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LC hat question
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:24 pm
by Holt
hi,
I have this simple question...
the LC hat has a much smaller brim...how much do I need to take of the brim to get the LC look? I hav a christies on the way....2 actually..
one for raiders and one for LC
thanks
holt
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:43 pm
by eazybox
The Christy's brim as is works fine for the Raiders look. I believe the KOTCS brim dimensions of 2 3/4 X 2 1/2 should also work well for a LC look, because the KOTCS look was modeled after LC.
I thought the 3 inch brim on the Christy's might bother me, but it does not, and I intend to leave mine the way it came.
Jack
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:07 am
by Indiana G
which one holt?
this nice looking one.......
http://www.theraider.net/showimage.php? ... ts/340.jpg
or this........er.....one.......
http://www.theraider.net/showimage.php? ... ts/380.jpg
i believe the last one is a stetson. the brim is reaaaaaallly short on that one.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:42 am
by eazybox
It could be an HJ, too. I have one made by Swales at the time of LC with a very narrow brim like that. He seemed to be all over the place with his brim cuts before a lot of Indy fans started ordering his hats & requesting the wider brims.
Jack
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:28 am
by Holt
thanks G.
I never noticed that hat before.
the brim looks about the size of a Christy's...maby I dont nedd to bother with trimming the brim...and just work on the crown
bests
Holt
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:15 pm
by jones the whip
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... n10005.jpg
Hi there,
I have recently adjusted this hat to make it look a little more LC.
The crown is now stovepipe shape and the brim sides flatter.
The brim is 2 1/2" wide all round.
Cheers,
JTW.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:56 pm
by whipwarrior
It could be an HJ, too. I have one made by Swales at the time of LC with a very narrow brim like that. He seemed to be all over the place with his brim cuts before a lot of Indy fans started ordering his hats & requesting the wider brims.
I sent him the standard dimensional cut measurements listed on X Marks the Spot back in 1999, and wound up with a perfect LC fedora:
