My 1st Bash or Re-Bash

Indiana Blooze · Post by **Indiana Blooze** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:56 pm

I discovered this forum a couple years ago, and just kind of lurked around with my Stetson and Dorfman Indys. Last summer I finally bought a Peter's Bros. Indy, and joined COW. The first time I put on the PB and looked in a mirror, the only thing I could hear in my head was John wayne calling me a pilgrim. The PB had a 5 1/2" center dent crown, that was fairly level. The front pinch was very relaxed, and the brim was pretty flat. The brim is dimensional cut, 2 5/8" front and rear, and 2 1/2" on the sides. My visions of fortune and glory were dashed and I was only mildly dissappointed, heck, it was still a quality lid. About a month ago, after reading as many of the tutorials as I could find, I finally got up the nerve to start tweaking my PB. I started with the front of the brim, bending it down, and tightening up the front pinch. SInce then it has been a work in progress. I lowered the rear of the center dent and bent the sides and rear brim up. This is what I have now;
http://public.fotki.com/RLBlooze/peters ... n3359.html
http://public.fotki.com/RLBlooze/peters ... n3358.html
http://public.fotki.com/RLBlooze/peters ... n3356.html
OK, it's open season for suggestions, tips, hints, and criticisms.
Thanx,
Rick

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:53 pm

The side views look great and you did a good job on the front ( over all a really good job). I have three of these PB hats. I would raise up the center dent just alittle and mayby you can take out some of that tapper. It's hard to tell from these pics but mayby playing with the front dents you can help this proble out. Like I said before over all you did a nice job of it.

G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:32 pm

Yep, those side pics look great, it does have quite a bit of taper at the top but perhaps with a little more fiddling around that may lessen. I got a _ Style Indy from PB in December after a little work it has softened up and become one of my favorite Indy Fedoras. Also I bet that taper looks exaggerated in the photo. Mine looks similar with a dead on front photo.

Cheers,
G-MANN

Indiana Blooze · Post by **Indiana Blooze** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:16 am

Now I went and did it

After I raised the center dent a little on both ends, and then,..... I got brave and turned it. The taper is a little better on the right side, but there is still quite a bit on the left side. This is one of the notorious bathroom mirror poses, but i hope you can get a good view of it.

http://public.fotki.com/RLBlooze/peters ... n3369.html

Thanx,
Rick

Indiana Blooze · Post by **Indiana Blooze** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:33 pm

Here's a little different angle.
http://public.fotki.com/RLBlooze/peters ... n3372.html

Thanx,
Rick