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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

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Tardy, but not absent, I’m wearing the Black Sheep Hat Works “Watcher,” if memory of the model name serves…

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Y’all be well!
 
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T Jones

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Wearing my 1930s No. 1 Stetson Quality conversion. It started out as a way too small 6 3/4 Western. I blocked it up to a 7 1/4 Lo to fit me. Somewhere along the line somebody poked two holes in the brim, one on each side, probably for a stampede cord. With the size up the holes moved up on the crown and can't be seen with the ribbon covering it. The original block was a #52 and I just happened to have a #52 block in my size. So, the original block type didn't change except for being larger. Unfortunately the brim binding started coming apart when I was reblocking it. Luckily, I found a vintage replacement for it of the same color.


I originally flanged the brim on a #19 brim flange, but didn't care much for the look. I redid it again on a deeper flanged #510, which looks better.
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Some more Rock a Billy!

Jerry Lee Lewis:

Johnny Cash

Ricky Nelson

Old country. Ray Price:
 
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Wearing my 1930s No. 1 Stetson Quality conversion. It started out as a way too small 6 5/8 Western. I blocked it up to a 7 1/4 Lo to fit me. Somewhere along the line somebody poked two holes in the brim, one on each side, probably for a stampede cord. With the size up the holes moved up on the crown and can't be seen with the ribbon covering it. The original block was a #52 and I just happened to have a #52 block in my size. So, the original block type didn't change except for being larger. Unfortunately the brim binding started coming apart when I was reblocking it. Luckily, I found a vintage replacement for it of the same color.

I originally flanged the brim on a #19 brim flange, but didn't care much for the look. I redid it again on a deeper flanged #510, which looks better.
1930s-Stetson-1.jpg


1930s-Stetson-3.jpg


1930s-Stetson-5.jpg


1930s-Stetson-6.jpg


Some more Rock a Billy!

Jerry Lee Lewis:

Johnny Cash

Ricky Nelson

Old country. Ray Price:
One of my favorites among your conversions, Terry.
 

AbbaDatDeHat

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Spring runoff still in full force here on a cool and cloudy day. First time out this year where fish were aggressively rising and this typically means it is time to put the felt fishing hats away until fall.

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I don’t know @wsmontana….i keep felt wide brims always. You can’t head bust through undergrowth in a straw and then there’s the rain. Lol
My fav is a felt campaign. Can’t beat the bullet crown for push through and rain shed.
Have a great season, totally envious!!
B
 

wsmontana

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I don’t know @wsmontana….i keep felt wide brims always. You can’t head bust through undergrowth in a straw and then there’s the rain. Lol
My fav is a felt campaign. Can’t beat the bullet crown for push through and rain shed.
Have a great season, totally envious!!
B
I’d love to see a pic of your bushwhacking hat and your fishing setup!

I would prefer to fish in felt year around but summers here are very hot and dry and a well vented straw seems to work best for me. With a wide brim straw I get sun protection and still get the eye shading needed to read water and sight fish. I do some bushwhacking but I avoid the really thick undergrowth areas around here because they tend to hold human damaging critters like moose and griz ;-(.
 

GHT

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I’d love to see a pic of your bushwhacking hat and your fishing setup!

I would prefer to fish in felt year around but summers here are very hot and dry and a well vented straw seems to work best for me. With a wide brim straw I get sun protection and still get the eye shading needed to read water and sight fish. I do some bushwhacking but I avoid the really thick undergrowth areas around here because they tend to hold human damaging critters like moose and griz ;-(.
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I am no fisherman other than the trout farm nearby, has a regular visitor.
Tina absolutely refuses to select our fish meal.
Your choice is netted, bludgeoned and gutted, it's so fresh that each end
tends to curl up when cooked.
 

Rmccamey

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Some hats do look good with feathers. My Natural felt Phoenix is one of those.

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I don’t usually go for feathers, but I was out watering the garden in my Tula palm straw and came across this one lying in the yard. I like the shape and it’s a nice understated colour, so I thought I’d give it a try. View attachment 526125
 

Mighty44

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Wearing my 1930s No. 1 Stetson Quality conversion. It started out as a way too small 6 5/8 Western. I blocked it up to a 7 1/4 Lo to fit me. Somewhere along the line somebody poked two holes in the brim, one on each side, probably for a stampede cord. With the size up the holes moved up on the crown and can't be seen with the ribbon covering it. The original block was a #52 and I just happened to have a #52 block in my size. So, the original block type didn't change except for being larger. Unfortunately the brim binding started coming apart when I was reblocking it. Luckily, I found a vintage replacement for it of the same color.

I originally flanged the brim on a #19 brim flange, but didn't care much for the look. I redid it again on a deeper flanged #510, which looks better.
1930s-Stetson-1.jpg


1930s-Stetson-3.jpg


1930s-Stetson-5.jpg


1930s-Stetson-6.jpg


Some more Rock a Billy!

Jerry Lee Lewis:

Johnny Cash

Ricky Nelson

Old country. Ray Price:
You are a master, Terry!
 

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