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Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:55 am
by Kt Templar
Updated pics follow.
Links
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It's lamb, Jim, but not as we know it...
So, I went and bought some thick merino sheepskin leather tanned in France, it's probably a little too thick but I liked the level of ribby character and gave it to Peter to make me a 'Hero'. Surprisingly whilst feeling pretty thick it turns out to break easily in and feels very soft.
Note: This is not 'shrunk', in fact it seems to have been ironed to hide the ribs, when you knead and manipulate the leather the grain pops out and it softens.
Peter is on the verge of getting his own leather from his suppliers so get hold of him for the latest on that. He has 2 on the go. A ribby NZ lamb and a tough washed lamb (I don't know what he will call them!).
This is the 'Hero' with me giving him my own buckles and pockets sized for me and I asked for the K stitch. Confirm those little details and you are good to go.
I'll show some pics of it on when I get a chance to take some, it's raining here today.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:01 pm
by Michaelson
...and HURRAH! THE STRAP IS GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION AGAIN!!!!
That's one VERY nice looking jacket KT!
HIGH regards! Michaelson
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:08 pm
by Holt
AWESOME!! AWEOSME LEATHER.
congrats. can we see the fit?
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:09 pm
by binkmeisterRick
NICE! I like those pocket flaps, too!
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:16 pm
by RaidersBash
WOW!!!
EVERYTHING is so gorgeous I want to cry!!! It's just SOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:32 pm
by HabuSake
Wow, Kt, very nice! I like how the stitching and the edges seem to stand out. Beautiful detail.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:40 pm
by Gorak
Dude, you just majorly trumped me! Well played sir.
Seriously, that is beautiful. I can almost feel it thru the Tab. Very nice!
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:43 pm
by Satipo
That is REALLY nice, Kt! I've lost track of the additional "SA" specs you need to add to Wested orders. Is it just those you mentioned, or do you need to mention things like zip type, collar/storm-flap relation, etc.?
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:45 pm
by Michaelson
That, or just say 'I want one exactly like KT's!'
Regards! Michaelson
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:49 pm
by kwad
KT,
That is absolutely the BEST Wested Raiders jacket EVER!!
Peter has really been stepping up his game lately.
I promised myself "No more jackets K-Wad" after getting my USW, but, this has possibly changed my mind (shh, don't tell Mrs. Wad I said that.).
Is this of the same cut as the Wested Hero jacket we've been waiting for?
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:51 pm
by Holt
it's werid. although I really love everything about this jacket. goraks new wested in dark lambskin looks like it jumped out from the screen and on kokorosans shoulders. some details are of on his jacket but still...
don't get me wrong..I'm not knocking down on this jacket. I LOOOOVE it and it looks awesome....but I just can't help feeling that wested current pattern is closer to the original then we might think. I dunno. it's JMO. the current wested pattern just needs some tweaking like the collar and yoke. look at my soft gotskin, look at my dark lambskin.. look at goaraks new jacket.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:54 pm
by binkmeisterRick
Well, regardless of how SA or "screen reminiscent" it may or may not be, this is simply a beautiful jacket. Hey, Kt, can I have it?
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:58 pm
by Holt
I agree. it's BEAUTIFUL.
I really really really wanna see the fit.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:00 pm
by binkmeisterRick
Well, here's the Fit, but why you're interested in Honda in a jacket thread is beyond me.
Hey, Kt, can we get pics of you wearing the jacket?
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:03 pm
by Holt
stupid.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:05 pm
by binkmeisterRick
Indiana Holt wrote:stupid.
Hey, I never said I didn't go for the cheap joke. Besides, I can't afford the more expensive jokes.
Kt! Jacket pics!
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:06 pm
by Kt Templar
binkmeisterRick wrote:Well, here's the Fit, but why you're interested in Honda in a jacket thread is beyond me.
Hey, Kt, can we get pics of you wearing the jacket?
Yes, but I've got nowhere to take a photo right now! Hold yer horses!
This is the Hero model he's been wrestling with for a while for those who asked.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:08 pm
by Holt
oh, if you wanna you canna...lol
get those pics out here NOWSAP
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:04 pm
by Tennessee Smith
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:10 pm
by tomek9210
How thick is it in comparison to Wested's lambskins? Is it heavy?
And final question - how much will it cost
?
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:33 pm
by G-MANN
Well done KT
That is a real winner.
Cheers,
John
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:07 pm
by Holt
I'm seeing this jcket cut in the dark soft goat. now THERE'S and SA and tough raiders jacket.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:54 pm
by Tibor
Can't wait to see Peter's new leathers. This is very nice KT... very much like the leather in US Wings by appearance... I don't know if you had a chance to handle that hide in person, quite stiff when new. How is yours? It looks really nice, almost a shearling surface. Great job!! (directed to both you and Peter)
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:00 pm
by Hollowpond
Really hoping for a DARK GRAINY goat!
