Canuck Panda
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I have used resolene in the past, I copied from Himels YT videos actually. haha. But for this one I want to try just beeswax because I will mostly be wearing the brown on the inside and I think beeswax will be better than resolene rubbing against inside clothes.What do you use for the top coat to seal the dye? Curious to exact product that you use so that I can copy that haha.
Which side are you going to use more? Both colors look fantastic so it would be a coinflip if it’s me haha.
Other thing is the patina, wear marks on the inside will be totally different than the outside, so when you flip, it will be interesting. I love it see that after you put some mileage on it this coming fall/winter.
In hindsight the inside brown layer would probably work better in just natural (unfinished) leather. But at the time, I couldn't find ones thin enough, and to skive there is extra cost and this is already a more expensive build with the extra material... But yeah I think natural unifinshed leather would work much better in the reversibles the inside will be a clean environment for the natural to cure and patina well instead of looking raggy if worn on the outside. Like Peter's vintage jackets they seem to have the inside waist band done in natural leather and over the years it just worn into nice reddish golden brown, not the dirty patina we see a lot on the natural jackets.
I have to weigh the jacket tonight. It was heavier than I thought it would be. two sided leather. But still reasonable.