Western, anyone?

[Joao Encarnado]

Nice one.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

This Stetson Junior Cowboy is a pretty rare hat for someone's collection.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Joh...6c7da3&pid=100011&rk=9&rkt=12&sd=252886269355

Not mine & I have no part in this auction.

 

[Mustang Mike's Hats]

Finally got around to getting some pix of hats I've made in the past. I'll be using some of these shots as samples when I get my web site finished.

Rodeo with a chonco hatband

A dark gray derby I did when I interned at D Bar J about 10 years ago.

One of my favorite Wollies. A medium gray with a silver binding and band.

My "go-to" when I'm not actually riding. This was the first hat I made when I finally got my pencil roll tool

My first attempt at a Bolero. (My wife snagged this one before I could sell it.)

My Silver Belly dress Cattleman. The hatband is from the same felt at the body

Made this one for my wife to be worn at our wedding. She wanted that '20's Cowgirl look. Silver Belly with Brown binding and band

A tan Tom Mix

A Tan Gus creased Woolie

 

[M Hatman]

Very nice!

 

[Michael R.]

Yeah , those are nice ! I like this one , but they all look great ...

 

[Joao Encarnado]

All look very nice.

 

[M Hatman]

I have never posted this hat found in an antique mall.........it is a childs "Hoss" hat......great shape, fun display hat!
M

 

[Mustang Mike's Hats]

Kewl!!

 

[BobHufford]

This Stetson Junior Cowboy is a pretty rare hat for someone's collection.

Cool Jack! One of those went through Goodwill back in November.

 

[totallyfrozen]

I left it open crown for now till I decide what crease to give it...and the liner is not attached just yet. I'm going to see if I can clean it up a little more.

OK....What crease would you give it....?

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It depends on a few things for me. The size and shape of the man's head and face and what kind of weather he'll be wearing it in.

Otherwise, I like the open crown. I don't see enough of those being worn.



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[splintercellsz]

20s Stetson no.1
quality

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[Mustang Mike's Hats]

Love it! - Major old timey look!!!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Any leather workers out there? These are my saddle bags from when I was a kid. I've been trying to clean, condition & soften them up to see if it's worth the effort to relace them or not. So far I'm not making much headway. I'm using Fiebings Glycerin bar soap & Bick 4. Any suggestions? The color of the hat is natural beaver but it is blown out so the bags aren't shown so dark. They were a dark brown, not black.

 

[RJR]

Any leather workers out there? These are my saddle bags from when I was a kid. I've been trying to clean, condition & soften them up to see if it's worth the effort to relace them or not. So far I'm not making much headway. I'm using Fiebings Glycerin bar soap & Bick 4. Any suggestions? The color of the hat is natural beaver but it is blown out so the bags aren't shown so dark. They were a dark brown, not black.

Jack,take a look at the Russell Moccassin website.They talk a lot about R&R jobs.In one case they literally coated the boots,put them in a black plastic garbage bag then set them out in the sun!

 

[gtdean48]

Any leather workers out there? These are my saddle bags from when I was a kid. I've been trying to clean, condition & soften them up to see if it's worth the effort to relace them or not. So far I'm not making much headway. I'm using Fiebings Glycerin bar soap & Bick 4. Any suggestions? The color of the hat is natural beaver but it is blown out so the bags aren't shown so dark. They were a dark brown, not black.

I've used Neatsfoot OIL not Compound on my grandfather's old boots. They softened up good. Compound will breakdown stitching.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Jack,take a look at the Russell Moccassin website.

I've used Neatsfoot OIL not Compound on my grandfather's old boots. They softened up good. Compound will breakdown stitching.

Thanks for the tips guys. I'll check both out. Some of the lacing is broken so I won't mind taking them apart if I know for sure that something like Neatsfoot Oil or even the Compound will work. I would then rebuild & relace them. If not then I would prefer to just leave them be.

 

[RJR]

I recreased the O'Farrell more to my liking.

 

[Mustang Mike's Hats]

O'Farrell makes a great hat. They were heavily involved in Cowboy Action Shooting back in the day. In fact, the hat I wore when my wife and I got married was an O'Farrell. One of these days I'll post it on this tread. (When I can pull it out of my stack of hat boxes I have stored!!)

 

[AlexTheApache]

My well used and much loved Resistol Shantung straw. 5" brim. Just a work hat but one of my favorites.

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[Mustang Mike's Hats]

Dang! How I love to see a well wore hat! I can't recall Resistol making a 5" brim but my Cowboy Action shorting buddies would have loved that model!!