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ShanghaiJack

I don't know of any way to get it back, but this might keep your next jacket from losing that beef jerky smell as fast. My US Wings Legend is a little over a year old now, and it still has that new jacket smell, especially when it is warm. None of my other two jackets have it, so it might just be th...

ShanghaiJack

You did a great job refinishing that rifle. I'd have thought it was the real deal if you hadn't said anything. I really like the blueing it looks very authentic. Well done!

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I'd recommend calling US Wings and talking to them. In fact, you might see if they will hold your order if it has not already shipped. Rita has been very helpful to me in the past, even taking the time to measure a large and medium jacket for me in the sleeves and length to help me get the right siz...

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Ah, I missed that. Well, my offer to lend you some closet space still stands.

Don't you have a BK too? Are you planning on keeping it?

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Scott, come on man show us the latest acquisition. It is the latest, right?

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Better be careful Dude, somebody's bound to read that and start pestering you about how they too can get a free jacket, hat, etc..

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The other interesting thing was the boots, Red Wing not Alden 405s. Huh, they look like 405s to me. :-k I guess since DN was curating she used Redwings since that is what she planned to use even though we all know HF wore his 405s instead. :-k I wonder why they have prohibited photography? :(

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Speaking of BKs up for sale in the Bazaar, here's one now.

http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=58727

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You beat me to it, Fox. That is a good article and has some nice photos of some nice jackets too!

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I sure wish leather jackets and felt hats would go out of style in China!

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As and example, I recall we had the same frenzy on TN's and the Wested Hero's back in the day, and they now come and go in the classified on an almost weekly basis. ;) Regards! Michaelson Yup, in fact that's how I acquired my TN, and at a substantially lower price than I would have paid if I had bo...

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This is very much an eye of the beholder situation in my opinion. I doubt that the cost of the hide alone can justify the difference in price, but maybe I'm wrong. Who knows? On the other hand it's all relative. Everyone who has bought the BK has been very happy with what they got. Would they have b...

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trdaggers wrote: I carry no coins only big bills.
Gailen

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I just weighed the TN and the Kelso. The TN was a pound heavier. During development of the jacket we received some feedback that the TN jacket hand warmer pocket construction wasn't very good in relation to Wested jackets and that there was a crack (gap) inside the patch pocket (between the handwar...

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I have one of those first Nowak shrunken lamb jackets, and it does seem rather thick and heavy. I wonder if my TN is a an abnormality then. Mine sure doesn't feel heavy. I weighed it and it weighs about 2.6 pounds. It fells very lightweight compared to my Legend in SL, and my Wested ROTLA in goat, ...

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I don't know. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

Where's a flying through the air smiley when you need it?

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I am afraid I disagree, sort of anyway. I don't think the jacket can adequately be described as baggy or as fitted. When the jacket is zipped up, for example in all the scenes in the Raven Bar it looks very fitted, however when it is not zipped it looks super baggy. I don't think that it looks that ...

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It was no longer wet?

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Texan Scott wrote:Andy, others may be curious to see the RH in the other skins, goat and HH? Do you have any photos to post here?

Man, oh, man, I'd love to see some goat or HHs of the RH.

ShanghaiJack

Great photos, Paul! I especially love that panoramic shot of Trex. Blind targeting looks awesome and like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.

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Anytime, Tex, anytime!

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Good to know. I'd like to add Cap's jacket to my closet too, but haven't figured out if I want to get it before or after an A2.

I'd like to see that HH Rocketeer jacket as well.

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Scott, I know that Texas is big, but you're gonna run out of room sooner or later to keep all those great looking jackets, and I just want you to know that there is plenty of room up here in Kentucky and I would be more than happy to store some of them for you completely free of charge.

ShanghaiJack

Have you considered Cap's motorcycle jacket? I am not a rider so I have no idea if that jacket would actually be a good fit for what you want or not.

ShanghaiJack

We hear the complains about the price of this premium jacket although it is actually cheaper than a TN. G&B, US Wings and the like are mall type, mass produced jackets and cannot be compared with high end jackets. Andy, I dont't think most of us are 'complaining' about the price of BK's jackets...

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Gorak, I really like the looks of that jacket! That leather looks great.

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For the most part I agree with Gorak in regard to the BK vs. the TN, however, I do think that there are some TN jackets out there that do fit the bill. Mine sit's right, for a Raiders jacket anyway :lol: , and moves right, so even within the same hides that Tony used there may be enough difference i...

