A custom Cowboy hat is made by hand one hat at a time. There are no big mas producing machines used to make a custom cowboy hat. I use tools that date back to the 1800’s as well as the skills and techniques. Isn’t it great that you can still get a custom made hat […]
The cowboys of the west that drove cattle for a hundred dollars had a hard job in harsh conditions. The weather was either really hot or extremely cold. The cowboys in those days hade a certain word robe that they wore. The most important item was the Boss of the plains hat. IT had many […]
When I think of old western hats I think of the Boss of the plains hat.So when I watch a western movie I look at the hats the cowboys are wearing and rarely do they wear authentic hats that match the time period. That ruins the movie for me. If you look at old photos […]
The Cowboy hat that won the west is the Boss of the Plains Hat. It is the hat that the cowboys wore in the 1800’s . The Boss of the Plains hat protected the cowboys from extreme temperatures in the summer and winter. The Boss of the Plains Hat was made of beaver fur felt […]
The first cowboy hat was the Boss of the Plains hat. It had an open crown with a flat brim. It was light in color like a Bone or Sand. The crown wasn’t creased and the brim wasn’t rolled. The only shaping to the crown and brim were from wear and tear. The Boss of […]
At Staker Custom Hats you can get any western cowboy hat style you want. We will help you desighn a custom hat style of your choice and then you we will get a custom measurement of your head. This will give you a custom fit.
At Staker Custom Hats we use High quality hat bodies that are made in USA. We use three different kinds of hat bodies. !00% Beaver which is the best you can get. Then a 50% Beaver and 100% European Hare. The beaver will hold it’s shape better and will be a stiffer hat. I wore […]
If you want to dress up like a cowboy for Halloween you have got to have the right hat. If it is an old 1800’2 cowboy or a western star from one of your favorite movies. You have to have the right movie hat to look like the movie western star. Get a hat that you […]
At Staker Custom Hats you can get a custom fit western movie hat just like the one in your favorite western. Sweat stains and trail dust included. Our hatter has an eye for detail and can replicate any hat. The great part is that this custom western movie hat will fit like a glove. You […]
The Boss of the Plains Hat was depicted in many of C M Russell’s paintings. He worked in his younger years as a cowboy so he knows what the cowboys wore. That helped him to make his paintings of the cowboys authentic. His cowboys in all of his pictures wore an open crown with a […]
