How to Shape a Palm Leaf Cowboy Hat

In this video, Larry Shore of WesTrends in Norris, Montana demonstrates how to shape (or reshape) a Guatemalan Palm Leaf Cowboy Hat using just water and his hands. Palm leaf hats are very versatile, inexpensive, and make a good choice for a first hat. Visit www.earnyourspurs.com to learn more.

[@marshallcollins8634]

Thanks I love to watch someone work their craft. I do like the Gus crease but like the quigly brim and hat.

[@kendrickhoward886]

Tom Mix is calling and he wants his style back haha:) Great vid on shaping hats!

[@beastlyidiots9232]

You did a great job on reshaping that palm leaf hat. Thanks for showing us how.

[@JJ-tc7eh]

Larry, great video! the narrative, laid back talk while you went thru the steps was very nice

[@RBEmerson]

Nice job explaining what you're doing as you do it.

[@sahuaritasteve]

Great video. Thanks. Just ordered a Palm Leaf hat last week.

[@chrisbordeaux575]

Thank you for posting this extremely helpfull video. It was a real pleasure watching you work the hat. I am planning to do precisely what you did with a cattleman palm charlie 1 horse hat. I like the gus crease myself. Thank you again, subscribed.

[@cava1962]

GREAT VIDEO.............OLD SCHOOL............. PALM HATS THEY'RE THE BEST FOR WERE IN TEXAS FOR SUMMER TIMES.....!!

[@Thugl1f]

cava1962 they are nice in Florida also.

[@troyklinginsmith2523]

Awsome video! I got a Guss crease that neaded the brim to slope down just a bit. Thank's for sharing.

[@darrylweartpipingancamping]

Just what I’m looking for the Gus style. Great job& video!👍

[@rosairisjimenez9672]

Beautiful work..professional outcome

[@davidcastilloalaz]

Very nice Job Larry!

[@Rollin-With-Kirk]

Can or do you add starch to make it a little stiffer or wetting it and reshaping it bring back the firmness? I have an beautiful hat from 27 years ago that is still in wonderful condition but it's a little flimsy.

[@cruzsongs]

Great work. Would I be able to cut down the brim to a smaller brim size like 2 1/2 brim? Or will cutting it ruin the hat?

[@jimhafer212]

Thanks for the help! Gonna try it. Much appreciated.

[@00xanawolf00]

Great video. I really enjoyed watching you shape that hat. I’m a huge fan of Lonesome Dove, and as a Tennessean, you know I love Mr. Ambrose’s legendary Gus McCrae. Subscribed and liked, Sir.

[@richardcosta1565]

Love the Gus style.

[@DejaDoesNegril]

Great video. Now I can have a new hat every month

[@albertwoods3921]

Excellent job very helpful thank you very much

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

Thanks for sharing!

[@SilencioFilm]

Very nice, exactly what I was looking for. Just a quick question, would you advise against doing this to a black palm leaf hat? Does the paint or dye will bleed? Many thanks

[@tommytuckersgoldencrown339]

Thanks for the help

[@Stuckofftherealness]

Can you stretch the fit of a palm leaf hat. Mine needs about 1/8-1/4 stretched out to fit correctly

[@stanbernal2789]

great demo (Y)

[@amylillen5193]

Great instruction. How would you clean a dusty palm? Thx!

[@alishamontgomery5314]

I vacuum mine

[@tubes5150]

GREAT VIDEO !! ONE of the best vids out there about re-shaping a Palm Leaf Cowboy Hat . ----- Question ; I have a Shantung Straw Cowboy . I want to just re-shape the brim . How would one re-shape shantung ?? Thanx !

[@straycat62]

steam

[@bol.8749]

Where did you get that green water?

[@albertroy6594]

thanks for your tyme

[@a3a14613]

I got a speeding ticket coming down the hill into Norris one night, brings back memories! I'm glad you began by warning not to do this with a Shantung straw hat, I take it that requires steam?

