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  1. John Lever

    For sale - ELC Irvin

    Is the jacket still for sale ? Please PM me thanks,
  2. John Lever

    Aero D-1 Redskin

    Please post some pics.
  3. John Lever

    EASTMAN LEATHER B-3 SIZING

    My chest measures about 41, the size 44 is quite a tight fit.
  4. John Lever

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    Rubbish
  5. John Lever

    Eastman B-3

    The jacket is no longer for sale, so contact Eastman for all enquiries on size .
  7. John Lever

    Eastman B-3

    Please call me John, The Broken Grain B-3 is a tighter fit than other Eastman jackets. The 44 just fits me so if you are in any doubt about size I would phone Eastman and talk to them about it. Delivery is usually 3 weeks.
  8. John Lever

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    A junk shop in York I know used to buy wagon loads [ 100's at a time]of Irvins in the 1950's and sell to farmers and coal men for 10 shillings each.
  9. John Lever

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    Forget it ! Gary WILL NOT DO CUSTOM WORK .
  10. John Lever

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    They don't advertise them but they do make them, just ask. BTW the material has to be that for the BoB jacket.
  11. John Lever

    Service quality at Eastman

    Rob told me he gets over 200 per day.
  13. John Lever

    Service quality at Eastman

    I agree that they don't answer e-mails very efficiently, but Gary gets about 200 every day. Other aspects of their service are better than their competitors. Eastman can deliver a jacket within 3 weeks of ordering if you live here in the UK. Their presentation and packaging are second to...
  14. John Lever

    Custom Aero RAF jacket

    I did wear gloves, and neck tube and a hat when we were in Austria. I wore the jacket briefly at home to take the photo.
  15. John Lever

    Custom Aero RAF jacket

    Lack of imagination by manufacturers ?
  16. John Lever

    Custom Aero RAF jacket

    I can't really say as it's confidential at the moment. If you want Will to make you a jacket like mine, just ask him. He knows where the hides are from and can easily get some if you ask him. They are not expensive and come from UK domestic skins. I don't want to let pre-empt any release...
  17. John Lever

    Custom Aero RAF jacket

    We have just returned from a short break in Austria where I wore my new jacket for 3 days all day in the snow at temperatures around 5 below freezing. It was light, warm and very comfortable with almost no shoulder ache. I forgot to mention that the metal clips that hold on the elastic strap...
  19. John Lever

    ELC RW B-3[ well used ]

    I have washed hh using the same method. I think tanning methods vary so be cautious.
  20. John Lever

    Custom Aero RAF jacket

    I hope so. We just need to tighten the cuffs by a couple of inches and reduce the cuff windflaps so that there is more room for the leather to sit properly around the forearm.
  21. John Lever

    ELC RW B-3[ well used ]

    Yes, It's a great method. Others have also tried it with success. Dissolve 1/4 a bar in very hot water to create a liquid detergent. Wash on a warm cycle with the jacket unzipped. Use a very fast spin. Remove the jacket very carefully as wet sheepskin can tear. Hang to dry for 48 hours with...
  22. John Lever

    Custom Aero RAF jacket

    After a long search for a curly fleeced RAF jacket, I decided to buy my own sheepskin and have Aero make one for me. I bought 6 UK domestic skins from an English tannery and selected the best one for the collar. The sheepskin has a crimp to the wool and also some shine, the outer is very soft...
  23. John Lever

    Leather conditioner for B-6 jacket?

    It's a waste of time putting any conditioner on shearling, unless the surface is very worn or degraded. The coloured coating you see is not leather, it's a plastic coating of acrylic. In the 1930's Henri Chapal developed a process to waterproof sheepskin and prevent the penetration of water...

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