Club Obi Wan

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I can completely sympathize, Andy (and everyone else too). Last week I was wearing my AB when going to get coffee and ran into a co-worker I don't see often. He said to me, "Hey, Inspector Gadget." I got a kick out of that. The real headscratcher was when I wore this hat while kayaking and...

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I get my heels replaced just before the shims are exposed.

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I took a thin plastic hangar, put paper towel rolls over the ends, then wrapped the paper towel rolls with bubble wrap. Sounds silly. :oops: Okay, actually it IS silly, but I could then slide the rolls out to make the hangar as long as I wanted. I could also adjust the slope of the hangar's shoulder...

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I ordered two Special Offer Raiders jackets, sizes 44 and 42. The jackets arrived just two weeks apart last month. The 44 had shoulder pads, and the 42 didn't. There were other small differences in the two jackets too. The shoulder pads weren't terribly noticeable or very big. Tron's comment about b...

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Here's one of the other photos I linked to before but now shown reduced to comply with COW image size rules. The light is catching a wrinkle along the back panel which shows the pleat depth. The depth looks to be 3 times the width of the strap. But what I'm gathering from the recent interest in 3inc...

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Well, heck. That didn't take long at all. Here's one photo and links to two more. The linked photos are larger and show the jacket laid out flat. In one photo you can clearly see a crease forming on the back panel showing the depth of the pleat. (Sorry, I didn't find a photo of the pleat with a rule...

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I'm joining the thread very late, and too bad too. The thread's taken some odd turns since _ asked about 3 inch pleats. I almost hate to bring it around to his original question. I'm one of the guilty ones, maybe the only one. I've definitely talked about 3" pleats. My Wested made in 1999 has 1...

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_, thanks for the setting us straight on the whole "SA" thing.

As for the Texas ruler, I'm not touching that one with a 3', er, a 2' pole.

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I don't think the 1.5" pleat has any advantages other than SA really I think the shallower depth pleats look nicer. I think a better question might be: over time even with elastic will 1.5" pleats stretch the leather (and elastic?) so that the pleats stay open permanently, look all wavy an...

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Hmm. You're right.

Maybe a Friday evening poll would be more fun.

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It seems all my posts obsess over action pleats one way or another. Case in point from three years ago: http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?t=7489&highlight= Three years ago Wested said 3" pleats were the only choice on custom jackets. Today we have 1.5" pleats on off the rack (S...

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No worries. Now that I'm leaning towards an OTR jacket, these are all questions I'd have been getting to eventually!

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Thanks, KT. On the chest pit to pit measurement, were the pleats open or closed? My jacket comes in at 48/50 closed/open. All in all though, my jacket from 1999 appears match the 80s pattern. My yoke is an inch shorter than your jacket. I think the Special Offer OTR may fit me pretty well! Even the ...

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Many thanks, KT. One last thing. Do you have the OTR Raiders or the Special Offer Raiders? Wested's web site implies the OTR Raiders has the current, roomier fit and states that the Special Offer Raiders has a slimmer body (I'm assuming it's the 80s fit).
Thanks again.

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And what's the action pleat depth on the Special Offer Raiders jacket too? Anyone?

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Can anyone supply measurements from a size 44 Special Offer Raiders? I could use the length across the yoke, chest size with pleats closed, heck better get the waist/bottom edge measurement too, and especially sleeve length. Quasimodo must have been a relative of mine. I need a big yoke, but that me...

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From Wikipedia: Bespoke is usually a British English term for tailored clothing made at a customer's behest, and exactly to the customer's specification. Bespoke clothing is created without use of a pre-existing pattern, differentiating it from made to measure, which alters a standard-sized pattern ...

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I was wondering about the differences in the colors as well. I have a 1999 dark lamb that was very supple and draped well from day one. The leather on my 2004 (or was it '05?) authentic brown jacket felt much thicker and not as supple. Maybe it would have gotten more supple over time, but I sold it....

