Has Anyone Done A Tandy Mavrick Style Hat?

[steadybrook]

If I recall, the sides make the hat too small.Best to make it bigger especially with the sweat band.

[johnggrg]

If I recall, the sides make the hat too small.Best to make it bigger especially with the sweat band.

So how much do you think I need take off the edge all the way around? 1/8? John

[steadybrook]

I would take of the thickness of the sides on both side or all around.

[johnggrg]

Steadybrook. I will do that thank you. John

[REDTAILHAWK]

I made one in the mid `80's. I actually still have it, and yes, the pattern runs small for me too.

[steadybrook]

Lot of memories in a hat like that !! LOL

[johnggrg]

I made one in the mid `80's. I actually still have it, and yes, the pattern runs small for me too.

Redtailhalk thank you for sharing the photo. I am only going to use the brim inside demention to start with for mine. I shortened the brim to 3 inches and widened the inside by 1/16. The top and sides are going to be differant. And I am going to make them to where the seam on the top will be on the inside. So I don't have the raised lip you see all the way around the top. Just going to sew it rough side out then turn it inside out and attach to the brim. It will look more like the one in the video when I am done. I'm trying to not have the cowboy look to it. Did you make that hat using 2 peices of 5-6 oz leather for the brim? Seems like it would be to thick if I did it using 2 peices as the instructions say. But it is my first so don't know. John

P.S Your hat looks great by the way.

[REDTAILHAWK]

Hey, John,

Thanks. i used 2-3 oz vegetable tan for the whole hat. i did use two layers of 2-3 oz for the brim glued flesh side to flesh side. It is plenty stiff using that thickness. I agree that 5-6 oz would be way too thick and weigh too much when finished.

[johnggrg]

Just an update. When I cut my 2 brims out and tried to line them up they would not line up right. I was wondering how this happened. Then I thought about it and realized the problem. When I trced the pattern on to the leather I did it on the smooth side for both. So when I tried to line them up rough side to rough side they wouldn't line up. So I tried lining them up smooth to rough and they lined up perfect. So that means I should have marked one of them on the rough side and they would have lined up perfect. My mistake. But thought I would share so no one else wastes there leather like I did. Unless your going to make 2 hats then it's not a waste I guess. So mark and cut one brim peice from the smooth side and mark and cut one from the rough side and they will line up perfect. John

[RavenAus]

I've made the Tandy Aristocrat/top hat and the pattern is in no way symmetrical. I basically redrew the brim entirely as neither the inside nor outside lines were close to matching. There was about 1/2" difference left to right in the original pattern