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  1. Edward

    HNC Hatworks (formerly known as Agnoulita Hats)

    Excellent hat. I've got my eye on something from these guys in future. Sorry to hear about your rabbit; the one and only real downside I've had with pets over the years has been their lifespans being inevitably shorter than mine. Always hard when they go - in our case, in the last three years...
  2. Edward

    (Trigger warning) Are we giving too much credit for wabi-sabi/Japanese craftmanship reputation for uneven graining (especially in high visible area)?

    It's clearly a choice based on what they believe they can sell, mixed in with what they want to put their brand to. TBh, I'd be very surprised if much of most brands markets care as much about these things as we do round here.
  3. Edward

    (Trigger warning) Are we giving too much credit for wabi-sabi/Japanese craftmanship reputation for uneven graining (especially in high visible area)?

    I personally lean to the view that there's an awful lot of stuff that has the price artificially inflated in the West because "Made in Japan" now has the cachet that "Made in the USA" once did. I've played electric guitar for over thirty years now, and seen it all in that world. All sorts of...
  4. Edward

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    We're lucky over here that our employment laws are a little stronger, I believe. Still, not as great as France where it's now unlawful for an employer to expect a response out of hours (saved for, as I understand it, legitimate emergency situations). Though it doesn't stop my particular bugbear...
  5. Edward

    Crush On Retro

    I like the chunky look. The shelf at the back looks a little on the large, but that I can see having a practical purpose of making it easier to help pull off one boot with the toe of another. I wouldn't buy them from a website, but if I could handle a pair and try them I would give them a once...
  7. Edward

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    That's what always throws me. Both about those who are phone zombies, and those (fewer in number by far than was once the case) who smugly announce their lack of mobile phone ownership as the reason they're not phone zombies. I've never found it difficult to switch off the ringer or ignore texts...
  8. Edward

    leather jackets with a still-reasonable used market?

    It is what it is.... used to be you could buy bigger / average sized used Aeros all day long for £200, but as new prices have risen, inevitably so do used prices. At the less spendy end of the market, you might enjoy some of Goldtop's styles - https://goldtop.co.uk/collections/jackets . The...
  9. Edward

    Recommendations for men's dress shoes?

    I do like Trickers, but their price is a killer... one day. For black or dark brown Oxfords, I find Sanders more than do my job. https://www.silvermans.co.uk/products/sanders-officers-shoes These have a tiny crown somewhere, usually, but it's not visible unless you a] really look for it, and...
  10. Edward

    Crush On Retro

    Reminds me of that scene in Dazed and Confused with the young lady fastening her skintight jeans with two friends and a pair of pliers holding the zipper.
  11. Edward

    Jacket Collecting - Ever ask why?

    I remember a story Woody Harrelson told at the height of his Cheers fame about how much money he saved by paying for everything with a cheque. People who knew who he was would keep the cheque for the autograph rather than cash it....
  13. Edward

    Schott Perfecto fur collar

    Useful to know! Thanks.
  14. Edward

    Jacket Collecting - Ever ask why?

    I have a long list in a Word document somewhere of leather jackets I want, mostly Aero as it happens. I have a (seemingly genetic, look along my mother's line) predisposition to hoarding, so I have to be careful. I have always been very clear with myself that I won't buy jackets that I don't...
  15. Edward

    It’s a grey day

    Reminds me of some of the grey leathers issued by the West German Luftwaffe (not the WW2 era organisation - "Luftwaffe" just translates as 'Air Force'!) in the 70s/80s. Maybe a bit darker. You don't see grey often in leather these days - that one has a nice hue that is just warm enough to work...
  16. Edward

    Schott Perfecto fur collar

    Thanks. The upcharge does seem reasonable, but sending a jacket from here to there would be the killer... That would be more practical, yes - I think I'll have a looksee into that. Does look good! I've often wondered whether there's any relationship between their different models of jackets...
  17. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Goodreads.com has this to say of Tweed: As a British military officer of his time (and one used to British politics, with a very different constitutional structure and no defining, written constitutional instrument), he may well have viewed the office of POTUS rather differently than an expert...
  19. Edward

    What happened to the joke forum?

    Last night two guys from our area were arrested. The first was eating batteries, the second fireworks. The first guy was charged this morning, but the other guy got let off.
  20. Edward

    New Akubra Fed IV - need advice for diamond bash

    Nice. Hatsdirect have reserved me a 57 DLX in Moonstone, due February; I think I'm going to go with a diamond on that one.
  21. Edward

    Cowboy Boots

    Mn. That is pretty special. "Enjoy boots? You might like to try wearing them with trousers!" Some of that article's content is so inane I suspect it came directly from ChatGPT.
  22. Edward

    Schott Perfecto fur collar

    I'll check that out. Yeah, that's the same photo I'm thinking of. AFAIK, the photo was taken later on (I think...), but presumably the jacket was a relic from NY Dolls days.
  23. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Sounds fun. I sat in a meeting today where a few folks sought to find problems and complain about something we have to do. The joke of it is that the decision, I'm pretty sure, has already been made at the top level, way beyond our department, and our head of department I'm pretty sure knows...

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