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The El Amo is made from premium 500X fur felt. An incredibly high-quality piece features classic cattleman hat styling, with a tall crown and 4” wide brim. It is a soft, satin-lined crown and comfortable 2” leather sweatband on the outside, a self-felt hatband dyed the same distinctive hue as the body of the hat is set apart by a three-piece buckle set made of solid 10-karat gold and silver. This hat exudes a quiet confidence and rugged fortitude that sets it apart from the crowd.
- Satin lining
- Leather sweatband
- 500X Beaver fur hat
The size of the hat is based on the circumference of the head. In order to determine the proper hat size, you must measure your head.
200 steps
There are over 200 steps that go into making every fur-felt Cowhatter hat. We start with rabbit, beaver, and wild hare's fur sourced from all over the world. Raw fur is cleaned and mixed to our our exacting standards.
MAKING THE FELT
After being cleaned and mixed, our fur blends are blown into the forming chamber where the thin fur fibers felt together. A thin burlap cloth is placed around the felt where it will go through additional steps to continue the felting process.
FINISHING THE FELT
Through the felting process, the hat bodies shrink to 1/3 their size. Each Cowhatter fur-felt hat gets dyed, sanded, stretched, and blocked before being sent to our finishing plant in Garland Texas.
STARTING THE HAT
Hat bodies don't sit around for very long once they get to Garland. Their first stop is at steam block where they get a specific size from 6 3/4 - 7 3/4. After steam block we apply shellac to the hats which stiffens them.
THE HEAT IS ON
By applying heat and steady pressure, Cowhatter prepares the hats for one of the most important steps in their journey to becoming a Cowhatter.
POUNCING & SANDING
Hats go through multiple rounds of sanding and pouncing to give Cowhatter its smooth velvety finish.. Many of the machines in the Cowhatter factory are original. The same machines that built your grandfather's Cowhatter also made yours!
TAKING SHAPE
After the felt has been sanded to a smooth finish it goes to get pressed into its final shape. Cowhatter offers a number of different shapes. From pre-creased cattleman crowns to every working cowboy's favorite shape; the open crown.
A CLOSER LOOK
Hats are inspected every station they leave, but special care is taken to go over each hat once it arrives at Middle Inspect. Sized, sanded, & shaped, the Cowhatter hat is ready to be finished with trim, but not before it goes through a rigorous review process to make sure it can live up to the brand known as the best-all around.
The Brand every Hat wants to be
Cowhatter hats aren't only known for their top-quality fur, but also their patented self-conforming sweatband, as well as signature buckle sets, and supple leather sweatbands. Each of them carefully sewn in or attached to the hat.
THE FINAL TEST
The journey from raw fur to a finished Cowhatter hat is almost complete. Each hat is fully inspected one last time before it is allowed to bear the brand name synonymous with quality in the western world. Cowhatter - The Best All-Around.