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- Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:27 am
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: Shirt: What's with the vertical pleats?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 487
Re: Shirt: What's with the vertical pleats?
The pleats resemble those found on Cuban-style Guayabera shirts. These were discussed here a few years back and I believe they were once (are still?) regarded as the inspiration for Dometakis' original Indy shirt.
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:07 pm
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: Second order of a Wested jacket: Custom ROLA
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2477
Re: Second order of a Wested jacket: Custom ROLA
We won't fit into a ballerina's slipper, at least not at the same time. As for the poor girls dancing away with shoes filled with small change, I find it most cruel and uncalled for. But I bet they're all "no pain, no gain", the poor competitive lasses. Well - judging from the pics, jacket...
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:33 pm
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: Second order of a Wested jacket: Custom ROLA
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2477
Re: Second order of a Wested jacket: Custom ROLA
What can I say - we're like two bad pennies... get stuffed into prep school students' loafers. No, that's not it... 
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:22 pm
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: Second order of a Wested jacket: Custom ROLA
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2477
Re: Second order of a Wested jacket: Custom ROLA
Swindiana... now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. A long time. Kidding... of course I have. Nice to see an additional leather jacket arriving at the Lars homestead! Bummer re: the specs though. Seems custom ordering at Wested is far from problem-free, judging from this and other thread...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:14 pm
- Forum: Gear Care & Distressing
- Topic: how often do you clean your jacket?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 438
Re: how often do you clean your jacket?
Oh, I shower quite regularly. On occasion, even in my jacket. ;) Clothes, on the other hand, tend to stay dirty no matter how meticulously I handle my personal hygiene. A jacket worn outdoors, soaked in rain and sweated in eventually develops a scent. Yes, humidity is a definitive factor too. Leathe...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: duran duran shirts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 270
Re: duran duran shirts
Probably Cuban-style Guayabera shirts. Similar pleating - these were discussed here a few years back and I believe they were once regarded as the inspiration for Dometakis' original Indy shirt.
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:32 pm
- Forum: Gear Care & Distressing
- Topic: how often do you clean your jacket?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 438
Re: how often do you clean your jacket?
Hm. Gearheads seem to be a smelly bunch... :lol: If worn a lot, a leather jacket will eventually reek. Not sure Febreeze and similar products actually cleans a jacket - AFAIK, it's a fabric refresher, not an actual product that cleans a garment. At some point, I'll have my Wested cleaned professiona...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:24 am
- Forum: Guns & Holsters
- Topic: Anyone interested in a PFC Bapty revolver?
- Replies: 93
- Views: 4078
Re: Anyone interested in a PFC Bapty revolver?
Well, been waiting for this... for quite some time. Excellent stuff, Todd. Definitively interested in one.
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:28 pm
- Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
- Topic: Sergei (funeral service held 1/17/09)
- Replies: 126
- Views: 11639
I've been absent from the forums as well, and was shocked and very saddened to read this. I never met Walt in person, but I had some good forum discussions and exchanged a few PM's with him... a great man, very kind and gentle... as someone mentioned above, he was indeed one of the pillars of this c...
- Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:41 pm
- Forum: The Fedora
- Topic: HJ Crest
- Replies: 6
- Views: 524
- Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:47 pm
- Forum: The Fedora
- Topic: HJ Crest
- Replies: 6
- Views: 524
That's odd. I ordered a new liner and crest for my HJ some time ago. Other members have also ordered crests without problem.
IIRC, I spoke directly with HJ in Cambridge, but it might be an idea to check with Swaine Adeney (swaineadeney@btconnect.com) as well.
IIRC, I spoke directly with HJ in Cambridge, but it might be an idea to check with Swaine Adeney (swaineadeney@btconnect.com) as well.
- Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:04 pm
- Forum: The Fedora
- Topic: HJ Crest
- Replies: 6
- Views: 524
Welcome to COW!
Herbert Johnson sells the crest stickers - e-mail them.
http://www.herbert-johnson.co.uk/
Herbert Johnson sells the crest stickers - e-mail them.
http://www.herbert-johnson.co.uk/
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:30 pm
- Forum: Guns & Holsters
- Topic: Resin Indy guns questions for owners/prospective buyers PIC
- Replies: 410
- Views: 27963
- Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:53 pm
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: Elsa’s Zippo
- Replies: 11
- Views: 569
- Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:44 pm
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: Found! Best Indy jacket ever!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2691
this from a most bradworthy fellow who nowadays knows his way around the stickiness that is halcro.- Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:55 pm
- Forum: Guns & Holsters
- Topic: Resin Indy guns questions for owners/prospective buyers PIC
- Replies: 410
- Views: 27963
Update. Just received an e-mail from KN - this is what he wrote: The guns up to the April orders are ready to go and your order is started, cast and painted. Need to add a couple little things. Shoudn’t be much longer. I mailed him to his work address - got a reply immediately. He also regrets not b...
- Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:03 pm
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: Found! Best Indy jacket ever!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2691
MJ gear is gonna be the oppit....appitom....apitomy....epitomy....er...{where's scandy when you need him????} of screen accuracey....... Sorry I'm late... I've read the thread, seen the jacket and to the best of my understanding, the word you seek should be one of the following: Appendicitis Armage...
- Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:35 am
- Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
- Topic: Swedish hobby whip maker (with pics of whips) saying hello
- Replies: 21
- Views: 928
- Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:50 am
- Forum: The Fedora
- Topic: Antique store find...Vintage Herbert Johnson(Help valuing)
- Replies: 58
- Views: 3887
- Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:43 am
- Forum: The Fedora
- Topic: Please bear with me...
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1728
Re: Please bare with me...
I'd start with the Akubra as well. It is a durable hat and a nice entry point for the high-end lids.
- Sat May 31, 2008 5:28 am
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: Grey-Scale Indy?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1940
- Fri May 23, 2008 5:59 pm
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: Magnoli Clothiers Pants.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 455
- Fri May 23, 2008 5:42 pm
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: My Magnoli Pants!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1021
- Fri May 23, 2008 1:27 pm
- Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
- Topic: Moose?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 786
- Fri May 23, 2008 11:50 am
- Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
- Topic: Moose?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 786
Moose hide is tough. It's been used for leather garments here in Scandinavia for centuries, and is one of the preferred leathers for jackets worn by frowning middle-aged guys with expensive Volvos and corresponding paychecks. Moose hide is versatile. It's suitable for heavier-grain leatherwork as we...
- Tue May 20, 2008 2:53 pm
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: Washed Goat
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2629
- Fri May 16, 2008 5:51 am
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: Original Raiders shirt
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1326
- Fri May 16, 2008 5:37 am
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: so, who has the most 'distressed' indy jacket?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 8836
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:53 am
- Forum: Gear Care & Distressing
- Topic: Oiling a denim Wested Indy?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 788
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:06 am
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: My meeting with Peter from Wested!!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 870
- Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:03 pm
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: My meeting with Peter from Wested!!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 870
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:04 pm
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: 1st or 2nd generation Wested pants? Advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 468
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:35 am
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: 1st or 2nd generation Wested pants? Advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 468
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:59 am
- Forum: Guns & Holsters
- Topic: Resin Indy guns questions for owners/prospective buyers PIC
- Replies: 410
- Views: 27963
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:49 am
- Forum: The Fedora
- Topic: The good guy always wears a white hat?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1297
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:56 am
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: What's so darn special about those pants!
- Replies: 58
- Views: 3486
What's so special about Indy's pants? Nothing much. They're worsted wool trousers, cavalry twill weave. Not chinos. Not run-of-the-mill K-Mart khakis.
- Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:58 pm
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: Wested Shop
- Replies: 12
- Views: 776
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- Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:16 am
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: Wested Shop
- Replies: 12
- Views: 776
I wholeheartedly recommend a visit. Here's my little travel journal from a few years ago...
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- Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:16 pm
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: About that "Wested leather is okay in the rain" bi
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1115
Never had any bleeding issues (not British English, mind you) with my authentic lamb Wested, and I've soaked it several times, in snow, rain and in the shower... Nevertheless, as Michaelson stated, leather jackets were never intended to be substituted as raincoats. Wear it in rain - jacket will surv...
- Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:25 am
- Forum: The Fedora
- Topic: When not wearing your hat - Hang it, stand it, or box it
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2449
- Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:07 pm
- Forum: Guns & Holsters
- Topic: Packing Heat
- Replies: 57
- Views: 4748
As you may well know, the firearms situation here in the Old World is somewhat different. I have however laid my grubby paws on (and fired) a bunch of hunting rifles (mostly Swedish and US ones) and shotguns. As for the handguns, opportunities have been scarce - I've fired a 9mm SIG-Neuhausen P210-6...
- Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:49 pm
- Forum: Gear Care & Distressing
- Topic: Distressing a web belt
- Replies: 10
- Views: 816
Be careful with sanding the buckle, unless it's a solid brass one. If it's plated, the plating may rub off real quick if you're blasting away with that sandpaper. As you can see on IndyFrench's pic, the NH buckle is plated... and distressed to a near-silver-y look. (Very ToD-accurate though...)The t...
- Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:23 am
- Forum: Leather Jacket
- Topic: pristine jackets?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 970
Distressing all the way. When I got my Wested, I babied it for a couple of months - until I got a little tear on the sleeve from rubbing against a flagstone (a medieval one, naturally)... and that did it. I fired up the shower and the tumble dryer, whipped out the acetone, sandpaper and Pecard tub a...
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:25 am
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: Who on Earth is this 'General Gear?'
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1730
- Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:14 pm
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: Who on Earth is this 'General Gear?'
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1730
- Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:00 pm
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: Who on Earth is this 'General Gear?'
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1730
I am reporting all this to the Attorney General. Unless the Inspector General drops the charges at the general session of the general assembly. So, in essence, you're calling to General Quarters... a Major Alert, so to speak. Surely, there's nothing in this thread that couldn't have been discussed ...
- Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:24 pm
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: Who on Earth is this 'General Gear?'
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1730
- Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:58 pm
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: Indy's gunbelt - new and old
- Replies: 18
- Views: 922
- Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:35 pm
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: Indy's gunbelt - new and old
- Replies: 18
- Views: 922
- Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:20 pm
- Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
- Topic: Pants Question
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1025
