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Double Helix Works?

marker2037

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Just so you know, very few would shorten the sleeves on DH jackets, but as long as you and they know the score it’s all good.
I’m only shortening the sleeve length to match the size 42 as the 44 has wider shoulders, 18.5” (47cm) shoulders + 25.6” (65cm) sleeves for size 42 vs 19.1” (48.5cm) + 26” (66cm) for size 44.

I was going to do 64cm sleeves to match the total of the size 42, 47+65=112cm vs mine 48.5 + 64=112.5cm.

Logical?
 

Bfd70

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Dagw00d

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No love for the dodecagnon model?
I have a deviant and love it, but the dode might be my ideal. I might pull the trigger on one this weekend.
 

JonS1967

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No love for the dodecagnon model?
I have a deviant and love it, but the dode might be my ideal. I might pull the trigger on one this weekend.
I’ve eyeballed the Dodecagon. It’s a cool jacket and I wouldn’t hesitate getting it. It’s just a case of too many jackets and two little money for me! Lol. How do you like your Riders Bible? That’s another jacket I’ve eyeballed before. Would’ve bought it if I hadn’t gone for the Innovator.
 

Dagw00d

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I love the deviant! DH are really in the sweet spot of price and value, plus their stock size fits me like it was tailored.

I ordered a dodecagnon and suddenly they’re not listed on their website! Strange.
 

JonS1967

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I love the deviant! DH are really in the sweet spot of price and value, plus their stock size fits me like it was tailored.

I ordered a dodecagnon and suddenly they’re not listed on their website! Strange.
My bad, I read your post wrong. Not sure where I got Riders Bible from other than the fact that I want one :) Are they still 60 days out?

I’ve also been lucky with their fit as well. I’ll look forward to seeing your Dodecagon when it arrives.
 

vincent29

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Looking at the photos of two black jackets, I get the impression that the Deviant and Hugging the Curve jackets have different leathers.
I find the Deviant jacket...
 

codex

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Do you know if Double Helix uses the same leather for all its jackets?
They don't. Almost all of it is horsehide though. For horsehide they have aniline teacore, semi aniline teacore, washed (shrunken) aniline teacore, an aniline dyed through black, natural undyed horsehide and then they have a chrome tanned suede horsehide.

They do have 2 types of black horsehide and that is the semi aniline teacore and the dyed through aniline.

They also have deerskin, which is in a dyed through aniline black, and shearling.
 

JonS1967

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They don't. Almost all of it is horsehide though. For horsehide they have aniline teacore, semi aniline teacore, washed (shrunken) aniline teacore, an aniline dyed through black, natural undyed horsehide and then they have a chrome tanned suede horsehide.

They do have 2 types of black horsehide and that is the semi aniline teacore and the dyed through aniline.

They also have deerskin, which is in a dyed through aniline black, and shearling.
I’d like to see the full aniline black in person. I wonder if it’s just the black version of the other full aniline colors (like seal brown) or if it’s different in terms of hand and texture. I imagine it’s a bit different being dyed black all the way through.
 

JonS1967

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90 days! Wow! It was 45 days about a year ago, then it was 60 days when I ordered back in March. I guess it’s just a sign of the business picking up.
 

codex

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I’d like to see the full aniline black in person. I wonder if it’s just the black version of the other full aniline colors (like seal brown) or if it’s different in terms of hand and texture. I imagine it’s a bit different being dyed black all the way through.
Agree, I wanna see it too. Pictures of it look really good! I'm guessing it's a different hand feel than the teacore.
 

Dagw00d

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I got it secondhand, so it could be one of the first ones they ever made for all I know. There’s a good leather repair shop near me, I’ll see what they can do.
 

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