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How to bash a 6 point bash

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I have a wedding coming up for a friend. I wish I had the money, and time, to buy a new Penman, but I don't. I ordered a carbon grey Fed IV, and I really want to bash it into a 6 point bash. Does anyone know a tutorial on how to do this by chance? Or point me in the right direction please?

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I don't have videos or anything. I just boiled water over my stove and bashed it the way I saw the pictures until I was happy with it....... right now my fed is a 4 point diamond crease, so I can't image 6 point is that hard.


I'm sure there's more qualified bashers out there that can help out.... :TOH:
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Call me tomorrow and I'll talk you though it.
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BendingOak wrote:Call me tomorrow and I'll talk you though it.
Thanks for talking to me about this today. Will call when hat is in hand.
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Anytime, I'm always around to help out.
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6-point? I've seen a 5-point, but 6... very interesting.
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Chewbacca Jones wrote:6-point? I've seen a 5-point, but 6... very interesting.
Check out penmanhats.com and look at "The Penman". I want one so bad, but I can't afford it currently, nor have the time to wait. I have a new suit being made, and really want a dark grey fedora for the wedding I am attending. Maybe John can make me one as a present simply for being some #### attractive. :P
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What does that even look like?
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http://www.penmanhats.com/Mens_hats.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Huh. Never noticed that before. Without zooming in, it looks like a 4-point diamond. It has a very hand-bashed look to it, which is cool.
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This is the hat they're talking about:

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Thanks a lot John! John helped me over the phone, and with pictures to do my very first 6 point diamond bash!

Gotten it more defined at this point to, but this is a pic from when I was pretty close to done.

Serious thanks John, and I didn't even have to pay ;)

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Well done. Looks great.
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Alright, I kept working on it, and here are the results. Love this bash!

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Splendid..
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Looks great!
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:clap:
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Nice job.
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