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Western, anyone?

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Enjoying a cooler weather wk & always enjoy wearing my first custom made for me, a 1989 Ritch Rand Tom Horn with a beaded band made by long ago friend.

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AbbaDatDeHat

I'll Lock Up
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Official trailer for Killers of a Flower Moon came out yesterday, and boy oh boy there looks like some epic westerns to be seen! Here’s a screenshot of Leo’s bound edge beauty, which has me inspired to rock a proper ten gallon this weekend

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That’s a great looking hat!!
If Leo saw you wearing it he’d learn how to grow facial hair.

By the way….how’s the transition from Cal to Michigan going? You missing the wide open?
I know i sure miss your mountain/desert images of big boy Stetsons in action.
Be well.
Bowen
 

RossRYoung

Practically Family
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That’s a great looking hat!!
If Leo saw you wearing it he’d learn how to grow facial hair.

By the way….how’s the transition from Cal to Michigan going? You missing the wide open?
I know i sure miss your mountain/desert images of big boy Stetsons in action.
Be well.
Bowen

LOL, you’re right though, Leo definitely has patchy beards at best.

Thanks for checking in, I’m loving it! I was born and raised in Detroit area, Grand Rapids has been a little bit of an adjustment but it’s a great little city. My wife is still getting used to the winters though… work in progress.

I do miss the mountains, desert and oceans, but was honestly over the ‘nearly perfect’ weather. The seasonal variance goes a long way for outdoor enjoyment for myself. Ultimately, the transition was for me to leave investment banking and dive into waste disposal. Going from wearing suits in Beverly Hills, to blue jeans on top of trash pile in the middle of Michigan, was just what I needed. Cheers, Bowen, I hope all is well in your neck of the woods!
 

MikeinRome

One Too Many
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Stetson mystery hat just arrived. 4 inch brim, 6 3/4 open crown. I was guessing it was Nutria, but definitely isn't, I'd say. Perhaps 3X Beaver, but not sure. No original sweatband. Felt is quite thick and soft. Felt is extremely malleable and lacks any "memory" of previous shaping. Dates sometime in the 40's to early 1950's. I just put a Gus crease in it for kicks, not because it seemed to have had one previously. The Block Number on this hat is # 406. On the Stetson Block Number thread, this block number is listed as being for a hat with a 7 inch crown, so my measurement of 6 3/4 inches, while accurate, may mean this hat has shrunk a bit from an original 7 inch crown. Stetson's Carlsbad model hat was 4 inches by 7 inches in the 1937 Stockman-Farmer catalog.
Same Stetson after being sent to Paris Hatters for cleaning, new sweatband, crown shaping and adding pencil curl to brim edge.
 

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Vintage Sunburst

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I got this one on Ebay for $50 plus $20 shipping. I steamed and brought down the front top of the crown about half an inch because it was so tall and narrow in that area that it made me look like Beldar Conehead. Brim is 3 1/4", color is very similar to silverbelly, but it has a kind of gray tone to it instead to tan.

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I got this one on Ebay for $50 plus $20 shipping. I steamed and brought down the front top of the crown about half an inch because it was so tall and narrow in that area that it made me look like Beldar Conehead. Brim is 3 1/4", color is very similar to silverbelly, but it has a kind of gray tone to it instead to tan.

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Nice find. These make great daily wearers, and I like how you have it shaped.
 

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