The Hatsmith

The Hatsmith Hat modifying, cleaning, shaping. I do everything by hand, done as generations before me.

Before on the left and after on the right away Gambler/telescope Crown I redid that was previously shaped by somebody e...
08/31/2026

Before on the left and after on the right away Gambler/telescope Crown I redid that was previously shaped by somebody else, to make it look better.

06/11/2026

This is a video on all the little “extras” I do when I clean and shape hats. #

Feel free to share. Another piece of history, and family heirloom saved
05/26/2026

Feel free to share. Another piece of history, and family heirloom saved

A little while back Kelly and I were contacted by some very nice people by the names of Leslie&Shelia. They had a very o...
05/26/2026

A little while back Kelly and I were contacted by some very nice people by the names of Leslie&Shelia. They had a very old hat that they wanted to know if I could replace the sweatband in it. So Kelly contacted them to bring it over. After we met I had no idea initially what the hat was. Leslie told me this was his Grandfather’s hat he was issued in World War 1. He was in the Army and was in a Calvary unit. He never went to Europe by was stationed in Wyoming and some other western states to learn more about horses. Well like a lot of other Veterans when he got back home, he continued using the hat for everyday wear. I believe Leslie said he was a farmer. Later on the hat was passed down to I believe Leslie’s father, and then onto him. I can definitely see why he wanted to save it and continue to wear it. It’s very remarkable that a hat from well over a hundred years ago it still around and as Intacted as it is. And to be able to be handed down 2 more generations! I have to say I was very proud to do this one! I wanted able to figure out who the maker was but I would believe Stratton out of the Chicago area was probably the maker if they were around at that time. Who knows. I was just honored to work on something like this. And I’d like to thank Leslie’s Grandfather, Leslie, and his son for their service 🇺🇸
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Hand sewing the back of a new sweatband together for a replacement.
05/03/2026

Hand sewing the back of a new sweatband together for a replacement.

Finally got around to shaping up this American Open Crown Straw for my friend Olin. We’ve been trying to coordinate this...
04/26/2026

Finally got around to shaping up this American Open Crown Straw for my friend Olin. We’ve been trying to coordinate this for quite a while finally were able to make it happen. He provided a picture of a Cowboy wearing an older sweated up example of what he wanted to to look like. So after having Olin try it on before hand to determine the “center”to put the crown in, I took my time and we tried different crown heights along the way and finally settled on this which was 4 1/2” in the bottom of the center crease. This worked out well and looked correct on Olin. I also added some cutter bumps on the sides of the crown to make sure Olin could tuck it down good in the wind. And the hat we modeled it after also had them in it. All said and done it was what he wanted and came out very well. And Olin was happy with it which was what I wanted to achieve.

Did a little resewing of a sweat band recently for a customer by the name of Mike. He’s had the hat almost 40 years and ...
04/20/2026

Did a little resewing of a sweat band recently for a customer by the name of Mike. He’s had the hat almost 40 years and the original thread dry rotted away. Came out pretty good!

We will be closed this weekend in observance of Easter.
04/03/2026

We will be closed this weekend in observance of Easter.

01/27/2026

For hat appointments and questions please call Kelly @ 702-338-0700, Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm PST

When I do a very deep renovation on a hat one of the things that I do is clean the sweat band (sometimes replacing it if...
01/22/2026

When I do a very deep renovation on a hat one of the things that I do is clean the sweat band (sometimes replacing it if it’s very bad) and take out the satin liner on the inside and clean it as well. These are some before and afters of one that Kelly did the other day along with another one we’re doing. She wants to help with this, so I told her what I do and it came out great! She’s hired! She’s going to be helping me do some other things on hats along the way too in the future. Stay tuned.

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