Club Obi Wan

As RCSignals suggested, here it is..
my thread on my upcoming Tony Nowak Raiders in 747 Cowhide.
The jacket will be arriving Monday..so i cant wait till then.. for now i will post my measurements and when it arrives, then the pics..
so the measurements go with the chart from here
http://www.tonynowak.com/index.php?opti ... &Itemid=44

A>B 23
C>D 22
E>F 21.5
G>H 6.75
I>J 25
K>L 20
M>N 25.5

i was going for half SA and half functional...
the back i got longer cuz i dont dig the ride up on the raiders jacket...
the sleeves i got longer also because i ordered 25 in sleeves on my last jacket(wested) and they shrunk...if they stay longer i can always get them fixed.."you can take away, but never put back"
..and i got the collar point rounded off a little..

i recieved a few samples from Tony and i picked the 747 Cow. he sent me the 747 cow, holy goat, and Dirty Oil cow
it was a toss up of Dirty Oil and 747. in the end i love the 747.. soft and perfect color (thanks Whiskeyman) and super strong!
my wife fell inlove with the dirty oil cow and wants her own custom jacket from it!
the holy goat had a purple'ish hue to it, and im usually all about the goat for a jacket because of the strength and water repelancy but the color was off for my taste.

all i can do now is wait..
thank you to all who inspired me to get a TN Raiders!
i am now part of the CLUB

Wow I never knew so many people wanted a cowhide jacket congrats ! be sure to post pictures !

Yes, I noticed the same color thing with the holy goat compared with my 35 year old goat, Jude.

Dont get me wrong, its a wonderful hide but im more of an earthy brown with hues of darker and lighter brown

Yeah, it's all good stuff - we just have to choose!

Good choice!!! I absolutely the love my jacket #747 - the cowhide is wonderful. It's by far the best leather jacket I've ever owned. Probably the best leather jacket I've ever handled.

Cowhide... what else?!
It's my favourite leather! TN got the best Cowhides!

Regards

orb

orb wrote:Cowhide... what else?!
It's my favourite leather! TN got the best Cowhides!

Regards

orb

Amen Bother Orb!

whiskeyman,
any recent pics other then the ones in your thread?
hows the overall breaking in process? is it softer.. the sample seams like it can take any type of abuse! is that the same for the jacket?
im goin to Alaska next week and wanna take it with me...
on the sample it soaked up water like a sponge.. i put pecards on half the sample and it made it a little bit darker but repelant

Heyjude, the sample may have soaked up water from the back (unfinished side). I think this one would be pretty good compared to other cowhides.

You can also use the Pecards gel (the white liquid) if you feel it needs more water proofing and it won't darken the jacket at all. They use this stuff on suede for that very reason.

I haven't taken any more pics- but the jacket already feels nicely broken in. It feels nice and soft but very tough. And I've worn it on my bike in the rain - I didn't get wet and the jacket didn't feel like it absorbed water.
If the sun comes out tomorrow I might take some new pics.

Sounds good HeyJude. I think that's a great leather choice too.

Apparently in cowhide the jacket doesn't fall back so much, so that extra 2" of back length shouldn't 'grow' to be too long when worn.

Does your wife want a Raiders jacket too?

SHe has a long leather coat thats red cowhide that she had forever.. its old and torn so im gonna replace for her with the dirty oil cow.. for her bday!

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awesome! can't wait to see what you get! weren't you the one who found the elf-hardware buckles? tony really likes them.....perhaps he'll use those on your new baby?

I'm jealous congrads Jude and cannot wait to see it.

Hey Whiskyman,

How's the 747 cowhide smell? It looks fantastic.

Heyjude, we can look like twins when mine arrives!

Indiana G wrote:awesome! can't wait to see what you get! weren't you the one who found the elf-hardware buckles? tony really likes them.....perhaps he'll use those on your new baby?

Yup a long search for those babies!
i have a few pairs here layin around i can through on it if i dont like the buckles on it

hmm..dirty oil cow...what does that look like?

