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What is your favorite hat crease?

This is a new hat that allowed me some nice latitude in creasing......
My wife called it the "Steer Head" (we have been watching a lot of westerns lately)....
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Here are some shots of a recent acquisition: a Dobbs West "Saddler"......one of my special "question mark" creases......
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I have been wearing my early 50's Lion Hats Playboy clone a lot lately and keep playing with the crease.......:rolleyes: My wife would call it a modified "Steer head".
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And finnally......in answer to an inquiry of the art behind a hat picture....YES....that is General Lee.....a painting I did some almost 40 odd years ago.....:eek::rolleyes:
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M:)
 

Michael R.

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This is an unusual one (not my hat):

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This is an unusual one (not my hat):

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Looks like a Six-Shooter Crease :

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Just a little modified , the dent on the right side of the Hat is out making it look like 2 , just push it in . It has a forward center crease and side dents and 2 in the back . Not a Six Shooter but similar .
 
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Here's a chart of Old Western Creases , but there are always modified versions :

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Thanks. I have that chart and a couple of others. Seeing them on a real hat is a lot different than seeing photos. Additionally, the same creases go by various names over time, location, and person.

I have an oldish but not quite “vintage” Tom Mix that I’m looking for some ideas for. I’m thinking about branching out from what I usually do.


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Looks like a Six-Shooter Crease :

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Just a little modified , the dent on the right side of the Hat is out making it look like 2 , just push it in . It has a forward center crease and side dents and 2 in the back . Not a Six Shooter but similar .
Most all those complicated creases can be done by hand with enough time & attention to detail, but as you know in production & semi-production hats most are pressed in which makes for a firm hat.
 

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