Custom Shaping
New hats shaped to order — your crown, your brim, your felt. Cowboy, fedora, or a hybrid of both. I'll shape a hat you already own, too.
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New hats shaped to order, old favorites brought back to life — one hat at a time, with personal attention and a whole lot of pride. Hat Masters trained.
A lifelong love of Western hats, turned into a one-man labor of love.
I was born and raised in California's remote High Sierra — the backdrop for hundreds of Western films and TV shows. My folks ran a popular restaurant in Lone Pine and knew the stars of that era, from John Wayne to Roy Rogers. I grew up immersed in it, and fell hard for two things: the guns and the hats.
The name comes from two things I dearly love — baseball (ball covers were once made of horsehide) and Henry firearms, a company whose craftsmanship and the way they treat people set the bar. Both stand for quality and integrity. So does this business.
Personal attention and integrity are my hallmarks. I've made just about every hat I've ever wanted — now I'd like to do the same for you.
— John
Maker · Horsehide Henry Western Hats
Custom-order hats, honest restoration, and a few samples so you can see and feel the quality before you buy.
New hats shaped to order — your crown, your brim, your felt. Cowboy, fedora, or a hybrid of both. I'll shape a hat you already own, too.
Request a HatGot an old favorite that's seen better days? Reviving hats that just need professional care is one of my favorite things to do.
Bring It InNot sure where to start? Flip through the look book to explore crowns, felts, and colors — Rodeo King and Twister felts, fedoras, straws, and youth hats.
View Hat OptionsAlso offered: personalized branding (every letter & numeral, plus crossed revolvers, barbed wire, cactus, horse & more) and group shaping parties for families, weddings, and teams.
Hand me an open-crown hat and I'll turn it into just about anything — from a Hoss Cartwright to a Little Joe, or something all your own.
Felt & straw · cowboy & fedora hybrids · personalized branding · custom hat bands. If you've got something specific in mind, just ask and we'll talk it through.
Browse the styles, felts, and colors I can build for you — from Rodeo King and Twister felts to fedoras, straws, and youth hats. Find a few you love, then bring them to your custom appointment and we'll shape yours to match.
Tap any page to view it larger. These are starting points — your crown, brim, felt, and branding are all made to order.
Plan for roughly two to three weeks from order to delivery — and local pickup cuts that down considerably.
Send the form or give me a call, and we'll talk through what you're after.
Choose your crown, brim, felt grade, and any branding you'd like.
Your hat comes in within about 10 days, then I shape it by hand.
Local pickup in Humboldt, or shipped to your door via USPS & UPS.
Not sure of your size? No problem — give me a call or mention it on the form, and I'll walk you through measuring at home so your hat fits just right.
Reach out any time — I answer my own phone.
Tell me what you're after and I'll help you land on the right crown, brim, and felt. I can also shape on-site at your place: garage, ranch, anywhere with an outlet for the steamer.
One hat at a time, made the way you want it. Send a request or call me — we'll work it out the old-fashioned way.
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