I was thinking something similar. Nice clean lines! Love it. However, it does look a bit expensive. Perhaps for my next and last house? What I am doing at this moment is something pre manufacture 3/4 fittings with galvanized schedule 40 pipe. The rack will be built in my listening room 6x10'...
One of my all-time favorites. I made several super cool vest linings for this jacket. The mouton lining was called the bear. Lastly, how cool is that rod bent? You know there is some serious hide pulling it down. LOL.
Hi, I was wondering you can share a trace of the front pocket. I want to add to my mouton thread so that everyone can see or use in their project. I am including a PDF file that contain a 1" graph paper to help with keep the dimensions more uniform. The way I would do the trace is by placing...
If the zipper has some mechanical uses. Use a pencil to clean it well. Remove all the dirt and gunk. Then after cleaning it with the pencil, go over it again making sure you rub all that lead in to the metal parts.
I was wondering if you're doing anything special to break in the jacket? Water treatment? Or anything out of the ordinary? I am trying to break in mine also.
Just my view. The jacket looks mid 50s. The zipper could tell a big story if it is original to the jacket. If you can, please post images of front and back of zipper slider and box. An Image of the front of the zipper's pull will also help.
There is so much truth to that. But I must say, many zipper problems I have repair for others, have been caused by user mistakes. The new YKK lines are hard to beat for the price. Their #10 and #5 are solid. Problem I often see is the improper zipper size for the garment. Lastly, There are...
The jacket is an excellent sample of good quality craftsmanship. However, those zippers are a reproduction. Not the real thing. I have both samples. They were sent to me to evaluate them with originals. This is what I did. Magnification, scratch, weight and close assessment of the...
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