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:13 pm
by IndianaChris711
Wow KT, that is one nice looking jacket. I love the grain on that jacket as well, just looks very nice. Hopefully these have more of a baggy fit with the Raiders jacket. I am excited, Wested has come to my attention once again, I really like what Peter has been making lately and Veg tanned leather I hear is in the works as well. Should be interesting another awesome jacket offering from Wested. The only thing I guess I don't like about the jacket is the pockets, look a little long and not wide enough, but then again they are pictures I don't have the jacket in hand. Very nice jacket, well done Wested.
IndianaChris
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:27 pm
by Weston
That is an outstanding jacket KT! I'm looking forward to seeing it on you, prefferably while punching a Nazi.
Weston
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:45 pm
by Indydawg
VERY, VERY, VERY nice!!!!
Indydawg
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:33 pm
by Mitch LaRue
(Mitch puts
another penny in the penny jar...)
Kt:
AWESOME!
Peter:
YOU, sir, are gonna get
swamped!
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:40 pm
by Forrest For the Trees
Brilliant.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:03 am
by CM
Much as I hate lambskin (sorry but I do), that's a lovely looking thing. Nice work and a good pattern.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:48 am
by Hollowpond
That is an awesome jacket. Forgive me for not saying so before. What are the pocket dimensions on this jacket?
Travis
Re: KT's new jacket....
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:59 am
by Holt
It is. I bet these are 8inch tall. Looks like it. Im calling peter today. Thinking about this cut in dark goat
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:40 am
by Zoltar
Awsome Kt
.
Looks like my long wait may soon be over!
ZOLTAR
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:46 am
by Satipo
Michaelson wrote:That, or just say 'I want one exactly like KT's!'
Regards! Michaelson
Well, yes, but I prefer to make my life complicated.
I like the look of this pattern a lot ... I reckon I could soon be purchasing my first ever Indy jacket.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:33 am
by Indydawg
Only one thing, KT....and this is just to satisfy my curiosity...
Did you take a pic of the collar/collar stand/storm flap area? It looks like, from the angle you've got the jacket set, that the collar doesn't extend past the collar stand to halfway the storm flap...
I thought, for the Raiders jacket, that was what it was supposed to do...
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:29 am
by Kt Templar
Satipo wrote:Michaelson wrote:That, or just say 'I want one exactly like KT's!'
Regards! Michaelson
Well, yes, but I prefer to make my life complicated.
I like the look of this pattern a lot ... I reckon I could soon be purchasing my first ever Indy jacket.
Pics updated in the first post. The second pic answers your question.
It extends about a third of the way. Enough to do the job.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:34 am
by Indydawg
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:58 am
by binkmeisterRick
It looks great, Kt! Thanks for updating the pics.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:01 am
by Joeyeah_right
binkmeisterRick wrote:It looks great, Kt! Thanks for updating the pics.
I agree! The updated pics of you wearing the jacket are great. It looks even better now!
Joe
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:06 am
by scot2525
Jacket looks fantastic KT. That is definitely a keeper. Good Job Peter.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:14 am
by BendingOak
Fantastic KT. I just love it.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:32 am
by St. Dumas
Cool jacket, KT. I like how the ribbing is only on parts of the jacket. Did Peter say when he thinks he'll put that jacket on the market?
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:25 pm
by Mitch LaRue
Kt:
Updated pics with jacket on =
Thank you, sir!
Re: KT's new jacket....
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:29 pm
by Holt
Well. I spoke with peter about an hour on the phone today and he is going to make me one. Im going goatskin. Dark
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:34 pm
by WhipDude
One of the best jackets I've seen from Wested, KT. Thanks for sharing. Just like everybody else, I'd love to hear more details about this future offer. I'm curious to see how this jacket holds up also.
Holt, did you ask for the exact same jacket only in goatskin? Or did you add modifications? Whats the lead time? I'd love to see this in goatskin.
Re: KT's new jacket....
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:47 pm
by Holt
Im going with a dark goat but not the soft. He does not have the soft one anymore but thats ok. Its only slightly thicker. He also have the lambtouch. Michaelson will be pleased to know this. Im still torn if i should go with that skin instead. Peter said it would be too thin but i dont know. Im very torn.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:50 pm
by WhipDude
Goat will probably last much longer then any lambskin in general.
Re: KT's new jacket....
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:58 pm
by Holt
Yes. True that. But it aint lamb. Its cowhide but very thin.
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:21 pm
by PsychicsAndSwords
Sorry, if I can ask: When you say it's the "Hero" pattern, is that the "Raiders", the more 'screen accurate' 80s cut "ROLA", or a third pattern that isn't on the site yet?
Re: Wested 'Hero' Raiders in Ribby Merino
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:06 pm
by Kt Templar
It's the third option. Not on the site yet.