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Well said, Gailen, well said.

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Michaelson wrote:...then again, I don't know your wife, so YOU may end up dead.....

Regards! Michaelson

Well, at least they'd have something nice to bury me in!

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Excellent! *said in Mr. Burns' voice while steepling hands*

If that's the case I think I'll go ahead and get a Bill Kelso A-2 also just for comparisons sake!

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I don't know if the horsehides for their Cockpit Horsehide A-2s are from the same batch/tannery as the prototype USW Legend in HH, but I can confirm that their Cockpit A-2s in HH are veg tanned. Now, if you'll excuse me I need to go plan how to sneak this one past the wife. I'm sure that she won't n...

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I am afraid I got busy and promptly forgot all about this, but I'm glad that the reboot brought it back to the surface. I'll shoot him an email and see what he has to say and will report back.

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Nice find CJ

They sure think a lot of that waistcoat, don't they? At $552 I could buy a decent suit or a great jacket!

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Gotp it guysa, tight, but Iu don't ghave to inflict bodily harmm upon mmyselfg in ordert to make the whipm. Boy typing eith abndages on your handss is hard!

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Remember that with paracord you actually *don't* want to pull super tight. The whip will either take forever to break in, or it just won't ever break in if your plaiting is too tight. The reason leather needs to be pulled tight is because over time it stretches and loosens -- paracord won't do that...

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Great! i'm glad that it's an easy fix, but I'm definitely going to remember next time so I don't have to fix it!

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Thanks for the tips Riku. :TOH: I will keep that in mind about dropping strands when I do the overlay. It's not the soreness I mind as much as the actual rope burns on my fingers. I think when I was pulling the strands tight the paracord was sliding just enough to cause enough friction to rub my fin...

ShanghaiJack

Here's the finished second belly, started with a 12 plait and ended in a 4 plait. I think that there is obviously a lot of room for improvement. I need to work on keeping my seams straight for more than four inches at a time. I really need to work on the overall tapering of the whip. I also need to ...

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Thanks Riku. I guess that might be what's causing the bumps when I dropped the strands then. I will try not to do it from now on if it's possible. Does that go for leather as well, or is only when working with nylon? I should have the second belly finished tonight, and will post some photos of it wh...

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Canuck Digger,thanks for your answer. :TOH: I think I will need to digest that over a few more whips before it makes complete sense. I have a feeling that for me dropping strands, and cutting leather strands, are going to be the kind of things that I can read about until the cows come home, but only...

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Thanks guys for the tips. I will keep the workbench in mind Zuiun, but think I will stick for the hook for now. I am getting ready to drop my first strands, going from 12 to 10 plait. I would like to drop them one at a time to try and minimize bumps. Does it matter which position I drop the first st...

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Thanks guys, this is most excellent news. At the rate I was plaiting it was going to take me a month or so to finish! What can I do to keep my seams straighter? Is it mostly down to pulling equally hard on both sides, or is there another trick to getting nice straight seams as well?

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Thanks Canuck Digger. I knew that when cutting strands for leather whips that a keeper was included. I don't know why I didn't think of using duck/duct tape –see here for the origins of both words ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape –to recreate the keeper with a nylon whip #-o . That is a go...

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I think that's just what I'll do. This whip will at least give me a feel for plaiting before I try it out with the roo. Course I need to finish this one first

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Thanks, Jeremy. It's definitely a learning experience, and one of the things I've learned so far is that the fastest way to learn to make a whip –for me anyway– is by actually making it, as counterintuitive as that may seem. I think that I might even skip right to leather for the next one, since tha...

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A couple of questions: When you guys are doing a 12 plait belly do you use a whipmaker's plait under three over three , or do you use the under two over two? Edwards says that the under two looks nicer, but that the under three is faster. Are there any other reasons to use one instead of the other? ...

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I'd not tape it like that, because it will stiffen the part of whip, that shouldn't be as stiff as transition zone. I'd make a kind of duct tape bolster, like in leather whips. You'll see that it will make the transition a lot stiffer. I didn't really want to tape it, but the tutorial I am loosely ...

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EDIT: I put the photo of the first attempt up twice. The second photo is now correct. Indeed there are. I got so busy plaiting that I couldn't find the time to upload the pics. Anyways here they are. This was my first attempt at a plaited core, but I didn't like the way it turned out so I started ov...

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Okay. I decided to go ahead and wrap it in duck tape to build it up.

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