Western, anyone?

[jlee562]

Here is hat build #4. I blocked it on a 6", #52 block, 3" brim. I put a few dry creases in but they all seemed too tall. So I decided to try a different western crease. I saw this photo on the Paris Hatters site:

I didn't get quite the blocky center 'trough,' I guess they went lower on the back and sides than I did.





beaver FEPSA felt in Moonshine, vintage 2 ply and hand bound edge.

 

[Blare]

Here is hat build #4. I blocked it on a 6", #52 block, 3" brim. I put a few dry creases in but they all seemed too tall. So I decided to try a different western crease. I saw this photo on the Paris Hatters site:

I didn't get quite the blocky center 'trough,' I guess they went lower on the back and sides than I did.





beaver FEPSA felt in Moonshine, vintage 2 ply and hand bound edge.

Very cool Jared! Wonderful job

 

[RossRYoung]

+1, looks well executed Jared. Love Stetson ads in the background too.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Another rainy day under a Woomera.

 

[Yahoody]

Cool here today and post pandemic. I am liking basic black.

 

[jlee562]

Very cool Jared! Wonderful job

+1, looks well executed Jared. Love Stetson ads in the background too.

thanks for the likes and kind comments! This was a fun one to make.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Here is hat build #4. I blocked it on a 6", #52 block, 3" brim. I put a few dry creases in but they all seemed too tall. So I decided to try a different western crease. I saw this photo on the Paris Hatters site:

I didn't get quite the blocky center 'trough,' I guess they went lower on the back and sides than I did.





beaver FEPSA felt in Moonshine, vintage 2 ply and hand bound edge.

Great job all around, Jared. The brim binding looks like a lot of difficult precision work and not much fun.

 

[bowlerman]

That plae of fajitas looks a bit like Joe T's ...

It absolutely is. Loved it!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

First the drizzle, I barely got home & under the porch roof before heavier rains came. Stetson OR Twenty-five.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Gannon Natural Beaver in a Dogbone crease.

 

[T Jones]

Here is hat build #4. I blocked it on a 6", #52 block, 3" brim. I put a few dry creases in but they all seemed too tall. So I decided to try a different western crease. I saw this photo on the Paris Hatters site:

I didn't get quite the blocky center 'trough,' I guess they went lower on the back and sides than I did.





beaver FEPSA felt in Moonshine, vintage 2 ply and hand bound edge.

Looks good, buddy!

 

[humanshoes]

Here is hat build #4. I blocked it on a 6", #52 block, 3" brim. I put a few dry creases in but they all seemed too tall. So I decided to try a different western crease. I saw this photo on the Paris Hatters site:

I didn't get quite the blocky center 'trough,' I guess they went lower on the back and sides than I did.





beaver FEPSA felt in Moonshine, vintage 2 ply and hand bound edge.

Excellent build Jared!

 

[T Jones]

Wearing my rebuilt Ridgetop again this morning.

Before:

 

[jlee562]

Looks good, buddy!

Excellent build Jared!

Thank you both! I admire both of your handiwork as well.

 

[James McMahon]

Seeking advice, please. Hi. I'm new here, and just trying to find my way. I want a summertime Western cross-over smaller proportioned straw hat with a Cattleman crown and a the narrower 2.75" brim you get on a hat like the Open Road. But I'll change the brim shape to moderate curls on the sides and the brim dipping front and rear. I have two candidate hats in mind with the same proportions. The Stetson Open Road in Shantung, and the Atwood Austin in Palm Leaf. Photos below. Any recommendations which one would produce a better result? And if anyone has already converted the brim on a hat like this to be more traditionally Western, please post photos for inspiration. Thanks.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Akubra Territory looking for a Tone on Tone color 1-1/2 ribbon & bow.

 

[T Jones]

Sorry to keep posting my Ridgetop rebuild, but I finally got some better pictures of the hat rather than the mirror selfies I was posting.

I'm a little worse for wear in these pics. I've been on my roof this morning cleaning my gutters out before the rain came in and doing some yard work over the last few days.

A few different angles.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Seeking advice, please. Hi. I'm new here, and just trying to find my way. I want a summertime Western cross-over smaller proportioned straw hat with a Cattleman crown and a the narrower 2.75" brim you get on a hat like the Open Road. But I'll change the brim shape to moderate curls on the sides and the brim dipping front and rear. I have two candidate hats in mind with the same proportions. The Stetson Open Road in Shantung, and the Atwood Austin in Palm Leaf. Photos below. Any recommendations which one would produce a better result? And if anyone has already converted the brim on a hat like this to be more traditionally Western, please post photos for inspiration. Thanks. View attachment 337231 View attachment 337232

My personal experience is that Shantung difficult to reshape and have it look good. Minor changes are one thing, but I wouldn’t consider it if it needed even a moderate amount of change/shaping.

Palm is usually fairly easy to shape, but it’s hot wearing and heavy. Useful, but with significant limitations.

Have you considered a hemp Open Road? You can also get a hemp Peters Bros. Just some ideas. Good luck and share photos once your hat arrives.

 

[dh66]

Seeking advice, please. Hi. I'm new here, and just trying to find my way. I want a summertime Western cross-over smaller proportioned straw hat with a Cattleman crown and a the narrower 2.75" brim you get on a hat like the Open Road. But I'll change the brim shape to moderate curls on the sides and the brim dipping front and rear. I have two candidate hats in mind with the same proportions. The Stetson Open Road in Shantung, and the Atwood Austin in Palm Leaf. Photos below. Any recommendations which one would produce a better result? And if anyone has already converted the brim on a hat like this to be more traditionally Western, please post photos for inspiration. Thanks. View attachment 337231 View attachment 337232

My personal experience with the shantung Open Road has been that the brim is very easy to shape....it just won't stay that way. Get it a little bit damp, shape it how you want it, let it dry, and you're good to go.....as long as you stay inside with the air conditioning on....twenty minutes out in the heat and humidity down here and the brim is sagging down like a Gilligan hat. Granted, it'll shape right back up, but after awhile it's just not worth the fight. Mine has been relegated to grass cutting duty these days. Maybe you live in a more arid climate and it wouldn't be so much an issue, but they're kind of pricey for a maybe.

 

[James McMahon]

Very nice hat band!

I couldn't help but admire it, too, myself. Damned fine, and really suits the hat well.