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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Tell us more about this one. This is the general direction I'm aiming for personally.
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    Good to know. Thanks! Along those same lines, what's the deal with the focus on "front quarter" horse hide? I know the shell is in the rear quarter, and that has its own special use case, but is there something special I'm missing? That's only a few square feet...
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    So it a treatment, an actual physically different source (young/old animal), or just marketing?
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    What is/is there a difference between horse and pony hide?
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    No one asked except my inquiring mind, but I'm sick, and it's a snowy day to boot. I don't want to further clog this thread with photos no one asked for, but if there's interest, I might start a new thread, and go around the house gathering up all the different leather articles I can find, and...
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    This is a prototype moleskine notebook cover I made a few years back, but I goofed and it's a little small. The leather was oiled with a blend of oils I came up with that maximizes color, protection, and finish, and then exposed to a LOT of high altitude (7K') sun for maximum UV damage. THEN I...
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    Could have fooled me that English wasn't your first language. Lots of native speakers that can't write that well. OK. So, whole famn damily is home sick with a cold. Just another stop in the preschool pathogen parade. So I have a bit more daylight time than usual today! Here are some bonus...
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    Thank you. I'm just a serial nerd. Professionally, I'm mostly a software engineer, but I also play with chemistry. There's an IP situation, so I can't go into a lot of detail, but I'm developing some water chemistry automation technology that I hope to bring to market soon. In a past life, I was...
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    Well... This is crap. I had this whole long thing all typed up, and the server shit the bed... All gone. This is a top grain leather briefcase. I don't know the species. I'm guessing based on the tags and plates that it's from the 60s. Here's a macro shot of the side: And here's the micro...
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    Whether or not it does anything will depend on the grain. Shell Cordovan, if you were to see it prior to the waxing, oiling, and glazing, is technically a suede leather. The top grain in on the INSIDE. This method works with shell cordovan due to the oils and waxes, but also due to the fact that...
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    With shell cordovan (super oily/waxy), you brush really fast to work up some heat. It makes the oils/waxes less viscous and allows you to move things around and smooth it all out. You have to really get into though... You'll work up a sweat. Gets the grain to lay down smoothly and evenly...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    The odds of me finding a solid half belt in a size remotely close to fitting are slim. If I sent them just any half decent half belt, regardless of size, would they be able to remake it to where it would actually fit me? Is that what I'm picking out in the subtext here?
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    Depends on many things, but in general terms a small to medium in the torso and large to x-large in the shoulders. 22" p2p, but 23" back. I'm almost a square.
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    Looks like Doc Martin uses a taller last (the shoe equivalent of a pattern) than the combat boots. Look at the angle of the laces relative to he heel cap as you go toward the back of the boot. More obtuse. Less likely to feel "tight" to a mass market audience. Perfect! Thank you. Kinda funny...
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    Would you mind sharing your order specifications? My best guess based on the photos is that the back/front length is off. Too much back, not enough front. I'm looking at that, and trying to figure out what went wrong for my own attempt to ride the bull. Good note on the thicker leather not...
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    I'm looking for inspiration. I've scrolled through the "jackets" tag on vintagehaberdashers.com looking for inspiration. Can anyone suggest any other similar blogs with lots of great photos and information?
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    Here's one I've been trying to wrap my head around along the same lines as the gusset question. I've seen reference on multiple occasions to the "height" of arm holes affecting mobility. Does this refer to where the arm holes are within the body of the jacket? In other words, the top is...
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    I've been trying to find as much as I can locally. I've found a handful of Schotts, but that's it. Apparently those were fashion jackets to boot (not surprising since they were at a mall). I've looked around the Denver area, and pickins are just really slim as far as leather specialty shops of...
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    Could you please share more information and photos about these two? The brown one in particular.
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    The jacket photos are borderline random, and focused solely on the flexibility aids. I'm not sure I could even find any of the photos again, let alone any particular jacket. Are you saying the sleeve width is as or more important than flexibility aids? Are there pros and cons to any of the...

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