ReturningSon wrote:hmm..dirty oil cow...what does that look like?

I'm curious, too....although the name sounds like it smells real bad. LOL.

ReturningSon wrote:hmm..dirty oil cow...what does that look like?

see Indy G's jacket

http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=40489

ReturningSon wrote:hmm..dirty oil cow...what does that look like?

you saw it first hand RS???

G

Raider S wrote:Heyjude, we can look like twins when mine arrives!

When r you gettin urs RS?

Hope to have it by the end of the week. Really looking forward to it. And I know you are going to love ripping open that FedEx package!

Heyjude, what day did you place your order with Tony? I didn't see it posted, but I was just curious what the turn around time is on one of his jackets. Thanks

Last Thursday was the day i ordered it

Nobody's fault but the jacket is going to arrive tomorrow !
the suspense is killin me!
i can t wait!
my apologies gents

Heyjude7 wrote:SHe has a long leather coat thats red cowhide that she had forever.. its old and torn so im gonna replace for her with the dirty oil cow.. for her bday!

That's a nice thing to do. Will you send the original coat to Tony?

The original coat will go to Tony,... speaking of which i still have to ask him about it and all the details!

Heyjude7 wrote:Nobody's fault but the jacket is going to arrive tomorrow !
the suspense is killin me!
i can t wait!
my apologies gents

Totally understand. I took the afternoon off so I could be sure to be here when my TN I arrived!

Of course, the fedex guy didn't get here until 4:30 so I could have worked the whole day.

Ship date May 18, 2009
Estimated delivery May 20, 2009 by 4:30 PM

im dying of anticipation!

Here a few pics gents! sorry for the late post..
i will get better ones when the wife gets home from work

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http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd15 ... ure030.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd15 ... ure028.jpg

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Lookin' good Jude! Looks really sweet, and the collar looks awesome! Looks like it was worth the wait and anticipation (with working that 24 hr duty and all).

Thanks Exit! im sorry again bout the bad pics.. will take better ones later on, promise..

Tony was awesome on this whole jacket! Top Notch Guy! it was an awesome order and he was a total gentleman!
A+++++++ for everything!
thanks Tony , from the Pole and I ..if you're reading this

My question, Jude, is this....are you finally happy? I know you've been fighting this one for a LONG time. Did you finally get a jacket that fits and scratches that 'itch'?

It looks GREAT, by the way!

HIGH regards! Michaelson

My wife said to me yesterday the same thing.. i told her.. i cant find anything wrong with this one baby! It is perfect and all aspects...
Thank you all for your help in this.. and you ol' friend Michaelson!

It looks fantastic my friend.

Im so happy for you. and I am so jealous.

bests
Holt

Thanks Eric, that means alot from you!
i didnt get the collar super pointy.. i was goin for the more rounded collar scenes..

Very sweet! Tony gets it right every time.

Looks great!......doesn't look quite the same as Whiskyman's though but maybe it's the lighting.

I think its the lighting.. in direct sunlight it looks exactly.. well to me at least

great lookin jacket enjoy

Glad you've finally got to hold and try it on and it was all you hoped it would be.

The 747 cow is definately going to be next Nowak jacket.......after I finish paying off the $1K debt from getting the shrunken lamb. Anyways, I think I'll wait 'til fall to order one.....much too hot right now to wear anything leather during the summer.

hey jude,

don't be afraid,

it was made to, beat the C$*( out of her.

the minute, you put it onto your skin

then you begin......to see that it's better......



(better than a wested)

nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah ....hey jude
nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah .....hey jude.........

Beautiful jacket Heyjude. Wear it well.
I really like that '747' hide. I might have to have a yard sale here now.

Looking forward to seeing some more close up details of the grain and especially after one of the 747's gets worn for a while,,,,,I'm drooling...

Nice jacket, I really like this 747 cowhide....

Thank you all..ive been wearin during this last few days.. even in the heat and its great jacket! light but heavy i would say!