How to bash an Akubra

[@WrinkleRelease]

Dear Australian Jerad Leto, the fact you can rock a hat with a crown that high is impressive.

[@richardsilver98]

This might be the funniest comment I've ever read on KZbin. It captures my thoughts exactly. David you, my friend, have got the makings of a legend in you. Grab it.

[@theguy6288]

Just had to comment and say thanks! I actually recieved a vintage Akubra sambrero from my father, and was looking at how to reshape it. I was a bit worried at the size of the brim, and how tall the unbeaten crown is... now that I have seen the possibilities of this hat, i will DEFINITELY be having a play with it 😁😁 thank you so much brother. Peace from brissy ✌️

[@davidmcmahongoingbush3594]

I’m glad I could help mate 👍🏼 good luck with the bash.

[@craigjeffs6733]

About to buy an akubra so looking at tips and tricks. Might use this tip to bash my dads 20 year old hat. Also, how has this bloke not been discovered by Tourism Australia / Mainstream Media etc. He’s a great fit.

[@josephlarritt8215]

Cheers for the upload bloke. I reshaped my hat super easy after watching 👍

[@jamesross2373]

Thanks for the bash guide! Just bashed my first Akubra Sombrero today and it came up a treat. Put a plaited kangaroo leather band on and she now looks like a proper Aussie bush hat.

[@frankshattuck1975]

I have been wearing hand made felt hats since 1960. Most of mine were made at the Hatatorium in San Angelo Texas.

[@Buddy89538]

Great tutorial bloke. I’ve been apprehensive about bashing my Rough Rider because I always thought it had to be done by a hatter but I’m confident to do it myself now. Cheers bud

[@Brsotr]

Found this vid. Thanks for keeping it simple bashed my first Akubra. Your vid and energy definitely made it a fun project.

[@StuK323]

I found this video extremely useful, I love the bash design you employ here. I have bashed my golden spur to try and replicate it, but with a more standard western brim. I call it the Bush Bash, so you can add Style icon to your CV 🤣. Big love from the UK.

[@Dakiniwoman]

Thank you for this great video... I love the character you put into your hat. I have an Akubra that I bought about 35 years ago and never knew how to shape the top and so I never have worn it more than a couple of times... Mine is the same color as yours and it is an Akubra Squatter Imperial. I really want to wear mine now, so I am going to experiment with how to shape mine... Thanks again.

[@JordanLeden]

Great video! Thanks from Canada! I just ordered me up an Akubra campdraft.. needs to be bashed when it arrives. Thanks again!

[@howva]

I love the sombrero I think it looks great just open like that a real standout and your bash is real unique good one

[@LORIJARVIS333]

Thank you for the best video to explain how to reshape the hat and also the fitting of the hat band too. Thank you very much 👍👍😊😊

[@charlieheatherley]

Just ordered my Sombrero, can't wait to give it a bash. Thanks for the video 🤠✌️

[@jamesorton1228]

Loved that review mate. I’ve actually Rebashed my Sombrero to have a flat brim somewhat similar to the Territory because the territory has a crown that is to shallow for my head haha. Turned out a treat

[@sjazzp]

I got a Territory whose crown was reshaped using this method to fit my head. Now it fits perfectly!

[@jimmymack1079]

You just got your old one looking perfect! 😂

[@unclesigsig]

And I thought I wore a tall crown with my old gus crease Bailey! Looking forward to buying a sombrero and teying this crown style out here in the American Southwest!

[@bananaking8904]

I prefer the old hat. It has genuine character to it ❤️

[@justmeeagainn]

This helped me a lot. i got my Sombrero today after waiting for months for a restock. They don't make many of these anymore, and I was lucky enough to jump onto the Hats by the Hundred website on a day they had my size in stock. I did exactly what you showed here, and it came out great. My only gripe is that cow band! It's the worst band Akubra makes, and then they glue it on with Gorilla Glue or something and it's really hard to get off. I tore my first Sombrero trying to get it off with a knife, but not this time. (I still wear the torn one, but it always bothered me.) Anyway, thanks for making this!! G'day!

[@PRINCESS-zz3wq]

Oh my goshhhh this is exactly what I was looking for thank you ILY

[@ladyashephd727]

Beautiful Hat, it's Fall, and I have two Felt hats that need stretching and personalizing. Thank You.

