Talk:Boss of the Plains

Wordsmith
This was consolidated here from a sub heading under Cowboy hats. Please have somebody wordsmith "Boss of the plains."

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-oo0(GoldTrader)0oo- (talk) 12:15, 26 April 2009 (UTC)


 * If you want me to make this appropriate for Wikipedia, I'll get round to it when I have the time. I'm busy in real life so it may have to wait a few days.


 * In the meantime, don't worry. The fact that you are willing to co-operate with re-writing this should hold off any trigger-happy editors wanting deletion. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 12:18, 26 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I took a big bold whack at it. Hope that fixes the biggest problems. I'd cut that "Beginnings" section, and put in hidden text with my comments, but left it be for now. If anyone thinks I just destroyed the whole thing, feel free to continue tweaking as you see fit.   Montanabw (talk) 02:27, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

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Spanish inspiration
The article doesn't mention that Stetson’s hat was clearly heavily inspired by the Spanish hats he saw when moved West. Burraron (talk)

Design
It says that the Boss was waterproof because of it's "tight weave". It also says the hat is made of felt - a cloth that is not woven. Both statements can't be true.

I want to correct this; but I have struggled to come up with suitable language. I believe the hat is waterproof simply because it is a felt hat - my rabbit-felt fedora is waterproof (although I wouldn't try to use it as a bucket).

But I understand that beaver under-fur is curly, and combined with the fact that beavers are aquatic, makes for a felt that is particularly tightly-bound and waterproof.

MrDemeanour (talk) 17:30, 24 July 2022 (UTC)


 * ...And I've removed the claim that the waterproofing is the result of this "tight weave" nonsense.
 * MrDemeanour (talk) 13:08, 15 August 2022 (UTC)