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This has been a long time coming, but I finally finished my cowboy conversion. Its a very old Bailey. The pics show the story.

We went from this:



to this:



And this:



to this:

Nice job, scotty! It still looks a bit characterized from the side, but to be honest, I like it.

Very impressive.
And obviously a lot of hard work.

binkmeisterRick wrote:Nice job, scotty! It still looks a bit characterized from the side, but to be honest, I like it.

Thanks, guys. Yeah, the bow is a but much, especially the lower rear. I did another flying V on another hat yesterday and it came out much better so I may re-do this one.

Being a cowboy hat, the felt is very thick, so it was kind of rough to work with, but it came out ok. Im gonna use it as a work hat so I dont continue to subject my Fed IV to the rougher stuff.

Great job! It's got a character all it's own. Well done.

scottyrocks6 wrote: And this:

Hmm... Gryffindor!!

(Great job!)

um, ya . . . =o) That was a comment made a while back on FL when I posted that picture there under a western hat thread. <hehehe>

The hat needed a reblock. The top was a mess and was completely stretched out at the sweatband line due to it being 2 sizes too small. Its still a bit tight now but much more wearable, and its not all stretched out. I just smeared some shea butter on the sweat, and it slides onto my head easier. Of course, after wearing it a while while Im working stretches the sweat, and then it fits fine.

scottyrocks6 wrote:um, ya . . . =o) That was a comment made a while back on FL when I posted that picture there under a western hat thread. <hehehe>

oh, uuhhh. yeah. Guess I wasn't as clever or original as I though... lol. Seriously, though that is a really great looking hat, you did a wonderful job. The compliments are well deserved!

A heartfelt 'thank you.' Although the front of the crown was, in that picture, only 4 1/4" high, it still looked to high to me from the front. Every other angle looked good, but the front view was bothering me, so I soaked down (again), and brought the whole thing down a bit more. Pics to follow soon.

Here it is. The front is still the same height, but everything around it has been massaged (compare to OP). Im very happy with it now.

Man, that's one cool lid. Echoes Indy plus just oozes it's own style. Awesome work.

Thanks, TR and YJ. Thats high praise, indeed, especially from the likes of the two of you.

Nice job Scotty!!

You done made yourself a silk purse out of a sow's ear!!

You did a great job! Very impressive