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    Saddle Stitched Leather Jacket

    Late to the party. Fellow leatherworker here. Where did you get/how did you make the pattern? I have looked several times over the years, but was never able to find any decent patterns. I wouldn't have been looking for truckers necessarily, but if you've got a good source, maybe they'll have...
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    There are a bunch of different ways to add flexibility to the backs. What are the pros and cons of each (ignore aesthetics)? I think this would be called the full action back: A narrow version of the same that I doubt is meaningfully different in effect, but it's definitely different looking...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Not a surprise. It was at a mall (Nieman Marcus and Allen Edmonds respectively). The Schott dealers in the Denver area either don't carry inventory, or were closed on Sunday. There was another cafe racer at the one that had the 246, but it was too small to justify the effort.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    654VN in XL and 246 in M. The 246 was technically 246AE (a cross branded version with Allen Edmonds that doesn't show up on their site, and doesn't appear to differ at all from the stock Schott 246). I have some photos as well, if it would be any help. They're not great, but they're not nothing.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    100% agreement, and no confusion on my part. Of the (however many) jackets I got measurements and fit notes from today, this relationship was expected, and did not disappoint. Same numbers, different outcome. Since I don't have any jackets to compare to, and no half belts anywhere to be found...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Sounds like we have a similar problem on that front. If you're here with 3,405 posts, you've clearly found your way around the problem. Any tips?
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    What was the modification, and to what? Shoulders are my primary problem area.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    As a business owner, I saw this more from Shawn's perspective maybe. The buyers took a risk, but so did the business owner in straying from what's tried and true on the contract side. This is how everyone does it, not just Fivestar. I wouldn't expect anything less. Fair point. After 300 some...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    The CHL leather experiments were experiments. Experiments fail; that's why they're experiments. They felt around for the edges of the box, and found them. The criticisms were of the leather though, not the pattern. Too thick is too thick. Too stiff is too stiff. I've done a fair amount of...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I've been warned, as have we all. You can sleep soundly in that knowledge.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Was not responding to you.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    For 300 and a bit pages, I was genuinely impressed with the positivity and spirit of the people on this forum. There would be fairly constructive criticism, but never personal attacks (at least not that weren't deleted by the moderators). I get that a few people have burned out on Fivestar...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    The Wested is something like $300+, and it's not really what I'm after at the end of the day (a half belt with some interesting details). The only point in getting one from Fivestar would be to have a wearable jacket (to keep or sell) for ~$50 more than a fitment jacket while also getting the...
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    There is always an exception. But why is it a thing in the first place? Obviously, pattern designers weren't thinking about comfort while using laptops in the 30s, but surely there's a reason...
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    I've been "studying up" on jacket design, and I noticed that buttoned cuffs always point the same direction, and have the buttons on the bottom of the wrist. Why is this? The buttons always end up irritating me when I'm working on a laptop or writing. Why would they not face upward? Why would...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Sort of a funny story (got me and my wife laughing anyway): When I started down this leather jacket path, I had a few key criteria in my mind. I stumbled on the Indy, and it pretty much checked all my boxes. I kept stumbling, and found Wested. Then stumbled further and found a reference to...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I've read every single page and post of this thread over the last few weeks. I've taken detailed notes, including noting at least a few of the jackets based on existing patterns. The consensus... Is it still a consensus if it's unanimous?... is to get measurements from an existing jacket. I...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I hope I'm as lucky with mine. I'm trying to get information on how they do fitment jackets to shore up my odds since I don't have a pile of jackets to compare and get measurements from. Shawn has not responded at all on Facebook, and I'm getting the sort of issue with WhatsApp where you get...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I noted that this one is also based on an original. I don't know which others are though... I want to say there was a trucker, but it's not a style I'm personally interested in, so it didn't make it to my notes.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Which pattern is this?

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