[@tonychestnut904]

Loved your video and straightforward talk. Thanks a heap!

[@Brsotr]

Wonderfully simple and informative

[@corytheobald2166]

Good job on the bash and the video!

[@crystalgriffiths]

Top tutorial video. Too right, there aren’t very many instructional videos on how to bash an Akubra. Yours was the best one I’ve watched by far. Thanks for emphasising to not apply direct steam to the inside hat band. I would’ve loved watching the whole video, without the cut you edited into the middle of the clip. Your old hat still had plenty of life left in it, but I appreciate that you made your tutorial before your old hat was completely cactus, so we viewers could see the desired shape you were going for when you were shaping your new hat to resemble your old one. How did you get into the Sombrero style?

[@Kenny.G63]

Great video mate, just what I've been looking for.

[@jonathanvermillion7263]

That’s a great hat the old one is super cool

[@leerhodes7977]

Bloody great hats

[@blakesby]

Hope you didn't get rid of the old hat!

[@SandMDOTCOM1]

Love this hat... and I stole your "bash" crease design/type!

[@nibbles7178]

Cheers for the video mate! Really useful. Emigrating Down Under later this year and one of the first things I'll be buying is an Australian bush hat. Any opinion/experience on/with hats from Jacaru?

[@adelarsen9776]

Where are you now ?

[@CORPORAL-dn7nn]

To bad we can’t get them shipped to Texas

[@kevinmaillot7970]

Hey David thanks for the video, it's perfect. Which type of akubra hat is your original one ? I like the green kaki colour of your old hat. Thanks, waiting for the next full documentary !!

[@davidmcmahongoingbush3594]

G’day Kevin, cheers for the comment 👍🏼. They are actually both the same hat and the old hat looked the same when it was new 😂. It’s an Akubra sombrero and only comes in one colour. I’ve been so busy out bush but haven’t had the time to put together another longer doco. Hopefully some time this year.

[@Outbackmick71]

I have to ask, the colour change from new to old.... How long in wear & weather to get kind of colour or dye fade did your old hat take to get the santone colour?

[@davidmcmahongoingbush3594]

I wore the old hat almost every day for three years including some big wet seasons of proper rain but it always amazes me looking back at how much the colour changes over time.

[@nomadWalkr]

Cool. What do you do w the old hats?

[@stewedapple]

When you said bash, I was expecting to see a baseball bat come out.

[@codpieceofjustice4595]

Why wreck a good bat?

[@mickdickfos9778]

Nice stuff mate 👍🏽

[@LK2.O]

Gday Dave I hope you're well mate and thank you for the video. I just got myself a sombrero and I noticed at the 3:38 mark on your video the hat shape changes dramatically what did you so I can achieve the same look? Cheers mate

[@davidmcmahongoingbush3594]

It’s just a matter of steaming and shaping, steaming and shaping until you have it how you like it. Careful you don’t apply too much steam to the band directly otherwise it can shrink. 👍🏼

[@LK2.O]

​@davidmcmahongoingbush3594 Thanks for the reply Boss man

[@mattiasandersson2315]

Young mr zz top! 😎

[@1neAdam12]

Very cool

[@rayjclifford]

how much for the old hat?

[@davidmcmahongoingbush3594]

The old hat is well past it’s days unfortunately. Up north in this climate the second you stop wearing an old hat it absorbs humidity and goes mouldy and horrible. The wonders of tropical northern Australia 😂👍🏼

[@1cleandude]

I don’t get the term bashing!🙏🏻

[@davidmcmahongoingbush3594]

Bashing is an old Australian term for reshaping a felt hat. It goes back to the days when hats came ‘unabashed’ and needed individual shaping.

[@1cleandude]

@@davidmcmahongoingbush3594 thanks 🙏🏻

[@justmeeagainn]

That’s because you’re not a bright person.

[@mychannel0610connect]

This Sombrero looks a bit off color than the fawn color. Lucky

[@fergspan5727]

This is how I used to shape my military beret

[@johnevans8328]

nice look is good on you not my style i have the snowy river ordered but cool video thanks

[@basicdose.9872]

Akubra best.

[@mitchelllambert3059]

Yea make sure ya kettle has a metal on off switch boys I melted mine doing this same thing had to buy a new kettle 😂😂😂😂

[@ChosenByGrace]

What a beautiful man, girls must flow to this guy. Man.