Picking & Taking Care of Cowboy Hats : How to Shape the Brim of a Cowboy Hat

[AMDfreak27]

Keep in mind as soon as you apply moist heat (steam) the felt will contract and "shrink" so make sure your hat is large enough to shrink a bit and still fit. Wool shrinks the most with fur the effect is less noticeable.

[CountryTroubadour]

so I re-shape my hat with an iron? Because I dont have that fancy machine you got there.

[carloslg83]

@CountryTroubadour That fancy machine just pushes out steam really fast... so if you have a stove top, a pot with a lid with a hole, and some water you're good to go!!!, just let the water come to a strong boil, til it starts steaming and coming out of the hole. Bring the brim up to the steam and move it back and forth to let the brim "relax" it should be fairly easy to shape after that. if you mess it, just steam it up again and do it over. careful not to make too many exaggerated creases

[carloslg83]

until you have reached a close version of the desired look you want. once you do that, make those sharp creases to give your hat some character... :) questions? message me

[nightwalker2830]

how do you wear a cowboy hat i bought one and dont know it a medium but i dont know if i should return it an get a biger size anyone can help me?

[CountryTroubadour]

@nightwalker2830 ask somebody like friend if it look like the hat fit and feel, if it feels alright with the hat so it dont is to tight or loose then you have find your hat

[BorislavX]

Hey, I got an Open Road 4X Stetson that I would like to reshape to give it a fedora look. How do I go about this?

[dedurango25]

Where can i geat a good price on hat stiffner

[bradondo]

I reshape mine with a kettle. Boil the water and use the steam coming from the spout. There's more than two ways to shape a brim--you can really do whatever you like. I prefer something more curled and rounded than what he shows here and angled from back to front.

[lasierra62]

gay ass shapes man shape them like a mexican taco hat dis is shit

[dedurango25]

NO mames wey taco hahahaha pincis putadas. asi los usan lo que no saben los que no usan por show hahah taco

[lasierra62]

y eso ke eres de durango men ur ashamed of ur raise o ke chingaos

[dedurango25]

Yo so de durango and proud dog. Me emputa la hente que no sabe y no mas se viste por show. Las gorras y sombreros se usan abiertos como los hombres. y botas picudas balen madre.

[lasierra62]

los sombreros se miran a toda madres doblados aora las pinches botas pikudotas no sirven menn a mi no me gusta trailas tan pikudas en eso si tienes razon pero las tejanas si se miran perras dobladas

[blake11223]

what is you want to bend the brim of the hat downwards alittle bit

[dedurango25]

ire compa calese unas 3 1/2 pulgadas cuadrada de enfrente doblada. pero abierto atras.y agachadas den frente y atrs y si si se miran perras. estillio medio chihuahua. como el bajista de los rieleros creo que las usa asi

[elamigodavi]

@dedurango25 La mera verda tienes rason los mendigos taco bells valen madre, pa pura gente payasa,, y nosotros en GDL, puro botine.

[dedurango25]

@elamigodavi los que usan los americano estan chingones tambien. abiertaz de enfrente y bien quadradas

[WikidWDK]

haha "this is what i like to call....... i dont really have a name for it" nice video u know what your doing

[mikedilv]

I custom shaped my Atwood palm leaf hat with a large clothing steamer from Walmart. Once you reshape, you will be hooked and may tweak it at least weekly! I later ran into Dustin at the tack store and was in a tweaking mood. To get the best results, we used Dustin's "secret sauce" to set the hat. This guy really knows what he is doing, is very professional, and has a HUGE catalog of hat shapes, styles, construction, and more in his head. He is to hats what a master farrier is to horseshoes!

[mikedilv]

AA Callisters around 3900 S Redwood Rd SLC, UT

[dedurango25]

Wat kind of straw is the best to shape?

[Balouleikem]

helped me thank you.

still i dont have a steamer so i hve to boil water. and that takes forever.

any way to have it faster?

[cruncher8918]

is there any way to shape the brim of a straw cowboy hat?

[pard75]

Yep. The same way as a felt hat, steam and shape, but be careful a straw will crack.

[dennisisms]

Excellent informative video, THANK YOU !!!