Club Obi Wan

Well, it seems PLATON is truly the Doctor of Scallopology....

I originally used PLATON'S guide here: viewtopic.php?t=17315&highlight=wings to scallop the pocket flaps on my U.S. Wings goatskin Indy jacket... I also have a Wested LC lambskin that suffered greatly from the dreaded "no scallop malady"...

Well. if it worked on goatskin, it should work on lambskin right?

Let's see....









BIG improvement don't you think? Now there is no excuse to let your flaps suffer needlessly...

Nice, it worked with mine as well. Lamb is softer and can be stretched quite easily.

Wested confirmed that they will send my order end of this week.
I am curious to see how the flaps will be like cause I have provided them with exact drawing of the flaps.

Wow, nice improvement! I'll have to give that a try.

Doug C

that whole procedure just boggles the mind

awesome results though. do you ever have any problems getting the snaps to line up after?

Indiana G wrote:that whole procedure just boggles the mind

awesome results though. do you ever have any problems getting the snaps to line up after?

Thanks... No, the snaps still line-up OK... I wait until the flaps are about half-dry, then snap them.... Reshaping a little if necessary.

How hot is the water you used?

C3

I just used hot tap water. My jacket is goat. It took two goes to get the flaps looking okay. But I'm still anxioius to find out:

DO THEY RETURN BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL SHAPE OVER TIME??

Cheers - Chris

You may need to do it one more time after about a month.
Then they will stay put.

How hot is the water you used?

I used the hottest tap water I could get.

DO THEY RETURN BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL SHAPE OVER TIME??

I answered you the last time in my U.S. Wings post CM.....

CM wrote:
Flaps looking good. Will they stay like that or do they ride up with wear?

Might try it on my Wested.

Regards - CM

Thanks..

Well. I treated them with Lexol and Pecard's, then wrinkled them up some..... They still have the same shape. I am pretty sure they will stay like they are.

So, take your time and be careful.... 8-[

PLATON wrote:You may need to do it one more time after about a month.
Then they will stay put.

I stand corrected from the Doc himself....

Technonut wrote:

How hot is the water you used?

I used the hottest tap water I could get.

DO THEY RETURN BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL SHAPE OVER TIME??

I answered you the last time in my U.S. Wings post CM..... ;)

CM wrote:
Flaps looking good. Will they stay like that or do they ride up with wear?

Might try it on my Wested.

Regards - CM

Thanks..:)

Well. I treated them with Lexol and Pecard's, then wrinkled them up some..... They still have the same shape. I am pretty sure they will stay like they are.

So, take your time and be careful.... 8-[

Oops. Sorry. Didn't see that. How fantastic though! My pockets look 100% better than before. It's a MIRACLE!!

CM Wrote:

Oops. Sorry. Didn't see that. How fantastic though! My pockets look 100% better than before. It's a MIRACLE!!

I'm glad it worked for you.... I know it made a big difference for my jackets. Here are finished pics of the Wested LC:

Here are some screen grabs from Raiders to help see how the pocket flaps scallop....

Here are some pocket flap shots from Last Crusade:

I've always been amazed by how large the LC pocket flap is.

It works on cow as well, just did it last night and this morning they're dry and looks great.
If you can't have your hands in the water then it's to hot. You can use cold water and get the same result.

Best regards,
Kim