoody]

It is always great fun to stop by and see what you guys are up too! Jack that sand tone Akubra is really nice. I like the unusual crown and how you did the brim. You guys off some great inspiration for the next hat

 

[Blare]

One of the Australian dealers for Akubra offered a special order for an Imperial grade Woomera in black a few yrs ago with a two month wait, so I ordered. Converting from metric to inches the Woomera is a 4.01" raw edge brim with thin ribbon X 6.7" open crown & comes with lots of fender roll. And a feather.

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Since I figured I would never find a vintage black Stetson BRE in my size one of the hats I had in mind to clone was Alan's @alanfgag.

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But once you have a Woomera in hand you really shouldn't need an engineering degree to figure out the blocking used on the Woomera won't take dents or an elongated crease without introducing taper to the equation. And at the time all I had for pencil curls & flanging were a keychain bottle opener, clothesline rope & a wooden brush handle. But I'm happy with the results.

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Nice Jack

 

[T Jones]

This pic is from last year but I wore it around some and didn't get a recent pic. This is a 3X Resistol that I completely took apart and rebuilt a couple years back. It's been reblocked and restyled. It sports a Montana pinch crease with a mule kick in the back and a curled 4 inch brim. I also added a matching mid ribbon with my preferred up turned bow work.

Before:

 

[Yahoody]

Another really nice hat there Sir! You guys are bad for me. I don't need another hat. And likely don't ever need another hat! And here I am looking at one because of what Mr. Jones is building.

Ray Holes, was a childhood hero, this likely taken in the early '50s. Makes me wonder how I ever went from a 4" brim to a 4.5" and 5" brim.

Ray and his Mrs. Lillian, sold my parents this Resistol as a birthday present when I turned 8. I wore it for the next 10 years. Learned how to rebuild a hat with that one.

 

[T Jones]

Another really nice hat there Sir! You guys are bad for me. I don't need another hat. And likely don't ever need another hat! And here I am looking at one because of what Mr. Jones is building.

Ha ha! Thank you buddy! Just when a guy thinks he has too many hats he always finds room for one more!

 

[T Jones]

Ray Holes, was a childhood hero, this likely taken in the early '50s. Makes me wonder how I ever went from a 4" brim to a 4.5" and 5" brim.

Ray and his Mrs. Lillian, sold my parents this Resistol as a birthday present when I turned 8. I wore it for the next 10 years. Learned how to rebuild a hat with that one.

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That's a good picture of Mr. Holes. I really like that early '50s Western look...and a good picture of you too, in your youth, and a very familiar Western hat style of the era.

 

[Yahoody]

Ya, I know. I was going to order some new felt a while back. But then got lazy and just bought a new hat. It showed up in the wrong brim size. Liked it enough I ended up keeping it anyway. Then the right brim size arrived so I had two the same color. That last one still sits in the box. I then decided I needed a different color That one I am wearing right now. No, I really don't need another hat But another Akubra might be useful

 

[Yahoody]

Your hats got me looking at the photo long and hard.

Besides the good looking Appy, there is a father and son working the branding pen with the same hat on. (new white hats, center and right) The photos is from Sewell's Circle S ranch, south of Grangeville, in Idaho County, Idaho. Likely most every hat in that photo was bought at Ray Holes shop in Grangeville. Photo wasn't dated but I'd bet mid '50s.

Easy to see why I like Appys. Two of ours.
Cozmo

Brazen

 

[Yahoody]

Sunny here now after a some rain. Bit windy most of today. Nice January day compared to what it could have been! New crown shape. I call it "Bear Snout".

 

[T Jones]

I'm liking the Western that Hank is wearing in this video.

 

[dh66]

I'm liking the Western that Hank is wearing in this video.

Yep!

 

[RossRYoung]

Can’t say I recommend the wine

 

[Hurricane Jack]

A morning spent in the cold rain, the big brimmed Woomera offered its warmth & protection.

 

[hatophile]

I'm liking the Western that Hank is wearing in this video.

Great video. The pigtail gal is June Carter (later Cash).

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Can anyone recognize these Western embossings from the early 1960's time frame, likely Texas?

Pic taken in 1960-1963

Pic taken in 1964