What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[hatsRme]

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Here’s my Stetson Homburg-fedora conversion . Finished it yesterday. I liked it as a homburg, but I amassed three black homburgs recently (two Borsalinos) that looked exactly alike. One of them had to change. The Stetson was the better candidate.
I removed and reused the brim binding so it wouldn’t pucker underneath in the conversion process.
Hand sewing small stitches ain’t fun, but it turned out nice. Where the binding only covered an 1/8 “ on top and over a 1/2 on bottom, now it covers a 1/4” on both sides. I love how it turned out! It may now even compete in my top five picks.

Nice work, Randall!! I’ll bet it takes nerves of steel to do those tiny stitches all the way around. Top shelf, I say!!!

 

[T Jones]

Wearing my refurbished 3X Resistol Western that I did some time ago, and sporting a new ribbon and bow work...I have more in the 'Western Anyone' thread

Some Western tunes from 'Buster Scruggs'! (Tim Blake Nelson)

Marty Robbins live with his version

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Nice work, Randall!! I’ll bet it takes nerves of steel to do those tiny stitches all the way around. Top shelf, I say!!!

Thanks, @Blare and hatsRme!
The stitches aren’t completely uniform, but close enough for me. This being only my second attempt at brim stitching, maybe I’ll get better at it when I attempt to sew fresh silver binding to a really sweet dove gray Wormser. Unfortunately, the silver binding I purchased is a little too silver and in need of tinting, so I will be put off for a while till I get the shade problem rectified.
Your Stylepark looks Awesome, btw.
Great hats, right?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

The most unfortunate thing is no matter how experienced a rider you are today the other drivers on the road take it away from you. A friend of ours who is a VERY experienced and safe rider of nearly 50 Years... a cross country rider... was returning from the convenience store to his camp ground at bike week. Got smashed by a car that blew a stop sign and broke almost every bone in his body. He was extremely lucky to survive and recover... and he decided his riding days were behind him.

Exactly. And a collision that is very survivable in a car or truck often isn’t on a bike. I think a lot of middle-aged men change from “live free or die” to “live long and healthy.”

Age old debate, but I just choose not to live life scared. You could say the same about people that skydive, mountain climb, race cars....

Age old debate, but I just choose not to live life scared. You could say the same about people that skydive, mountain climb, race cars....

Or juggle chainsaws, play Russia Roulette, or any number of dangerous things. We all have a level of risk we are willing to accept and we all have a self preservation instinct that keeps us from exceeding those limits. I’m all for personal freedoms, but when I do the risk vs gain analysis in my head I personally chose to not ride. I have no issue with those who chose otherwise.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Stetson Bat Masterson:

 

[Hagwood]

Beater 7XCB gets to go to town today.

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Beater 7XCB....... is there such a thing ?

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Wearing my refurbished 3X Resistol Western that I did some time ago, and sporting a new ribbon and bow work...I have more in the 'Western Anyone' thread

Some Western tunes from 'Buster Scruggs'! (Tim Blake Nelson)

Marty Robbins live with his version

Great look, T Jones! Makes me crave a Marlboro and I don’t even smoke.
Good refurb, too! Later on, I’ll be sending you a PM that will be asking for a few tips about sewing edge binding, if that’s okay with you.
I’ve noticed that your hand sewn stitching is near flawless.

 

[T Jones]

Great look, T Jones! Makes me crave a Marlboro and I don’t even smoke.
Good refurb, too! Later on, I’ll be sending you a PM that will be asking for a few tips about sewing edge binding, if that’s okay with you.
I’ve noticed that your hand sewn stitching is near flawless.

Ha! Thank you, buddy! Yes, that'll be just fine.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

A little catch-up.
Borsalino nutria dattero
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Borsalino Gorasgu
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Knox Twenty
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Beautiful Knox, but that Gorasgu....
Oh, man!! You know I like it, best.
As a matter of fact, that particular smile on your face is telling me: “Hey, Randall, I know you want one, but too sad, too bad!” LOL!
Just kidding. Three more great ones.
I’ve got one on its way that might fill the bill on my dream hat. Maybe.
A Hanover Square lookalike. I hope it fits and is all it looked to be in the sellers pics.

 

[SteveFord]

We all go sometime and yes, I was very lucky to have made it out alive from that one. From where I blacked out (turning around to try and get back home) to where I wound up was a mile so it was miss rush hour morning traffic, jump a 6' ditch, plow through a corn field, went through a pair of big trees and the bike stalled in an erosion gully atop a hill right in front of a chain link fence with barbed wire on the top.
I woke up as it was pitching me off, I woke up again with gas smell everywhere, crawled away from the bike but the gas smell was on me, waiting to see what was going to happen next and when nothing did I crawled back to the bike, got the cell phone out of the top box and called 911 to come haul me away.
It's just astonishing and the next day I was out of the hospital with a stent and the day after that I rode a bike out to the tow company so they could follow me home with the crashed one.
Too ornery to croak, I guess.

