Hatband Stretcher - Sturdy Built - One Size Fits All

Thank you for a simple product that does what it is designed to do. Put the stretcher in a canvas hat that I have not been able to wear for years. Followed the directions and the hat fits great now. There was a lot of extra room for additional stretching if necessary. Worked great. My hat size falls between 7 3/8 and 7 1/2. This would easily do a size 8 hat. The stretcher is well made and solid. There are no rough edges and the turnbuckle adjusts easily.

This is a well built high quality hat stretcher. Good solid oak wood with large all-thread adjusting bar. The handle/crank works great and really does the job. I purchased a surplus Russian military ushanka (winter hat) that is a very heavy wool and cotton material with a thick quilted band inside. The hat was a 60 cm (7 1/2) and I needed a 62 (7 3/4). The stretcher worked great. This stretcher is strong enough to break a hat so don't over do it. This saved me from having to get a different hat. Also because the hat is also has a Mouton exterior no dry cleaners wanted to touch it. It would have been sent to a specialty leather cleaner that also does hat stretching. I saved the cost of what I would have paid and then some and still have a nice stretcher.

works great. as you probably don't realize that hat have a different oval for the desired fit. some are rounded more and some are more oval. this particular hat stretcher is for the round shape. be nice if you could be more detailed in discription, so a person could purchase the more oval one if desired.

This solves the problem when an extra large hat doesn't fit a 7 5/8 head. If you have ever had a hat that doesn't fit right this is the cure. You can't make small size into large but it can help fit size irregularity. It maybe a little more expensive than others but you get what you pay for. It is made of a good hard wood with good construction. If you fix one or two hats it will pay for itself, it makes me confident to order hats on line.

Reclaim your shrunken hats! Felt and wool hats often shrink over time and this is just dandy for stretching them back out so they don’t squeeze your head. I was going to give this Filson Mackinaw hat away because it was had shrunk. After an overnight stretch session, the fit was comfortable again. Made in USA. Not prime but shipped almost as quickly from Reidsville, NC to Minnesota. Neil Hall Auction Company (manufacturer) will do you right!

I got some really expensive wool caps straight from Ireland that were just a bit too small and I didn't want to send them all back for replacements but I had some reservations about using this because I wasn't sure how well it would work on wool. So far it works great. Slow, gentle stretches are all that's needed. I didn't even need to wet the fabric. It does tend to shrink back a bit so I may try that if the need arises.

Solid product - works very well! I had my favorite Filson hat fitting properly the same day I received the hat stretcher. It's well made - no frills, but absolutely fit for purpose. The thickness of the blocks is perfect to fit a hat band without affecting the body of the hat. I really appreciate a straight forward simple product that delivers good results. This is a perfect example.

Product is excellent. I used on 2 hats one straw paper and one linen. Both worked great. Be careful and take your time on straw paper but great product. Stupid easy and made to last.

Does exactly what it is purposed to do...stretch a hat to size. I have used it to stretch several hats, including one made of leather, and have found that it has consistently stretched to the desired size.

This is a great hat stretcher, heavy duty and deep enough so your hat sits on the stretcher well. The reason for only four stars is delivery was very slow.