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My new journal by Wested (kinda)

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Okay, so as far as I know, Wested hasn’t gotten into the journal making business so I haven’t actually bought one from them. I have, however, purchased a journal online that was practically BEGGING to be rebound, and I had a 15+ year old Wested in more or less unwearable condition (lot of tears, half the collar chewed off by a rat). So I got to work! I figured if an Indy jacket can no longer be worn on my back through my adventures, then wrapping it around the journal I chronicle them in is a fitting life for it. Anyway, here’s the pics!

Here’s the jacket before the operation:
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And here’s the journal:
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Here it is open. The hat may be garbage, but the tags that came with the dorfmans is beautiful and makes a great bookmark:
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And here are other pics:
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-KB :)
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IndyGear Recycling. Well done! :TOH:
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Thank you, sir!

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What a great idea! And top notch work. Congratulations! :tup:
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Kentucky Blues wrote:half the collar chewed off by a rat -KB :)
So that's a story I'm interested in. :shock:

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Hunter Jones wrote:What a great idea! And top notch work. Congratulations! :tup:
Thank you! It’s not as good as something from Magnoli, I’m sure, but it’s I’m 90-95% happy with how it turned out.
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Indiana Jeff wrote:
Kentucky Blues wrote:half the collar chewed off by a rat -KB :)
So that's a story I'm interested in. :shock:

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Jeff, I wish it were an exciting story. Truth is, I had a pet rat at one point and laid the jacket too close to the cage ](*,)
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Here I was hoping for a story about being in the catacombs of Venice! :lol:


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Indiana Jeff wrote:Here I was hoping for a story about being in the catacombs of Venice! :lol:
Nope, but if I post pictures of my now backless jacket, I can share the boring story of how I didn’t actually get dragged behind a truck :lol:

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Kentucky Blues wrote:
Indiana Jeff wrote:
Kentucky Blues wrote:half the collar chewed off by a rat -KB :)
So that's a story I'm interested in. :shock:

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Indiana Jeff
Jeff, I wish it were an exciting story. Truth is, I had a pet rat at one point and laid the jacket too close to the cage ](*,)
Ooh. I used to have pet rats too. :mrgreen:
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Canyon wrote:
Kentucky Blues wrote:
Indiana Jeff wrote:
Kentucky Blues wrote:half the collar chewed off by a rat -KB :)
So that's a story I'm interested in. :shock:

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Indiana Jeff
Jeff, I wish it were an exciting story. Truth is, I had a pet rat at one point and laid the jacket too close to the cage ](*,)
Ooh. I used to have pet rats too. :mrgreen:
Something we have in common with HF, then. I believe he enjoyed the sewer scene in LC-- just like old times.
Lovely pets, rats-- clean, intelligent and affectionate. OTOH, my golden retriever once ate a leather-bound journal. #-o
Apparently leather is one of the basic food groups for pets, and everything smells like a chew toy. :roll:
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Kentucky Blues wrote: The hat may be garbage, but the tags that came with the dorfmans is beautiful and makes a great bookmark:
Agreed! I have a couple of those laminated. High res scan:

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I a few of those 'buried' in my collection. That was the same label they put on jackets sold at J. C. Penney's 'back in the day'.

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Did any of those jackets look more or less like Indy’s? I have an officially licensed jacket that I got second hand and I’ve never fully identified it...
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They were essentially 'G-2' style flight jackets with faux fur collars and snap pockets. :?

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