Taper in Coyle's Raider Fedora?

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Taper in Coyle's Raider Fedora?

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Hello everyone!
I was messing around with my Coyle's Raider fedora, and noticed something when I popped the crown up,
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The hat is slightly tapered in the front and back; but I always thought all sides for an open crowned hat where supposed to be straight? :?
When creased the taper kind of goes away, so is it tapered so it will be straight when creased?
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Are all Indy hats like this?
Although this also might be the result of age + getting soaked from melted snow
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Re: Taper in Coyle's Raider Fedora

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I think when you put the crease in the top, it does actually push out the tops/sides of the hat so they do appear a bit straighter than when not creased...
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Re: Taper in Coyle's Raider Fedora?

Post by Ridgerunner58 »

All felt hats start as a cone and they all taper over time and need to be reblocked. It's just a fact of life. Yours doesn't look too bad but if it bothers you it might be time to reblock and clean it up. :TOH:
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Re: Taper in Coyle's Raider Fedora?

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Ridgerunner58 wrote:All felt hats start as a cone and they all taper over time and need to be reblocked. It's just a fact of life. Yours doesn't look too bad but if it bothers you it might be time to reblock and clean it up. :TOH:
Thanks for the advice, and I don't think it looks too bad; I can deal with the taper. What I'm trying to find out is if Indy hats have a slight taper in the front and back when un-bashed?
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Re: Taper in Coyle's Raider Fedora?

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Yes, there has to be some tapper to a hat or your hat creased would loo like this \ /

Some have more taper to them then others. The tapper isn't the only factor to consider when getting the block shape correct.
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Re: Taper in Coyle's Raider Fedora?

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In a lot of pictures I've seen of Coyle's Downtowner fedora, I couldn't help but notice, no matter what angle the picture was taken, it looked like there was a bit of taper in the hat - kinda bugged me, though my perception may be a bit off.
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