Hello 4chan. I like this kind of hats. The attached files are pictures of the manga Shigurui. I don't want the conic one with horizontal braiding everybody usually sees, but this model, with flat top and a big knot above, holes for watching, and end of the straws ascending back.
I have no information on the material. I tried with young and slim bamboo and it was solid but I didn't managed to make a hat (first photo). The result is very bad, I just passed the vertical stems alternately front/back of the horizontal ones. The shape is not correct, but when I tried to bring closer the horizontal rings each other, the bamboos coerced and the structure broke. So the last time I let it in the actual shape it could support.
Next day I tried with bulrushes, the result is a little better, but not managed either (2nd picture). Bulrushes are more easier to work but when I try to bring the rings closer the bulrushes broke, cause this is less solid than bamboo.
Last picture with the man standing up was picked on the forum there : http://www.dagorhir.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=46711;area=showposts
If you have advice or you know video that shows how to assemblate, or what material it's made of, please tell me. Thanks.
another picture of Shigurui
First test with bamboos (failure)
Second test with bulrushes (failure too)
Falcatahoplite seen on
http://www.dagorhir.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=46711;area=showposts
with the right hat type I want.
https://archive.org/stream/strawhatstheirhi00inwauoft#page/n0/mode/2up
I was looking through some public domain stuff, this might help a bit.
>>1042152
Rice straw.
Long weeds could be used as well, but wouldnt give the same look.
Dude you want a Ronin-Gasa right...
>>1042779
:OOO
Ok guys thanks for your answers, there is a lot of searches I have to do now, so I won't answer again since I've tried with rice straw and searched informations with keyword "roningasa" even if I think that's a modern word to sell it, and not it real name in the japanese middle-age (I think that because I'm not sure ronins had forcely this type of hat or any type of anything 'cause ronin just means "samurai without lord to serve anymore")
I think that's like if I googled "cowboy hat" I would obtain the same type of hat but this type was wear by lot of people, not only cowboys.