The rolled edge gives the brim added stiffness and helps the brim retain its shape. W/o the rolled edge I would have to add more lacquer to the brim to get it to hold.
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The rolled edge gives the brim added stiffness and helps the brim retain its shape. W/o the rolled edge I would have to add more lacquer to the brim to get it to hold.
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Sunbody straw from Nathaniels hatshop. Had him custom shape and fit it for me.
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Wrangler
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Fine, I'll play here, but only because I'm a fan of @Yahoody!
A gift from my late Father-in-law (I lucked out with a truly GREAT F.I.L.) from Cutter Bills in the early 1980s... Resistol.
A gift from my late Father-in-law (I lucked out with a truly GREAT F.I.L.) from Cutter Bills in the early 1980s... Resistol.
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Resistol sisal today. Very light, perfect for the 107° heat.
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I did an "accidental" wire job on my Artel. I couldn't get the brim right, so I put it on a flange to shape the brim. This caused the wire to snap and protrude between the weave. I finished shaping it, then cut off the protruding 1" of wire and stuffed the end back into the weave. The wire is still in there but not connected at the back, the ends do meet though. It all worked out fine.
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Love the vent pattern on that hat and keep looking for something similar. One thing I learned from dealing with my wired brims is the ends were connected by a ferrule.
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Resistol sisal today. Very light, perfect for the 107° heat.
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Beautiful hat, Ed; the open weave sisal is a favorite. However, the perfect hat for 107 degree weather had better have a 5 ton A/C unit attached. Stay cool!
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I love the flat brim Ed. Looks great.I did an "accidental" wire job on my Artel. I couldn't get the brim right, so I put it on a flange to shape the brim. This caused the wire to snap and protrude between the weave. I finished shaping it, then cut off the protruding 1" of wire and stuffed the end back into the weave. The wire is still in there but not connected at the back, the ends do meet though. It all worked out fine.
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Did anyone but me have one of these "wire" straw hats in the 60's? You could bend this into any shape you wanted. LOL
Paint horse a mare named Cochise, yep a mare named after a man, but it worked. She was a great horse.
Paint horse a mare named Cochise, yep a mare named after a man, but it worked. She was a great horse.
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Nice cactus garden too....Resistol sisal today. Very light, perfect for the 107° heat.
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This is the other of my Wrangler by Miller Bros. straws. 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 really tapered crown and not as fine a weave as my other. I think I figured this one at near 450 wpsi. I've stained this one up a good bit this summer. Straw may not be as heavy as felt but these tight weave panama's breath like me in an iron lung with a pack of Marlboro Reds every 4 hours. I sweat.
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That is a killer crease! Roy would be proud. Excellent job!
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Thanks, Dd much appreciated. The crease was kind of scary but it was so tapered I had to try something. Getting it damp enough to mold the straw w/o breaking it and not so wet that it collapsed was the hard part. Reworked the brim yesterday to get some of the Kenny Chesney out of it.
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I like those Wrangler hats. Looking good.Wrangler
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Nice work Greg.
Now THAT I like. The darker tone of it is perfect.
Will have to find one that's a 3.5" brim and I can telescope the crown for next summer...
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Resistol sisal today. Very light, perfect for the 107° heat.
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DING!!!
This will be my next hat!
Perfect!!!
THANK YOU!!
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Thanks Dm. I do like it. Provides a lot of shade.
Thanks Dm. I do like it. Provides a lot of shade.
I took a look on the Resistol website and the closest I can find to it is the "Brush Hog Jr" but it's definitely not dark enough. Or at least, it's not as dark as I was hoping for.
Can these be sprayed down with something to tan them up?
At $30.00 I can destroy a few of them before I get to what I need...lol
https://resistol.com/collections/straws/products/s-b8brushhogjr-natural_bound
