How to add reverse taper?
Moderators: Indiana Jeff, Dalexs
-
- Laboratory Technician
- Posts: 123
- Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:50 am
- Location: Carolina Peidmont
How to add reverse taper?
I like light bulb effect of the CS hat. Is there a way to add a little reverse taper at home to a straight sided hat or done this have to be done when the hat is blocked? Thanks-Carolina Tom
-
- Museum Curator
- Posts: 1438
- Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:59 pm
- Location: Holland
- Contact:
-
- Legendary Adventurer
- Posts: 7011
- Joined: Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:21 pm
-
- Museum Curator
- Posts: 1438
- Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:59 pm
- Location: Holland
- Contact:
-
- Legendary Adventurer
- Posts: 7011
- Joined: Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:21 pm
-
- Museum Curator
- Posts: 1438
- Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:59 pm
- Location: Holland
- Contact:
-
- Dig Leader
- Posts: 462
- Joined: Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:07 am
- Location: Germany
I think the best way to get a decent reverse taper into a hat is to wear a gegular oval hat on a long oval head. I have a long oval myself and I only wear regular oval hats for the reverse taper
You can see how a hat reacts on a long head by putting your hands into the hat and stretching the hat slightly to the front and back. You will see how the crown begins to reverse taper.
In case you do not have a long head the only way to get reverse taper is to turn the hat.
You can see how a hat reacts on a long head by putting your hands into the hat and stretching the hat slightly to the front and back. You will see how the crown begins to reverse taper.
In case you do not have a long head the only way to get reverse taper is to turn the hat.
- Zombie Jones
- Archaeologist
- Posts: 343
- Joined: Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:29 am
- Location: So. California
This is not entirely true. I have a regular oval head, and I was able to achieve a degree of reverse taper (when viewed from the front) by simply extending the side dents toward the back of the crown either to or just past the midway point.Last Crusader wrote:In case you do not have a long head the only way to get reverse taper is to turn the hat.
- 3thoubucks
- Professor of Archaeology
- Posts: 1133
- Joined: Tue Dec 10, 2002 1:26 am
- Location: San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
- Contact:
I took this picture a couple weeks ago. My head is taller than Ford's. If I pull my hat down to the top of my ears I get a bump -and a light bulb, like the truck explosion hat. Remember, Ford crossed his arms over his head in that shot and mashed the top of the crown a bit. (I can get a bump, and not just push up the crease because I've sanded the felt very thin.) Since this is how I like to wear my hat, I've got the lightbulb most of the time.
-
- Dig Leader
- Posts: 462
- Joined: Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:07 am
- Location: Germany
Sure you can do that but does the hat still look good to you? Personally I don´t like when the dents extend that far to the back.Zombie Jones wrote:This is not entirely true. I have a regular oval head, and I was able to achieve a degree of reverse taper (when viewed from the front) by simply extending the side dents toward the back of the crown either to or just past the midway point.Last Crusader wrote:In case you do not have a long head the only way to get reverse taper is to turn the hat.
It´s kind of a cheated reverse taper for me. ;-)
You know, on the CS hat, the look of it is pretty square when the front creaes are pushed back from 4 to 4 1/2 inches in length. And, that is how we creased the hats that we sent in. Bernie, wanted more of a LC look, and pushed the creases back to 5 inches, which gives some of the hats a bit of taper. So, he tapered some of the hats, by doing the longer crease. So, on the CS block, if you push the creases back to 5 inches, you get a more tapered look. Keep em short and the hat is square. This is why this block works really well for a Raiders look. You just have to crease the top deeper to pull it off. So, if you are like me, and get tired of the CS look, rebash it into the Raiders fedora(be sure to turn the hat) and I think most would be satisfied with what it lends. FedoraPersonally I don´t like when the dents extend that far to the back.
It´s kind of a cheated reverse taper for me.
- Zombie Jones
- Archaeologist
- Posts: 343
- Joined: Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:29 am
- Location: So. California
Actually, yes, I think my hat looks great; I don't see much difference between my Fed IV and the hat(s) Ford wore in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But then, I don't particularly like Fedoras with a "short" side bash (front to back, that is)...not for me, anyway.Last Crusader wrote:Sure you can do that but does the hat still look good to you? Personally I don´t like when the dents extend that far to the back.Zombie Jones wrote:This is not entirely true. I have a regular oval head, and I was able to achieve a degree of reverse taper (when viewed from the front) by simply extending the side dents toward the back of the crown either to or just past the midway point.Last Crusader wrote:In case you do not have a long head the only way to get reverse taper is to turn the hat.
It´s kind of a cheated reverse taper for me. ;-)
Additionally, that's one of the things I like most about Fedoras--the style, the bash, the shape of the brim--each one is unique to it's owner/wearer and reflects that person's tastes.