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Louisiana Jones

I'd say go for it if it's in decent shape. Schott's got a lot of history.. go for it.

Louisiana Jones

My Uncle's been waiting 3 1/2 years at this point. Every time he's emailed Steve, he's gotten an immediate response with a status update of "You'll have it by the end of the month", and he was also told that his order was lost and Steve asked for all his info again. "End of the month&...

Louisiana Jones

Great Indy gear action in this short video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0s8GZq2HsY

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Filson makes a quality product. Enjoy it!

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Just popping in.. it's been a while. The jacket looks great after the Pecards! In my own opinion it looks a thousand times better than it did. I'm not a fan of the phony-looking overdistressing. The Pecards really gives the jacket a great look.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

I guess what I'm not hearing yet is what the "bad result" will be if I do apply Pecards. Will my jacket be "ruined" or perhaps negatively altered in some way that cannot be described? I don't see how leather dressing would negatively alter the jacket...after all it's a leather j...

Louisiana Jones

Good thing I stumbled upon this thread.. it kept another email out of your inbox, Steve. My Uncle's order is going on 2 years soon, and he was told back in March his hat was close to being made. I'll send him the update, thanks. Meanwhile I'll just keep sending him pictures of me wearing my AB to ke...

Louisiana Jones

Big surprise vote here.... A

Both are nice though.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Interesting stuff, Steve. Thanks. I actually almost got to wear my AB in "Boardwalk Empire".. wardrobe was having trouble finding me a fedora and I told them I had one based on 1930s style fedoras (whether that is accurate of the Indy hat I really don't know.. I just figured I'd say that s...

Louisiana Jones

My AB has been at our cabin (upstate NY) for the past two months, so I haven't had my hands on it since then. When I had first got my AB, I had no previous experience with fedoras so I really had nothing to compare it to. Well after handling many vintage and vintage-style hats on "Boardwalk Emp...

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Coolmiester...Most of the wardrobe was vintage, so I'm figuring the fedora was pretty old. It didn't even have a sweatband or liner. And yes I thought the brown ribbon and blue hat looked sharp. RC... they had a generic bash with a wide pinch and shallow dents (not sure what the 'dents' are called)....

Louisiana Jones

So I've been working on Martin Scorcese's "Boardwalk Empire", which will be a series on HBO about 1920's organized crime. Anyway, wardrobe gives me a few beat up vintage fedoras to try on and I pick a blue one as similar to Indy's as I can find. She says it needed a new ribbon so she let m...

Louisiana Jones

Nice looking jacket. My first Wested was HH (ultra thin HH compared to other brands) and yeah it had a finish that wouldn't distress quickly. I ended up selling it due to fit issues and went with the novapelle which was actually heavier. Again nice jacket.. keep on letting it distress naturally.. it...

Louisiana Jones

Love the collar. Wear it well my man.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

You might want to put some leather dressing on those to tone it down. Anyone with naturally distressed boots will recognize the heavy sanding and scraping.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

I could be wrong, DVD, but it looks like you were hanging the jacket on a skinny clothes hanger. You can find wide, wooden hangers online that are 2-3 inches wide and about 19 inches long. I've never ended up with bumps from the ends of the hangers or any other problems. Three of my jackets are clos...

Louisiana Jones

Great jacket, Mitch. Nice to see some quality pictures for a change. For those cold winter days up in Canada I believe I saw a shearling lined Indy jacket on Magnoli's site!

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Gotta go B, baby! Nice jacket man! Don't distress it... let it happen naturally.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Yeah the handwarmer pockets are too small and the side straps are too short (you can see in the pics how short they were made) and the yoke is too low so the action-back is pretty much useless so when I reach forward the back of the jacket just tightens up rather than the pleats extending. But when ...

Louisiana Jones

Thanks guys!

LJ

Louisiana Jones

So it's been nearly a year of pretty hard use for my Wested and I thought I'd show some pics on how beautifully grained the novapelle leather has gotten. The jacket has seen a fare share of abuse.. honest abuse.. no sandpaper, brick walls or washing machines here. Just hard wear in all sorts of weat...

Louisiana Jones

If I remember correctly, the first time I applied leather dressing (I don't use pecards, but something very similar) the color darkened quite a bit which was nice.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Beauty of a jacket, Raider. I always like hearing from people who choose practical options over the less practical yet SA options. The goat looks awesome.. nice grain to it already. Best of luck with it..

LJ

Louisiana Jones

You gotta love washing your hands right after using leather dressing and the water just beads up on them like a freshly waxed car. I've found regular dish soap works quickly and easily when washing up afterwards.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Michaelson wrote:I have found using a disposable surgical glove for application works the VERY best for me.

Regards! Michaelson

I do the same thing.. I guess great minds think alike.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Oh c'mon everybody knows both Indy and his cat wore a Panerai. He got it during his stint as an Italian frogman. :-k LJ This is new to me but then my Indy interest never went beyond the films and the gear. is it from a Young Indy episode? Nah I was totally kidding! Had that pic on the computer so I...

Louisiana Jones

I use my fingers.. you can really work it in well.

