Five Star Leather Jackets

[Riu]

I'm curious to see how my Cafe Racer made of goat will be. The ones I've got of goat so far are already quite stiff.

From that perspective, I think I should have gone with the goat but I really liked the grain on the steer I'm curious too how your CR will turn out. Is he already working on it?

I have a thick and soft hide jacket that get more personality after I wash it, when damp I wear and kinda shape the neck hole ( collarless ), shape the cuff a bit , and when dry it kind of hold the shape, i ll post pic on the wjdywt thread since I just remember I promised to

I'd like to see those pictures as I might be thinking to try a few things for the leather to get a bit better.

 

[MrProper]

I'm curious too how your CR will turn out. Is he already working on it?

My ideas were forwarded to the pattern department today.
I think they're too busy right now. Therefore, it takes longer than usual.

 

[Riu]

My ideas were forwarded to the pattern department today.
I think they're too busy right now. Therefore, it takes longer than usual.

Most likely. And I think they're going to get busier, especially if they're adding more types of leather.

 

[navetsea]

You guys should wear your jackets more than ordering getting patina and creases and fade are part of the hobby too

 

[red devil]

I am thinking something different, 7-8oz bullhide, buttery soft and scratch resistant
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Did you look at bison? it is supposed to be very thick yet soft

 

[Riu]

You guys should wear your jackets more than ordering getting patina and creases and fade are part of the hobby too

Haha, you're right I enjoy wearing my CR almost every day as I'm curious how it will develop in time and I really like how it fits me. This morning it was pretty cold and it held up really well, I wasn't cold at all so that quilted lining is doing a great job.

I want the stiffer leather for my other project and I'm just excited to see how it will come alive but gotta have patience.

 

[navetsea]

I once tried to burn spoon over a stove, and use the curved bottom to reharden my combat boots toe cap. I think it worked somewhat, I won't do that to other color than black since I'm afraid it will darken the color or something.

 

[Riu]

I once tried to burn spoon over a stove, and use the curved bottom to reharden my combat boots toe cap. I think it worked somewhat, I won't do that to other color than black since I'm afraid it will darken the color or something.

The things we do to our jackets

 

[Hh121]

Did you look at bison? it is supposed to be very thick yet soft

Bison is my first choose but seems like shipping bison, deer or elk to oversea needs purchasing fish and wildlife license in US(not hundred percent sure).

 

[red devil]

Bison is my first choose but seems like shipping bison, deer or elk to oversea needs purchasing fish and wildlife license in US(not hundred percent sure).

That might be worth confirming. I suspect the supplier could send it for you to wherever you need?

 

[Hh121]

That might be worth confirming. I suspect the supplier could send it for you to wherever you need?

Yes, in that case you will pay expensive import tax~

 

[PilotJens]

Does anyone want to send him specific zips and buttons? I am willing to send a decent amount of parts to him If you pay me the item cost plus let's say 2$ (only for long time members that can be trusted to pay me once Shawn confirms the arrival)(not trying to scam people so I would pay upfront unless you want to send him 14k gold buttons)
I might have 1-4kg of capacity left in the package

 

[red devil]

Yes, in that case you will pay expensive import tax~

Fair point

 

[Morecowbell]

I'm thinking of doing an A-1 with Shawn, and the only visual thing about the original jacket design that I'm unsure about is the lower snaps on the front closure - they seem vulnerable to paint chipping and somehow look slightly out of place to me, even though I know they're period correct. But I'm not a fan of buttons there either, so was wondering if anyone has ever covered the snaps, like the pockets on an A-2? I know its still a wear area but just curious.

 

[PilotJens]

 

[PilotJens]

Sorry for my awful sweatpants. I just came home from work.

It just arrived today .Fits almost perfectly .Sleeves are not tubular and I am glad I watched a few videos of David Himmel explaining different ways to make a jacket pattern .Slim torso means wider arms and it worked 1000% .No restrictions in range of motion but not a sloppy fit either .
The leather is well how do I put it .Fashion leather but that where five star comes from . Stitching and overall workmanship is great .It is a bit soft and compared to my Noble House Front quarter veg tanned Horsehide it is pretty good .I still like the leather on the noble house better but the workmanship and lining is miles better .

 

[PilotJens]

Is his steerhide stiffer or is the premium goat stiffer ? I just got the last brass buckle for my luftwaffe jacket today so I will patina the brass tomorrow just like the buckle for the front and send it to him including my Noble House luftwaffe jacket for some alterations and base for my new jacket .
And I say it one last time . I send real Scottish wool tartan to him . Enough for 4 jackets so If some one is interested hit me up.And I have some riri zips left

Sadly Shawn did not send me the seal/ redskin shearling sample and conic goat sample so I will have to re order that unless some German fellow here is willing to part with their samples for some tip money .

 

[MrProper]

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not bad. only the forearms could be a bit narrower. which leather did you use? if I look at my jackets, then goat is stiffer than steer. my steer is older and a little thinner than the current one.

 

[handymike]

My thought too. I know there are storm cuffs in there, but the forearms could be trimmed down. Other than that- a stellar looking jacket. Congratulations on the collar, it's the best!

 

[PilotJens]

It is the black goat .I think it will get stiffer once I take it into the rain .The forearm looks bigger on the picture .I will make a new pic.They look fine in real life .
I hope the sample packeage won't take ages .I want to make a redskin shearling Irvin with conic goat taping .It would look similar to my sadly stolen noble house Battle of Britain .I wanted to reorder the same jacket but the jacket they send me was awfull.Weak leather which probably lost some collagen while rotting before tanning .And massive fur loss so it was light was a feather.You could rip the leather just by pulling at it .And that is not the first time .I bought a 2014 noble house Irvin which had the same problem (I thought it was because of the previous owner but it wasn't) so I lost my trust in them