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Another stunner, Alan!!!!
VERY nice work, my friend.
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A Forester by Fechheimer Bros 3X. A decent hat. Reminds me of an Akubra.
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Thanks, Markymark!
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I did a conversion on this Bandera Western sometime back and wasn't too pleased with it. it was a small hat that I blocked up in size on a wide shoulderd and straight sided block. Needless to say the block type took a lot of material from the brim and moved it onto the crown. So there went my hopes for a thin ribbon fedora because the stitch holes from the original sweat were visible above the 3/8 ribbon. I stripped it back down and used the new sweat and ribbon on another hat project. After taking another look at the hat and how nice the felt was I looked through my stash of salvaged ribbon and found six cord mid ribbon of the same color that would work, except that it was too short. So, I wet the ribbon down and stretched it as much as I could and got it to fit. So finally I made a decent hat out out of it. the felt on this 5X 20 Beaver is really nice and it would have been a shame to just let it set in a junk pile...
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On the head: Tall Straight with a 2 3/4 snap brim. Matching 6 cord ribbon.
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I also thought the brim was just a bit bohemian, Bob, @alanfgag. It’s been done, and Alan’s is best.
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Yowza! Another terrific rebuild, Terry! AND rockabilly!! All in all, a fantabulous post!I did a conversion on this Bandera Western sometime back and wasn't too pleased with it. it was a small hat that I blocked up in size on a wide shoulderd and straight sided block. Needless to say the block type took a lot of material from the brim and moved it onto the crown. So there went my hopes for a thin ribbon fedora because the stitch holes from the original sweat were visible above the 3/8 ribbon. I stripped it back down and used the new sweat and ribbon on another hat project. After taking another look at the hat and how nice the felt was I looked through my stash of salvaged ribbon and found six cord mid ribbon of the same color that would work, except that it was too short. So, I wet the ribbon down and stretched it as much as I could and got it to fit. So finally I made a decent hat out out of it. the felt on this 5X 20 Beaver is really nice and it would have been a shame to just let it set in a junk pile...
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On the head: Tall Straight with a 2 3/4 snap brim. Matching 6 cord ribbon.
A little Rock A Billy:
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Well it sure came out nice!I did a conversion on this Bandera Western sometime back and wasn't too pleased with it. it was a small hat that I blocked up in size on a wide shoulderd and straight sided block. Needless to say the block type took a lot of material from the brim and moved it onto the crown. So there went my hopes for a thin ribbon fedora because the stitch holes from the original sweat were visible above the 3/8 ribbon. I stripped it back down and used the new sweat and ribbon on another hat project. After taking another look at the hat and how nice the felt was I looked through my stash of salvaged ribbon and found six cord mid ribbon of the same color that would work, except that it was too short. So, I wet the ribbon down and stretched it as much as I could and got it to fit. So finally I made a decent hat out out of it. the felt on this 5X 20 Beaver is really nice and it would have been a shame to just let it set in a junk pile...
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On the head: Tall Straight with a 2 3/4 snap brim. Matching 6 cord ribbon.
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I love the texture you got in that store sweat impression Photo.
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Well…. It WAS going to rain. Til the Mac made its presence known.
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I did a conversion on this Bandera Western sometime back and wasn't too pleased with it. it was a small hat that I blocked up in size on a wide shoulderd and straight sided block. Needless to say the block type took a lot of material from the brim and moved it onto the crown. So there went my hopes for a thin ribbon fedora because the stitch holes from the original sweat were visible above the 3/8 ribbon. I stripped it back down and used the new sweat and ribbon on another hat project. After taking another look at the hat and how nice the felt was I looked through my stash of salvaged ribbon and found six cord mid ribbon of the same color that would work, except that it was too short. So, I wet the ribbon down and stretched it as much as I could and got it to fit. So finally I made a decent hat out out of it. the felt on this 5X 20 Beaver is really nice and it would have been a shame to just let it set in a junk pile...
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On the head: Tall Straight with a 2 3/4 snap brim. Matching 6 cord ribbon.
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Looks great, Terry!
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That is special!
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Thank you buddy! Much appreciated. I was just thinking about you yesterday and was going to send you a pm to see how you doing. So how are things going with you?Hope all is well with you and your family. We haven't talked in a while.
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That is a stunner, inside and out!
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Thank you Blare! I'm glad I decided against putting it in the scrap pile. As the scripture says, "‘The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone." Too nice to toss aside. In fact, I'd like to find more of these Banderas.
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This is driving me nuts. Everyone is saying how wonderful it is, and for some reason, I can’t see the pictures. This has happened with Eric’s pictures before but they showed up when I switched networks. It’s not working for this post, though.I did a conversion on this Bandera Western sometime back and wasn't too pleased with it. it was a small hat that I blocked up in size on a wide shoulderd and straight sided block. Needless to say the block type took a lot of material from the brim and moved it onto the crown. So there went my hopes for a thin ribbon fedora because the stitch holes from the original sweat were visible above the 3/8 ribbon. I stripped it back down and used the new sweat and ribbon on another hat project. After taking another look at the hat and how nice the felt was I looked through my stash of salvaged ribbon and found six cord mid ribbon of the same color that would work, except that it was too short. So, I wet the ribbon down and stretched it as much as I could and got it to fit. So finally I made a decent hat out out of it. the felt on this 5X 20 Beaver is really nice and it would have been a shame to just let it set in a junk pile...
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On the head: Tall Straight with a 2 3/4 snap brim. Matching 6 cord ribbon.
A little Rock A Billy:
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Sorry to hear that buddy. I wonder what's happening? Maybe someone here on the Lounge can help with what's going on.
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Thank you buddy! Nothing better than good ol' Rock A Billy!
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Finally the weekend is here with plenty of sunshine on tap after a couple of wet, dreary days ! This morning I grabbed this Stevens fedora for the day's activities. Hope y'all have a good 'un !
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