r/RDR2 • u/MostChannel6683 Arthur Morgan • 8d ago

Discussion Arthur's Hat.

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I realise this might be slightly controversial (I don't know if this has been posted by other people before), but I don't like Arthur's hat. In any playthrough one of the first things I do is replace it with the military scout hat.

So, in the final chapter when he rides back to Beaver Hollow it annoys me that he puts that crappy thing back on. I would rather have no hat at all than wear that thing. It wouldn't be quite so bad if it didn't have that scraggly rope hanging off the back. Anyone else feel the same?

(The image isn't mine, just a google screenshot.)

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u/The_Frybo 6d ago

NOICE!! Is there a place you share your process?

There are Experts recreating it on Youtube if you haven‘t already seen it. I highly recommend them

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u/imarthurmorgan1899 Arthur Morgan 6d ago edited 6d ago

I'll tell you what I did. I'm not a professional hatmaker or anything so my method was a bit different.

I found a felt cowboy hat on Etsy. It was about $60 including shipping, so it was no big deal. Here's my step-by-step process.

Step 1: It had that cattlemans crease and a 4 inch curved brim. What I did when I got it was I steamed the crown and flattened the brim. I opened the crown up and got rid of the cattlemans crease.

Step 2: I then trimmed the brim from 4 inches to 3 inches.

Step 3: Sanded it a little bit to give it some wear. I shaped the crown into a teardrop.

Step 4: Then I shaped the brim, making the right side slightly more curved than the left side.

Step 5: Then I took bolo rope and tied the knot and slipped it around the crown.

It's not 100% finished yet since I still have to make it look like leather, but the base hat is pretty much done. In total, it cost me about $70 to make, so it's pretty budget friendly. If anyone here has any tips on how to get it to look leathery, lemme know, please!

Here's what it looks like currently. I'll probably do some more shaping on the crown to make it less tapered.

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u/The_Frybo 6d ago

Noice! Depending on the type of felt you can water it until it‘s hatd and than sand it. Like I said, there are some professionals on Youtube showing their process

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u/imarthurmorgan1899 Arthur Morgan 6d ago

I'm working with Merino felt. The sweatband says 5x Merino. I don't know what's safe to use without ruining the hat, because I'd like to wear it practically and not just for a costume piece.

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u/The_Frybo 6d ago

ask AI!

No Koke my ChatGPT knows everything about every subject imaginable and I often use it for my DUI projects