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    Cracking on boot — issue or no?

    I ended up moving apartments and traveling extensively shortly after purchasing the boots, which mostly sat in the box they came in. With so much going on and barely being home in the past several months, I was not able to attend to this matter immediately as there were higher priority issues to...
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    Cracking on boot — issue or no?

    Perhaps you missed this important detail: The cracks appeared not long after I received the boots. They have presented on the one panel that looked dramatically different from the rest upon arrival, and right where the logo was stamped. As you can see in the photos I posted, the other boot is...
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    How did you use your gear today?

    I had this idea for a thread while working this morning (it's still morning here, but I'm taking a break inside to warm up and dry off). We have a thread for what jacket we wore, but we don't have a thread—at least not that I could find—for what we actually did with our gear. Did you ride...
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    I wore one jacket for the whole winter!

    What’s the climate where you are?
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    Cracking on boot — issue or no?

    Definitely agree with you there, I’m disappointed that they don’t really stand behind their products. I’m hoping someone in the chain of production, from either Wesco or Standard and Strange, will be willing/able to do something. I’m in touch with the original purchaser who has supplied me with...
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    Cracking on boot — issue or no?

    I'm aware of the warranty; see above. As you just shared, it clearly states, "This warranty is made to the original purchaser of each item of new boots from West Coast Shoe Company." So why do you say that wouldn't help? I'm confused
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    Cracking on boot — issue or no?

    It’s an $800 pair of boots — this kind of issue this early on just feels completely unacceptable. Shouldn’t need cement glue after 4 months of wear. Cracks appeared earlier than that but it took me a while to realize something was wrong. Wesco lists a 90 day warranty on their site but I would...
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    Cracking on boot — issue or no?

    Nothing like that happened under my care before the cracks appeared — I guess I can’t speak for the previous owner @DweezilMac but he sent them to me in quite excellent condition. The grain on the panel that cracked was very bumpy and mismatched from the rest of the boot from the start, which...
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    Cracking on boot — issue or no?

    Yeah, I’ve handled teacore leather jackets with some chips in the topcoat and this feels different. Zoomed in like that you can really see
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    That’s what they all say ;)
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    Cracking on boot — issue or no?

    Thank you both for your insights. It seems to be a crack through the full topcoat as you describe @dannyk , that stops once it gets to the undyed leather beneath. Deep enough to easily stop a fingernail running over it. Not sure how catastrophic a failure that is, but it does seem it would leave...
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    Cracking on boot — issue or no?

    Is this the infamous “loose grain” folks talk about? From Stitchdown: Loose Grain” Definitely Isn’t Good—But It Also Might Not Mean What You Think “‘Loose grain’ has become this dog whistle for any folding or creasing of the leather,” says Neil, describing an issue that in its true form is...
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    Cracking on boot — issue or no?

    As in they’re going to fall apart? What do I do, reach out to Wesco? These boots are young
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    Cracking on boot — issue or no?

    Hi folks, I am seeking advice about this pair of Standard and Strange x Wesco Axe Breakers. There’s some cracking in the leather on one side, from normal use. It’s on the side that was grainy and mismatched when I received the pair. The other side is smooth and has no cracking. There is also a...
  17. J

    FS: IRON HEART 801 Heavy Duck Double Knee Logger Jeans sz 31 waist

    I believe their duck canvas is 17oz, not 21oz
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

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    WTB horsehide or goatskin Type III, 40-42

    Hahah I appreciate it — sorry the fit doesn’t work out. It’s a great piece, very sad to let it go but I need to offset some jackets that fit me better. Haven’t listed it anywhere else so far because I’m hoping it will go to someone in the lounge
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    WTB horsehide or goatskin Type III, 40-42

    I’m selling this discontinued shinki horsehide type III from RMC. Marked a size 40 but it’s about a 20” ptp so probably too small for you
  22. J

    Himel Canuck Harris Tweed 40 (Slim)

    Handsome!
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Pardon the low-quality shots in the locker room mirror. We’re out here working in the vintage Filson shelter cloth jacket and iron heart black duck canvas overalls — both tough as heck and sadly discontinued. Was a real challenge tracking down a miUSA wool liner vest in medium. As an aside —...

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