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What is your favorite hat crease?

Rogera

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Working on another one. This is a 3X Resistol with a monster 6 1/2 open crown and 4 1/2 brim width. I'm not sure what crease I want to go with yet. I was thinking of John Wayne's hat that he wore in the movie, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". I got the brim shaped where it needs to be and I definitely have plenty of crown but the crease style is pretty fugly. Don't know. Too much crown for my taste. This is another one I may trade off. I don't think I'll ever wear it much.

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That looks like it would be right on for the John Wayne crease
 

T Jones

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I think I'll try and trade it off if anyone's interested. It's way too much hat for me. Somebody else who's more into westerns than I am would appreciate it more. 7 1/4 LO Resistol 3X Beaver if anyone's interested in a trade.
 
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Working on another one. This is a 3X Resistol with a monster 6 1/2 open crown and 4 1/2 brim width. I'm not sure what crease I want to go with yet. I was thinking of John Wayne's hat that he wore in the movie, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". I got the brim shaped where it needs to be and I definitely have plenty of crown but the crease style is pretty fugly. Don't know. Too much crown for my taste. This is another one I may trade off. I don't think I'll ever wear it much.

My_3_X_Resistol.jpg
John_Wayne_Liberty_1.jpg


John_Wayne_Liberty_3.jpg
John_Wayne_Liberty_4.jpg
TJ, you can drop the crown 1" or more with a deep horseshoe. The Akubra Woomera comes as an open crown at 6.7". I bring down & level the crown all the way around & across at 5.5". I tried 5.75" but liked the look of 5.5" better. I don't put in any dents because I like the look of the crown with a rounded barrel look with the horseshoe better. But I don't think it works with a brim with rolled sides. I like it with a flat brim & a slight pencil curl around 3 sides of the hat.

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T Jones

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TJ, you can drop the crown 1" or more with a deep horseshoe. The Akubra Woomera comes as an open crown at 6.7". I bring down & level the crown all the way around & across at 5.5". I tried 5.75" but liked the look of 5.5" better. I don't put in any dents because I like the look of the crown with a rounded barrel look with the horseshoe better. But I don't think it works with a brim with rolled sides. I like it with a flat brim & a slight pencil curl around 3 sides of the hat.

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Great job on that one, HJ.
 

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