Decided to get my hands dirty again and go back to work on this 'wonderful' Bailey 50X Beaver. Took awhile, and about a quart of distilled water. Put a little more draw in the front than I intended but I'm not going back at it for awhile. This was an NOS hat that came OC with a flat 4" brim from a Clovis NM shop. If this was a shape it while you wait shop, I think they waited awhile. Stiffest western I've ever owned. Even the crown is bowler like. Supposed to rain later. If it does, this ones sitting outside so it can bleed some of the dye onto the lawn instead of my hands. Still got to get rid of the bling and find a band or ribbon.
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Western, anyone?
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TOF, if you should push that out to open crown I'd like to see a pic.
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Looks clean, HJ. Those are great hats. Just noticed this one still has the trolley attached. Thought it was missing. Good get.
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That's how I can tell them apart at a glance; the 3X has a trolley & the 5X doesn't. Plus the 3X is about 3/8" shorter at the front dip.
It cleaned up pretty good with just a steam bath & hat sponge.
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Jack, you have a nice collection of Resistol OR styles! These are real jewels!
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Thanks DD. I want to do a side by side with all three.
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One more for the O’Farrell sweat dating thread.
Glenn Family era. Not a high quality sweat.
Glenn Family era. Not a high quality sweat.
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You have to be real careful with steam or heat around their sweats. They will shrivel & melt in a heartbeat.
TheOldFashioned
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It's definitely going open crown and getting a different crease. Just came out of the freezer, so I'll snap a pic later today.
TheOldFashioned
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Sorry, HJ, but here's the best I'm going to be able to do tonight. I still have to put my boy to bed and get the weekly groceries. All I have available was a bowl, soup ladle, and some steam. I know it needs more work:
Probably like a three legged dog...useless.
T Jones
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I'm in the home stretch on this 10X Quality Beaver Brand Western rebuild and size up. I finally finished sewing on the brim binding and I reshaped the brim and creased the crown. I set it aside to dry out overnight and tomorrow I'll be sewing on a matching black thin ribbon...I'll have more when it's finished
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No problem. I’ll be watching to see what you do with it.
T Jones
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Finally finished the rebuild on this Beaver brand 10X Quality Western. I can't get good pictures of it yet. I have to wait for better lighting to get a better look at the bow work. I went with a 9/16 thin ribbon on this one...I was able to reuse the original red liner and the sweat band bow.
On the head.
On the head.
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Gannon in a Dogbone crease.
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Finally finished the rebuild on this Beaver brand 10X Quality Western. I can't get good pictures of it yet. I have to wait for better lighting to get a better look at the bow work. I went with a 9/16 thin ribbon on this one...I was able to reuse the original red liner and the sweat band bow.
On the head.
Handsome looking hat, Terry. It looks great on you.
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T Jones
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Thank you, Brent. I'm having second thoughts on the 9/16 hat band, though. I'm seriously thinking about changing it out for a 3/8 ribbon. The 9/16 is perfect for brim binding a thin ribbon hat but I don't think it makes a good hat band for one. That's just my opinion.
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I can’t see the bow, but from what I can see the ribbon looks very nice. I think it’s a nice width.
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Here’s one I picked up from my home land. Canadian Stetson. I thought it was a really light silver belly but it’s White!
Interesting liner and size tag. Pretty nice felt for $20.00 but I’m not sure how I feel about a white hat...
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Interesting liner and size tag. Pretty nice felt for $20.00 but I’m not sure how I feel about a white hat...
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jlee562
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Here’s one I picked up from my home land. Canadian Stetson. I thought it was a really light silver belly but it’s White!
Interesting liner and size tag. Pretty nice felt for $20.00 but I’m not sure how I feel about a white hat...
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nice score, you could always move to Calgary!