Louisiana Jones

Oh c'mon everybody knows both Indy and his cat wore a Panerai. He got it during his stint as an Italian frogman.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Hey Croft, it's plain ol' natural earth on the hat. For anyone who's seen this thread: http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=33022 I make short comedic faux documentaries about a fictional adventurer named Pierre LaCarve (based on who else but Indy). I've been making them for the p...

Louisiana Jones

I've got a newbie question for you guys who have had fur felt fedoras for a while now... I'm used to crushable wool cowboy style hats, the kind you can put a 20lb weight on for a week and it will still pop up into it's perfect shape afterwards. How does beaver felt hold up to being crushed or flatte...

Louisiana Jones

jkdbuck76 wrote:Louisiana,

I saw your "generic Raiders" hat in the other thread.

Your family is just jealous. Don't listen to them.

Ha! Thanks man!

Louisiana Jones

Hat looks great, man. But I know what you mean.. my wife and family all bust my chops about how tall and goofy the hat looks on my head. Eh, what are you gonna do right? I just keep wearing it around them and they're all getting used to it. Again though, your hat looks good.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Fedora wrote:This hat was actually made on the CS block.

What! My Raiders hat on a CS black? I want my money back!

Just kidding of course. Beautiful hat, Steve.. thank you.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Thanks for all the great comments. To quote BendingOak.. Steve does great work. The felt has softened some and it has gotten even more comfortable since I first got it. My daughter (who's almost 2) makes me wear the hat every day in the house.. and if I take it off she walks right up to me and says,...

Louisiana Jones

Indiana Holt wrote:here is a picture of the vintage LCcollar design..

what can I say...love it..

Holt.. awesome jacket..a beauty. I love that collar too.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Just One... my Wested. And it's all I need. I love having one trusty jacket and one hat. I never did understand having a closet full of multiples (could just be that SA doesn't mean much to me so I don't see the point in ordering new jackets all the time trying to match one frame from one scene from...

Louisiana Jones

Thanks bud.

Louisiana Jones

Figured it was about time I posted some pics of my long awaited AB (is there any other kind?) :) Here are some views of the hat unworn. Like I've stated in other threads, I told Steve Delk that I wanted a generic Raiders look (I love the tight pinch) and I got exactly what I was hoping for. The b...

Louisiana Jones

It's a tough call but I think it might be a camel hump shadow rather than his head. But like I said it's tough to call.

G, hat looks great though man! Really nice.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

Sounds fun, man.. post some pics when you get back.

Tommer

Louisiana Jones

I would stick with a boot designed for safaris and african expedition.. not knocking Magnoli's style or craftsmanship, but boots have evolved for a reason. All the snake info is great.. I love it. I always wanted to be a herpetologist.. things changed as I got older but I still love 'em. My peruvian...

Louisiana Jones

.... it's nothing like what i have heard about horsehide. my cowhide perfrecto from 80's is still much more stiff than this horsehide. Yo Bullet.. Like you I had a Schott Perfecto and some other moto jackets before ever purchasing a Wested in HH. And like you I was a bit shocked at how soft and sup...

Louisiana Jones

What 'style' did you ask for- that looks great! Hey Kokopelli... I told Steve I wanted a Raiders bash (no particular scene), and sent this picture I'd found to him so he could see what I was looking for. I told him he didn't have to nail the pic exactly, but that the style was what I was looking fo...

Louisiana Jones

Hmm...I don't really want to send him an e-mail, but if mine was an August 5,2007 order...maybe I would have heard about mine getting started on soon? Does he always e-mail people when he gets to starting them? My order was placed in July '07 and I just got it.. Steve said, and I quote, "I mis...

Louisiana Jones

My novapelle gets nicer every day.. definitely a great hide for sure. It's been six months now and the grain is really starting to pop. Looks awesome.

BigRex enjoy the jacket bud.

LJ

Louisiana Jones

When you describe it as 'stiff', it makes me think of a Stetson cowboy hat that my dad used to have back in the 90's when we lived in Texas. It felt like a piece of cardboard. Luckily it was my exact size, and I used the fit as a reference when I ordered my Herbert Johnson from Swales. It came in p...

Louisiana Jones

In that top side-view shot of the hat, the felt appears extremely soft and velvety, almost like suede. Is it heavy? Actually I was pretty surprised at how stiff the hat was. The brim has softened up a bit because I've been shaping it a little, but the hat still almost feels like it's made out of ca...

Louisiana Jones

Thanks guys.. yeah the hat is a beauty. As for the smoke smell, it's finally pretty much gone. I've heard it was the burning of the felt that caused the smell.. but I don't get why it would smell exactly like cigarettes. The box reaked of it.. I had to put it out in the garage it smelled so bad. Any...

Louisiana Jones

I'm one of the guys, like Mulceber mentioned, who was a little disappointed when receiving my hat. I guess after reading so many posts about how incredible the ABs are... you really do start to expect the hat to leap out of the box and onto your head like something out of Harry Potter (as Dr Ulloa s...

Louisiana Jones

Steve sure knows how to make 'em.

LJ

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