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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    Synthetic fiber might be stronger than steerhide, horsehide etc.. Kevlar is one of them. Spectra fiber is even better than Kevlar. It is 40% stronger. But no matter how synthetic fiber evolves, I love steerhide anyway.
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    Exactly. I never thought such a shop exists. My last hope was Big Twin, a shop in Shibuya, Tokyo who listens to customer’s request to a certain point. Well, suppose I requested a jacket with one piece back panel. The owner will decline this saying that they cannot secure such a large piece of...
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    Well, it’s a matter of taste to appreciate unusually thick leather, and in that case practicality is ignored.
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    Yes, you understand everything I have in mind. Mr. Alan Zaffrin is that kind of a craftsman, always humble, willing to listen and realize the customer’s request, and paying endless efforts to provide the best among the best quality jackets. Japanese industry has a dual structure. Large-scale...
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    Exactly. They lack the idea that the customer is always right. Their idea that they reserve the right to refuse service to anyone comes first. Mr. Alan Zaffrin, the owner of Johnson Leather is completely opposite kind of a person. He somehow realises all of my request, even though the request...
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    Japanese thinks horsehide is a special hide, and is very expensive. American made horsehide jackets as well as steerhide jackets are really good and tough, but Japanese jackets, whether horsehide or steerhide, is too fragile for daily use. For example, Real McCoy’s leather jackets gets a hole at...
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    Heaviest leather jacket?

    What’s the difference?
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    Heaviest leather jacket?

    Yes, I did. Mr. Alan Zaffrin, the superb craftsman in San Francisco, the owner of Johnson Leather named the jacket ‘ the Beast’. He has a very good sense in picking the name, as well as his magnificent craftsmanship. Mr. Zaffrin used to supply custom made jackets to Scarecrow Company, a small...
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    Heaviest leather jacket?

    Thedi Jackets aren’t well known in Japan, as a matter of fact I didn’t know them until my friend, a Danish Englishman told me about it. They seem to make very sturdy and cautiously sewn excellent products. Do they accept direct orders?
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    Heaviest leather jacket?

    Aero Highwayman is very well known in Japan. Takuya Kimura, a very popular Japanese actor wore this jacket in a TV drama in 1994. By the end of the week the jacket was gone from all the stores in Tokyo. In those days Aero Leather wasn’t well known but after the drama many stores started...
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    Heaviest leather jacket?

    That’s probably me, Arrandale. I ordered Johnson Leather a jacket made of 7.3 ounce bullhide with detachable 1 inch mouton shearling lining. Besides the mouton lining, the jacket is equipped with thinsulate under the heavy nylon lining in the body and the sleeves. It weighs 14 lbs=6.3 Kg. The...
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    Yak leather! Very interesting. The problem is, where should I investigate to obtain this unknown leather. By the way, is camel leather available?
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    Does anyone know about water buffalo hide? Is it durable? Japan imports a lot of water buffalo horn from Southeast Asian countries like Thailand. Comb makers and signature stamp makers uses the horn because it doesn’t violate the Washington Convention. They used to use ivory for signature...
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    Shinki horsehide seems to be one of the best, but I doubt it. Japanese hide tends to be light...

    Shinki horsehide seems to be one of the best, but I doubt it. Japanese hide tends to be light and thin.
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    I hope the American bison will keep on increasing. The grain of this bison hide jacket looks good. It resembles to my bullhide jacket made by Alan Zaffrin, the owner of Johnson Leather in San Francisco. The hair of the American bison is so dense that I would like to have a jacket made of hairy...
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    When I was living in the US, American Bison was at the verge of distinction. The hide is available? That’s great!
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    Does anyone know about American bison hide? I heard that it is available now.
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    Well, yes they have good craftsmanship. The problem is, they use very thin horsehide.
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    Real McCoy’s Barnstormer coat. The leather of Real McCoy’s leather garments are very thin and it cannot withstand daily use. The price is US$3592.00.
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    Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

    It looks just great!

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