Posted 2014-03-09 7:45 PM Subject: RE: Shaping your cowboy hat
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I take mine to a tack store it cost me 10. They use dry steam, wet steam from a kettle makes the felt softer and not hold its shape as well. They also clean it and add stiffner after.
Posted 2014-03-09 10:34 PM Subject: RE: Shaping your cowboy hat
More bootie than waist!
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cheryl makofka - 2014-03-09 7:45 PM I take mine to a tack store it cost me 10. They use dry steam, wet steam from a kettle makes the felt softer and not hold its shape as well. They also clean it and add stiffner after.
There's a guy at our local western store that shapes them for me too. He does an excellent job and knows exactly how I like my hats shaped. He doesn't charge me anything but he has a donation jar sitting on the counter with all proceeds going to a therapeutic riding center in town. I'll gladly throw in to the pot.
Posted 2014-03-10 9:46 AM Subject: RE: Shaping your cowboy hat
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I have a friend take them to a QH show when they need to be done. The only person around here does a terrible job (they don't hold), and I don't trust myself, lol
Posted 2014-03-10 12:52 PM Subject: RE: Shaping your cowboy hat
If you look at the movies ... all the old movies had some type of 10 gallon hats with creases in them with styles that made certain stars famous and easily recognized ..
If you look at movies from the 1960's till now ... you find some movies with everyone wearing the square top creased hats named the Gambler to Rodeo creases or whatever ..... and no one notices the square topped hats ............ or ever see them in western stores ... you find the same old J B STETSON Rancher crease in about everything ....
Shaping your cowboy hat
