Club Obi Wan

My jacket is done, so I should have it after the holiday! Light and strong is exactly what I'm looking for on this one.

It's great to hear how pleased you are with it - it really is a great feeling, something you can be proud to own, and wear it tough.

RS, It is a great jacket.. you will see.. its super stiff at first but broke in, in about 2days.. its soooo nice .. i love my cow

But you must get better photos!

No prob. i will.. im on the run all day so tomorrow i will get the wife to take good ones

Just busting you. There have been some great photos of the 747 already.

How do you like that lining? I think that's one of the best parts - feels great yet isn't at all wimpy.

the lining is great ..it keeps me kool and great airflow!

here are few pics i took tonight.. some with and some without flash..i used my wife's form for my model.. hope you all like

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd15 ... new001.jpg

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I love it.

man!! I want one.

That's a beautiful jacket. I absolutely love that grain and color!

it is awesome.. i wanna put pecards on it to give it a little more waterproofing.. it soaks up water but dries fast!
any thoughts or advice?

wow. That is exceptional. Interesting that it soaks up water. It looks like it should shed it. It looks very supple. A great texture and cut.

It's really looking great.

I love that leather

When you say 'soaks up' water do you mean as in sopping, or just the surface?
I think I'd wear it longer before I applied anything, but it's up to you.

not sopping but you can see the surface is darker where the water is..

Question for all owners...
Are your jacket sleeves straight or do they bend at the elbow?
Mine have an elbow bend that makes a difference with the way the jacket feels and wears
not a bad thing just want to know whats out there
thanks

Elbow bends on #12 and #13. (slight - and comfy)

Looks even better in those pics Jude. Great purchase, and that leather is really cool looking! Looking really good I want one

Looks great!.....from afar, it looks a little like my shrunken lamb in texture. I'm definately going to order one this fall when the weather cools off. (and when my wallet recuperates).

Looks great...

Thanks for the great compliments everyone!
thanks Tibor for that info

Superberb jacket HeyJude!
This 747 cowhide/shrunken lamb are really the leather we should choose when it's about the Raiders jacket!
Regards

orb

Love it and love the leather as well.

all I have to say is WOW!

That jacket is gorgeous, maybe the best i have seen so far (IMO). I will say that your leather has less shine than Whiskey's, which to me works really well.

The little changes you made to it really sells the look.

How much was that one?

$775 shipped.. thanks Zen..
its lookin better and better as the days go by.. i wear this bad boy in the dead heat !
all seasons are jacket seasons for me

I can confirm this is FANTASTIC leather and beyond what I expected from the sample I had. Below is a close-up of the pocket flap from mine that arrived yesterday. I'd describe the leather as vintage like from a well-worn old jacket. Very soft.

Heyjude, give Tony a ring before applying Pecards. Cow will soak up water faster than goat but there's a lot of natural oils in this leather already. I'd only put the gel on it so the color doesn't change.

Raider.. Congrats Man! dont you love the jacket!? its great! i gave big Tony a call and he said "NO, dont put anything on it, just beat the f-word out of it!"

i am out for now Ladies and Gents! i will see you all in a week..i will be back on the 6th! ill take pics of me in my 747 in Alaska!
later all

Heyjude7 wrote:$775 shipped.. thanks Zen..
its lookin better and better as the days go by.. i wear this bad boy in the dead heat !
all seasons are jacket seasons for me

It's a beauty and a decent price too

Heyjude7 wrote:Raider.. Congrats Man! dont you love the jacket!? its great! i gave big Tony a call and he said "NO, dont put anything on it, just beat the f-word out of it!"

i am out for now Ladies and Gents! i will see you all in a week..i will be back on the 6th! ill take pics of me in my 747 in Alaska!
later all

you'll be back on D-day! Have fun in Alaska.

Thanks! got to Seatle last night.. now goin to the cruise ship!

Have fun Heyjude!

Regards, Geert

i know its been a while for this thread but i finally got a few secs to upload some pics
here are a few from Alaska!
Remember..the jacket was still new..ish in these pics...... so it looks totally broken in now... it lost that new shine... gotta get a few new pics of the jacket now

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd15 ... ska101.jpg

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Looks great!!! I like those action-pics while wearing ouside the living room...

Looks terrific. Your and Raider S' jackets have convinced me to get one in the 747. I love the look of that leather!

u wont reget it my friend! i want another jacket ! just so i can have another..same exact one! im a weirdo huh?!

As much as we went through to get you to this point, jude, I can NOT tell you how pleased I am that you FINALLY found that 'happy place' with your TN jacket!

HIGH regards! Michaelson

it took a while and alotta Westeds!

Long time since my last real post but i had a question, the back panel on the raiders, is it suppose to taper? I guess over the years mine has tapered not a whole lot but a few inches... is this normal?

allways nice to see you pop in my friend!

As for the backbapnel? The panel should ahve a taper. sorta like a ''V'' shaped panel.

No shouldn't ... for me,

Holt wrote:allways nice to see you pop in my friend!

As for the backbapnel? The panel should ahve a taper. sorta like a ''V'' shaped panel.

ALways good to see you Ol' Friend!

Thats what i figured about it. it has that tapered look (in my eyes) but i am still happy with my jacket! i baby it now.. i was hard on it until, well ya know, and now im in the market for another jacket to wear in between wearing this and my Vanson X-1

Any suggestions, Senor Holt?

I know I know reviving a really old thread but does anyone have the chart that Tony Nowak has on his website that I used for the measurements in the first post of this thread. I can’t find it for some reason and the way back machine didn’t help at all. Thank you all in advance

Heyjude7 wrote:I know I know reviving a really old thread but does anyone have the chart that Tony Nowak has on his website that I used for the measurements in the first post of this thread. I can’t find it for some reason and the way back machine didn’t help at all. Thank you all in advance

Here you go!

THank you so much! greatly appreciated!