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Creasing A Hat! #8982894 01/06/24 04:47 AM
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What to do with this one?

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If you don't like the shape, boil some water in a tea kettle or a pan with foil over it. Punch a hole in the middle of the foil with a pen or pencil. Hold the hat over it until damp and shape it like you want. Or you can take your hat to a western store and have them do it for a tip/donation.

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Slightly tip the brim and pinch the crown…


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Re: Creasing A Hat! [Re: scalebuster] #8982913 01/06/24 06:02 AM
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Looks like the crown is already a Cattlemans Crease?

Do what you want with the brim.

Personally, I don't care for the squared off front (popular today), because it makes a hat look a snow shovel or grain scoop to me.

But a little steam....and you can shape the hat however you like.

I touch mine up from time to time.

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Re: Creasing A Hat! [Re: SnakeWrangler] #8982961 01/06/24 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SnakeWrangler
Slightly tip the brim and pinch the crown…


Yep. You could put a mule kick in the front

Re: Creasing A Hat! [Re: scalebuster] #8982975 01/06/24 02:18 PM
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Nothing , looks good

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I’m not a fan of sharp angles and straight lines. All my hats are slightly curved, guess I’m not trendy


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Re: Creasing A Hat! [Re: scalebuster] #8983029 01/06/24 04:03 PM
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The new style of hat crease looks like people are wearing a taco on their head.


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Originally Posted by Tritonman
The new style of hat crease looks like people are wearing a taco on their head.

yes, to go along with their square toed boots roflmao


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Re: Creasing A Hat! [Re: Buzzsaw] #8983051 01/06/24 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Buzzsaw
Originally Posted by Tritonman
The new style of hat crease looks like people are wearing a taco on their head.

yes, to go along with their square toed boots roflmao

Square toed boots = comfortable



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Don’t see an issue with hat, looks just like one of mine.



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Whin i buy a hat, it gotta speed ta me.
Like most like the narrow front. Wide in back.
Usualy first thing i do. Throw in creek, water trough,
Bathtub hot water. Shape it way i like.
Key shape it way you like your own style.
Give it carector. Then wear it till drys, keep shaping.
Just my 2cents i still got cheap posts.

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Flat brim hats serve a purpose, but they are not as strong as a curved one. The bill, or front of the brim, will flex a lot more on a wide flat brim than a typical curved one. I prefer a wide brim due to better protection from the sun on my ears and 18 years of working nights has made my eyes very sensitive to the sun.

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Originally Posted by 68rustbucket
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The new style of hat crease looks like people are wearing a taco on their head.

yes, to go along with their square toed boots roflmao

Square toed boots = comfortable


Yes they are, especially when you’re a EE/EEE in your toe area.

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I do like my square toes now..

Re: Creasing A Hat! [Re: flintknapper] #8983170 01/06/24 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by flintknapper
Looks like the crown is already a Cattlemans Crease?

Do what you want with the brim.

Personally, I don't care for the squared off front (popular today), because it makes a hat look a snow shovel or grain scoop to me.

But a little steam....and you can shape the hat however you like.

I touch mine up from time to time.

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Originally Posted by BigPig
Originally Posted by 68rustbucket
Originally Posted by Buzzsaw
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The new style of hat crease looks like people are wearing a taco on their head.

yes, to go along with their square toed boots roflmao

Square toed boots = comfortable


Yes they are, especially when you’re a EE/EEE in your toe area.



Preach!! Some of us need extra room. I never could wear pointed boots.

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+1 to Flintknapper.

Re: Creasing A Hat! [Re: scalebuster] #8983222 01/06/24 10:59 PM
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Boiled up some water last night at camp and shaped her up a bit. This is my hunting hat. Cheap and 25 years old. I think it looks a little better. At least it keeps my bald head warm.

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Definitely keeps the noggin warm!



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Originally Posted by 68rustbucket
Originally Posted by Buzzsaw
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The new style of hat crease looks like people are wearing a taco on their head.

yes, to go along with their square toed boots roflmao

Square toed boots = comfortable



Wife finally got me in a pair of square toes I still prefer a rounded toe but these are comfy

Hat looks good as is, I like a wider flatter brim but that comes from wearing at work to shed rain


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It was plenty cold this morning. Glad I had my newly reshaped hat on! GW said he didn’t want to spook the deer by shooting this hog. I had just loaded up some 140gr Nosler BT’s for a 7mm Mauser and wanted to see if they would pass through a big hogs head at 150 yards. It didn’t, but he didn’t go anywhere.

You should have seen the look on the kids face when I shot him. I never shoot anything anymore and let the kids do all of the killing. It was comical.
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great picture. you look a lot better with that smile on your face


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Hat is too small for a man my size. Dress hat is much wider. My 15 yr old clone. I wasn’t that big when I got this hat.

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Re: Creasing A Hat! [Re: scalebuster] #8984071 01/08/24 07:45 PM
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If you have a straw hat, practice on it. Straw for me is easier to shape. Find a shape that you like and then do your felt hat. On the straw hats, just dip them in the water trough and then shape them as they dry.


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