[@missionkoko]

my palm loves to take its original shape on the brim, any advice?

[@roughout]

Have you found something good to stiffen a palm leaf?

[@austinhuffaker1595]

Will this work with Mexican palm?

[@user-ib3hf6pj1n]

Veery nice

[@dtlongrifles]

Great video! Thanks for posting this, it's exactly what I was looking for. Is that a Sunbody Cattleman hat?

[@BrianLiles]

Not sure about the make, but I am 99% sure it is a SunBody.

[@wespapawcook1496]

Great video, my question is I have a palm leaf and was wondering how to stiffen up the brim? Over the 12 years it has gotten a little floppy....

[@bigsexymuthashutyomouth2546]

There's a video on here that Cannard Hats put out that says to get food grade gelatin and dissolve about a teaspoon in a cup of water. Brush it on liberally and allow to air dry. Looked like it stiffened up quite nice.

[@solache34]

Spray hairspray

[@todosmiros8119]

Good well explained video. Thanks I left mine in the car and it shrank. Now I will do what u did

[@CohenAtwell]

Can you show me how to repair a Atwood Kenny Chesney cowboy hat I just need to reshape it

[@Avitia300]

Did you use warm water?

[@rebelcowboy6959]

Warm cold room temperature it dont matter

[@roryrobinson7136]

can this be done with hats that are made of thick palm tree leaves?

[@Earnyourspurs]

***** I would think so. On a really fine, high-end hat, I would probably use steam. But on a thick weave, I don't see why this method wouldn't work.

[@Doc.Holiday]

I fish with mine. When I’m hot I give it a soak then wear it all the time. It just keeps getting better

[@wchougland1]

I fished all day in the rain, now I know how reshape it… it got kind of floppy

[@desertfox3860]

Before it was a Gus crease we called it a Mantana Rain crease.

[@vlrlt-a]

Why are straw hat mostly stiff??

[@VinnyTovar]

Can you do this on a Jason aldean resistol?

[@bennyblanko3]

No! This only works on palm leaf hats (Sunbody). You need a steamer, or tea pot to mess with a regular straw hat. They usually use laquer or schalac as the stiffening agent, and too much water will kill those hats. Use hot steam.

[@bobbyb7127]

How do you shape a shantung or bangora cowboy hat that is not palm straw?

[@jimmypryor3224]

Don't leave it in the water so long. Just dip it in and pull it right back out. Enough water will stick to the hat to shape it. After dipping it, it will take a couple of minutes for the water to soak in enough for the hat to be pliable.

[@jefnr78]

Warm water or cold water

[@kristysanden6258]

Jeffery Fran

[@bennyblanko3]

cold water, or luke warm. They don't need to be soaked for long. Just dunk, and if a little stiff, dunk again.

[@CohenAtwell]

I have an country music star Kenny Chesney Atwood cowboy hat anyways I just wanted to see if this can be done in a non deep working sink

[@alexanderelias7842]

Larry from Bootbarn how ya doin

[@joseherrera3547]

Do mininick shape

[@brunningwolf]

I’m in Shelby Montana hello

[@markmetzler3901]

How about setting up an Eric “Hoss” Cartwright hat.

[@RachidOUSALEM]

i thought that u made it

[@flores0407]

En español porfavor!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@petesakes1985]

I always put a mule kick in my back

[@user-hz9rj4nf8i]

Presio

[@TexExpatriate1]

Bet you don't wear a straw many months up there!

[@richardhillmanjj5359]

We

[@jakoblockhart1654]

Dont listen to this you need to steam it to do it right take it to a real hat shaper

[@bennyblanko3]

He is a real hat shaper, and for the palm leaf, they all use a tub of water, and dunk the hat in (or river or lake). This isn't a straw hat. Don't try this with your resistal, or summer straw cowboy hat - only palm leaf.

[@chrisbordeaux575]

Damn man we just watched him do it. Tend your biscuits

[@lmfs4032]

can you put bangora straw in water?