Wested Hero in Nubuck?

[giantthugee86]

Someone posted this pic at the Raven of a Wested Raiders in nubuck. It looks like an even more SA accurate skin than lamb.

[Tibor]

I know, I wanted to make a Hero from that but no go...

Looks great to me too.

[giantthugee86]

I know, I wanted to make a Hero from that but no go...

Looks great to me too.

They said they can't?

[Arch Stanton]

This is an amazing jacket. I never even considered nubuck before. Is there anything else you can tell us about it?

[giantthugee86]

This is an amazing jacket. I never even considered nubuck before. Is there anything else you can tell us about it?

It's not my jacket. Someone originally posted it at the Indylounge. http://indylounge.proboards.com/thread/ ... ero-nubuck" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Tibor]

I know, I wanted to make a Hero from that but no go...

Looks great to me too.

They said they can't?

That's right. "Unfortunately we no longer offer the Hero in the Nubuck".

[giantthugee86]

I know, I wanted to make a Hero from that but no go...

Looks great to me too.

They said they can't?

That's right. "Unfortunately we no longer offer the Hero in the Nubuck".

That's ***** Maybe they can make a TOD in nubuck?

[Kt Templar]

Nubuck is like a very short cut suede it is the outer of the skin sanded down, suede is the inner reverse, but usually a split.

Actually nubuck might be similar to novapelle, but with more of the surface sanded off.

[Arch Stanton]

Can you expand on this?

Nubuck is sort of the underside of suede? Like if I had a suede jacket and took it apart and inside out, it would be sort of like nubuck?

[Kt Templar]

No, nubuck is leather with the shiny part sanded off.

Suede is the reverse side of leather, or the exposed split of leather with the shiny part taken off.

[Arch Stanton]

Thanks. That's what I was figuring you probably meant, but wanted to make sure.

I'd like to see more jackets in the nubuck. I suppose nubuck is sort of lightly pre-distressed in a way, by the way you explain. I think I want to get a TOD with larger pockets. I'm just not pleased with my Raiders shrunken lamb for some reason. I got it last August. I got the sleeves longer than I should have because I figured they would either shrink up, or I can just have them altered. But honestly, it feels like they have actually magically gotten longer somehow. And I never hung it after it got wet. I wore it until it dried.

This is a size 42, with 27 inch back and 26 inch arms. I'm 5'9" and it comes down just where I want it in the back. Like almost halfway down the back pocket of my pants. The arms could probably be taken in about a half inch. But as I said, it's only about a year old. I don't wear it much. Maybe it has some shrinking to do.



I guess what I'm trying to say is that I wish my jacket looked like that jacket.

[giantthugee86]

your jacket looks great!

[Tibor]

Most nubuck shows marks pretty easily (which can often be rubbed away with your hand), which works well for an Indy jacket but less well for other things. It's a bit like a wet seal when rained on with very unpredictable drying impact. But it does look the business.

[Arch Stanton]

your jacket looks great!

Thanks. I guess I just need to wear it more and let it grow on me.

I still wouldn't mind a nubuck TOD though. But I guess that is how this hobby goes. Once I start down the dark path of needing more than one of the same jacket(to a layman's eyes!) then I am setting myself up for either disappointment or obsessive compulsiveness.

But I like what was said above about nubuck. How it shows it's scratches, but can be rubbed out easily as well. I think I will shoot for a TOD in time for autumn. I like what I read about it being more fitted.

[Arch Stanton]

I'm sure a lot of you have seen this, but here is the description of nubuck from Wested's website, for easy reference.

Nubuck
Nubuck is a smooth finish, the skin is left looking almost like a waxy suede on the top and super smooth but unlike suede it has an additional waterproof coating for protection.
Skins we stock with this finish: Dark Brown Nubuck (Cowhide)

[giantthugee86]

I emailed Wested and they said they can make any Indy jacket in nubuck, just need to put that in the custom order.

[Tibor]

Excellent! 3 months ago it was no. Maybe they were just out of hides.

[davyjones007]

Nubuck does seem to give the jacket an aged, distressed look to it. Does it drape differently the lamb or goat? How is it on thickness?