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[quote="erri_wan"]Very nice story indeed... Excuse me rigor, could you explain me better the story about the embargo? Some think that the raiders bullwhip were made of calf because of the embargo. From your story I guess he menaged to make them in Kangaroo anyway... I suppose he had many s...

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Yeah, I saw that. I gotta do a better job stopping by to check out the board. I'll be on the lookout for the next one.

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The Seattle area get together slipped my mind. Is it on then? I'll check for details after posting this. I'm taking the Rigor clan on vacation starting the 19th and will be back July 5th. (This week is probably filled with more trip preparations, but we'll see how it goes. PM me.) I'd enjoy the get ...

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I live less than ten miles from the David Morgan store in Bothell, WA, and I decided today was the day I'd stop in to look around. His store is located in a business park. Business parks always seem deserted on the weekends, so I wasn't surprised to see just two cars in the entire parking lot when I...

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It took me awhile to notice the jacket. I was too busy trying to read the words on the woman's top.

But I don't think the jacket is a Wested. Check out the front pockets. They're slits only - not sewn on with flaps.

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Hey bclead,
How did the straw work out?

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Hey ClintonHammond. Sure, I'll crate it up and send it to you. It would look, um

, great on you.

~ Rigor

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The photos are all tweaked in Photoshop to look decent on my truly ancient laptop screen; it makes *everything* look dark. When it comes time to sell it, I'll supply another shot of the jacket with an Indy DVD case as color reference? But you're right, it's authentic brown 44R, sliders(? Not D-rings...

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I appreciate all the feedback very much. Thank you so much! I spent a fair amount of time researching through the forum last night to come up to speed on taking measurements and what to expect in terms of fit. Here's a quote from Flathead that I found helpful: On modern jackets and most other clothi...

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(sigh) I thought I had made the right move by getting measured at Wested. Looks like it's time to start researching in COW about taking my own measurements. Thanks guys.

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I stopped by the Wested shop a few years ago to get measured for my Raiders jacket. The 1.5" action pleats eventually opened up, so I decided to get a new Wested with the 3" pleats and elastic. When I submitted my order by snail mail I sent my first jacket to Wested so they could take the ...

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The action pleats on my 6 month old Wested bulge even with the elastic and 3" pleat depth. I'm wondering if the problem is the 'slope' of my shoulders or rather the yoke isn't cut to match the slope of my shoulders. With my arms hanging at my sides if I shrug my shoulders up an inch or so, the ...

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I don't know how they pressed it, but they did wonders. Does anyone else know how it's done and what to ask for?

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Thanks for clearing this up for me, ob1al. Shawnkara, I sent my second jacket to Wested to have elastic added to fix the 1.5" open pleats (and to have them use the jacket's measurements to make the third one. I don't trust myself with a tape measure). Jacket #2 was returned unmodified. Maybe yo...

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So after spending a few more months fretting about some details of my jacket order, I finally sent it in. I got my jacket in about four weeks. It fits perfectly and looks outstanding! It is certainly my favorite of the jackets I've had. Wested accommodated my rather long list of customizations I had...

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Thanks for the info, all. And thanks for making yet another newb feel welcome. I'm off to order a jacket. --rigor

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It's time to order my third Wested Raiders jacket. (I can't believe I'm saying that!) For awhile posts listed the pleat depth as 3+ inches to keep the pleats closed. Now that Peter offers elastic to solve the open pleat problem has he changed the standard pleat depth? What's considered to be a scree...

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I finally tried the Pecard Brown Weatherproofing on my pumpkin orange Aldens. I left the brown dressing on for a few days before I wiped off the excess and buffed. The results are amazing! I wish I would have taken Before photos. The boots are now an awesome reddish brown with no orange to be found....

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Re: just had my first, "that's not Indiana Jones' hat" moment

Re: Aldens Heel Replacement

We're back to SA action pleats now!?

Any success getting a Wested bespoke jacket?

I met David Morgan today

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Need feedback: Does my Wested fit me?

Bulging action pleats

Current Wested action pleat depth

Pecard Brown Weatherproofing - Outstanding!