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porthos
11-28-2022, 02:51 PM
i have a fedora that was my fathers. wore it a few times; but, it is a little tight. any recomandations to stretch it a little??
Dusty Bannister
11-28-2022, 03:18 PM
Turn down the sweat band, steam it a bit and then wear it?
Suggestion, not proven method....
Castaway
11-28-2022, 03:36 PM
Dusty nailed it. Another choice is to take it to a “Western” shop and they’ll more than likely have a stretcher in the shop. It’s a routine thing
I have a couple of wooden hat stretchers that are a block of wood cut in half with a turn buckle in the middle just put it in the hat and adjust it going a small bit at a time , they used to be sold at just all western outfitters stores , or check on e-bay.
clum553946
11-28-2022, 03:48 PM
Amazon has them for around $17.
scattershot
11-28-2022, 06:38 PM
Got mine at Amazon. Works well.
Newboy
11-28-2022, 07:03 PM
I believe the purpose of the hat band was to prevent the felt from stretching out of shape when the hat got wet. Just make the band a little larger and wear the hat. The hat will expand to the size of the hat band.
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