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Rubies Raiders bash

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:53 pm
by Oildale Jones
He's not even 5 yet, but my son has a definite preference for the Raiders bash. The other day I took his Rubies fedora, sprayed it, and ironed the factory bash out of it, then gave it as close to a Raiders bash as I could. (No, I would never treat a real fedora this way.)

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It has a TOD taper now, but it looks better. I think I have a little room to lower the crown a little and reduce the taper. It'll do until he's old enough for a real fedora. (For $13, it's been a heck of a deal.)

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It was "When I grow up I want to be..." Day at school today. We couldn't pull off a police look, and he wouldn't go for Texas Ranger, so he went as a cowboy.

Re: Rubies Raiders bash

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:47 pm
by Bigfoot
Thats cool!! :TOH:

Re: Rubies Raiders bash

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:00 am
by WConly
Wow! Good looking young man there! I know if I saw him coming down the street towards me that I would mind my manners and move over ;) ! W>

Re: Rubies Raiders bash

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:16 pm
by Indiana Bugs
It won't be screen accurate, but if you put a diamond crease in the top, it'll widen out the sides and make the taper less apparent.

Here is my house hat with it's usual center dent:

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And with a diamond:

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Notice how it looks wider with the diamond.

Re: Rubies Raiders bash

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:22 pm
by Oildale Jones
Thanks, guys.

Screen accurate? Hah! Yours looks great, Bugs. I'll give it a shot. :)

The more I look at it, the more I think it needs a brim trim. Looks awfully "drover-y" at the moment.

Re: Rubies Raiders bash

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:43 pm
by Indiana Bugs
Thanks, OJ.

Before you trim the brim, remember that it looks so big because he is so little. He and the hat look adorable together. If he likes it the way it is, I would think twice before making an irreversible change.