I've been looking at that Stetson Bat Masterson model for a bit. I always thought that was pretty cool.
Does that have stiff felt crown like their current homburg or is it a soft felt? I have their current homburg but it doesn't feel like it fits quite right.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

We all go sometime and yes, I was very lucky to have made it out alive from that one. From where I blacked out (turning around to try and get back home) to where I wound up was a mile so it was miss rush hour morning traffic, jump a 6' ditch, plow through a corn field, went through a pair of big trees and the bike stalled in an erosion gully atop a hill right in front of a chain link fence with barbed wire on the top.
I woke up as it was pitching me off, I woke up again with gas smell everywhere, crawled away from the bike but the gas smell was on me, waiting to see what was going to happen next and when nothing did I crawled back to the bike, got the cell phone out of the top box and called 911 to come haul me away.
It's just astonishing and the next day I was out of the hospital with a stent and the day after that I rode a bike out to the tow company so they could follow me home with the crashed one.
Too ornery to croak, I guess.

I've been looking at that Stetson Bat Masterson model for a bit. I always thought that was pretty cool.
Does that have stiff felt crown like their current homburg or is it a soft felt? I have their current homburg but it doesn't feel like it fits quite right.

Harrowing story, Steve. Glad it worked out in favor of a longer life.
As one who has escaped death on a bike, too, my hat’s off to you, dude.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

We all go sometime and yes, I was very lucky to have made it out alive from that one. From where I blacked out (turning around to try and get back home) to where I wound up was a mile so it was miss rush hour morning traffic, jump a 6' ditch, plow through a corn field, went through a pair of big trees and the bike stalled in an erosion gully atop a hill right in front of a chain link fence with barbed wire on the top.
I woke up as it was pitching me off, I woke up again with gas smell everywhere, crawled away from the bike but the gas smell was on me, waiting to see what was going to happen next and when nothing did I crawled back to the bike, got the cell phone out of the top box and called 911 to come haul me away.
It's just astonishing and the next day I was out of the hospital with a stent and the day after that I rode a bike out to the tow company so they could follow me home with the crashed one.
Too ornery to croak, I guess.

I've been looking at that Stetson Bat Masterson model for a bit. I always thought that was pretty cool.
Does that have stiff felt crown like their current homburg or is it a soft felt? I have their current homburg but it doesn't feel like it fits quite right.

I bought mine used and it’s an older hat that’s fur felt. The current are wool and part of the buffalo line. It’s really just a wide brim homburg. My felt hat is on the firm side, but it’s nowhere near as firm as say 7X western felt. I don’t have a modern Stetson to compare it to.

I also really like the Sheridan, but it too is buffalo wool so I’ve passed on it.

 

[SteveFord]

Please, a gentleman without a hat is something that's simply not done, ha, ha.
That giant Triumph Tiger gets so much of the credit. Both mirrors got ripped off (found one of them), the windshield and mounts were gone, one headlight was full of corn kernels and turn signals got destroyed and some "burn" marks on the bodywork, the hand guard and frame bobbins got a little chewed up and the right rear passenger mount got pushed in a bit.
That bike protected me and the long travel suspension just did it's thing. A sport bike would have probably just turfed me right off and that would have been the end of that.
My wife kindly pointed out (with an evil laugh) that they would have located me by the circling vultures...

And now, back to our regularly scheduled thread.

 

[fabiovenhorst]

Stroll with the vintage Chapéus Cury

 

[Héctor Fernández]

10 Thumbs up!

Whippet today helping me keep up running with the grandkids on the power wheels around the block. Lincoln is sporting a Borsalino.

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[hatsRme]

Stetson Bat Masterson:

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This is a serious WOW hat, Brent! Very nice!! WOW!!

Can I bother you for an interior pic or two?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

This is a serious WOW hat, Brent! Very nice!! WOW!!

Can I bother you for an interior pic or two?

Sure thing Charlie. I’m at work now, but I’ll add some photos when I get home.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

We all go sometime and yes, I was very lucky to have made it out alive from that one. From where I blacked out (turning around to try and get back home) to where I wound up was a mile so it was miss rush hour morning traffic, jump a 6' ditch, plow through a corn field, went through a pair of big trees and the bike stalled in an erosion gully atop a hill right in front of a chain link fence with barbed wire on the top.
I woke up as it was pitching me off, I woke up again with gas smell everywhere, crawled away from the bike but the gas smell was on me, waiting to see what was going to happen next and when nothing did I crawled back to the bike, got the cell phone out of the top box and called 911 to come haul me away.
It's just astonishing and the next day I was out of the hospital with a stent and the day after that I rode a bike out to the tow company so they could follow me home with the crashed one.
Too ornery to croak, I guess.

I've been looking at that Stetson Bat Masterson model for a bit. I always thought that was pretty cool.
Does that have stiff felt crown like their current homburg or is it a soft felt? I have their current homburg but it doesn't feel like it fits quite right.

Stents are great!!
Getting there is not!
B

 

[rclark]

Shudde Bros Custom Beaver 100

 

[rclark]

Anybody know how to post without the postage stamp size photos like above? I have alway used Tapatalk for that and this is very frustrating!