Cutting down hat brim

Started by Jeremiah Jones, February 29, 2024, 12:24:16 PM

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Jeremiah Jones

I got a good deal on a cowboy hat at the local Tractor Supply.  However, the brim is larger than I like.  The hat is nice enough I don't want to butcher it.  I am thinking of using a leather cutter and a steady hand.  ??? Any better suggestions?
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BTW, how large is the brim?

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I have cut brims with both "very sharp scissors" and a sewing cutting wheel, with a template.
I highly recommend the cutting wheel and template, but you will probably need to make your own template.

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Howdy Jer,

It's kind of hard to imagine a hat brim that is too large.

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Quote from: Coffinmaker on March 01, 2024, 08:30:15 AM
;)  Un, Ah, Well, Chainsaw.  Really Really SHARP Chainsaw.   ::)  Maybe.  Sorta.

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Jeremiah Jones

Thanks. The brim is ~5" and I prefer them around 3.5".  I think I'll try the sewing cutting wheel with a template.
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Abilene

If the edge is a little rough, you could always cover it with some pop-pom trim.  ;D

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Quote from: Abilene on March 01, 2024, 02:05:33 PM
If the edge is a little rough, you could always cover it with some pop-pom trim.  ;D

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Hi

I looked at your profile and you're a Floridian.  That makes me wonder if your hat is a Straw hat or a Felt hat.  There is a guy in Tampa, which is a LONG drive from the Panhandle.  If you try to cut down the brim on a Straw hat, you're either have to sew a ribbon around the edge or it will unravel quickly.  You have some chance with a Felt hat. 

https://www.tildeathhatco.com/about

I'm a Do It Yourself type on belts and holsters, but not on hats.

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Baltimore Ed

If I were doing it to my hat I would get a very large piece of cardboard with a hole cut out for the center of the hat. Lay that over the existing brim so you cant see it then make another piece of tagboard with the center removed and keep trying different cuts on multiple pieces of tagboard until you find one you like. Then use that one for your pattern. Of course trace the original brim on your tagboard so you know what you're starting with. You could even do several and slowly shrink your cuts. Of course if you go to far there's always the Bowler but nobody liked the Pinkertons.
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Jeremiah Jones

Thanks everyone.  It is a felt hat.  I made a template and used a circular cutter (kind of like a pizza wheel/cutter).  It is much better now.
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Quote from: Baltimore Ed on June 11, 2024, 10:14:18 PM
but nobody liked the Pinkertons.

Oh Ed, according to Murdock Mysteries the Canadians loved the Pinkertons :-)
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Quote from: Abilene on March 01, 2024, 02:05:33 PMIf the edge is a little rough, you could always cover it with some pop-pom trim.  ;D

tie a string around the crown leave enough of the string where you want to cut it tie the string to a pencil or pen and go in a circle around the brim where you want to cut,leave the string lose around the crown so you can go in a circle.I reshape old hats i just use what i have around the house or kitchen.
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Quote from: GunClick Rick on September 06, 2024, 03:44:44 PMEl Darado hat.

OR are you really a member of the Dickens Christmas Carol Club?
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 :) OK Jeremiah  ;)

Been going on Seven Months now.  How about the results??  We have all been wondering how that hat turned out .. or didn't.

PSST:  HEY G C R - I really like that El Darado (Dorado) Hat.  Just add a set of goggles and some other accouterments and WOWZERS!!

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