The Taubers HB is a perfect candidate for Shawn's new 2.2mm soft horse.Yes, at their current prices you could have them for a quite reasonable sum.
The Taubers HB is a perfect candidate for Shawn's new 2.2mm soft horse.Yes, at their current prices you could have them for a quite reasonable sum.
Me tooIf you send that to Shawn, I'd buy one.
Catch and releaseThose are the photos taken in Shawn’s workshop in Pakistan, but I don’t know why they’re in someone’s eBay listing from the New York suburbs.
The Taubers and the Rough Wear would be instant buys in horsehide for me.Yes, it does look nice. Did you have them do this Californian?
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Shawn's prices are not cheap actually. He is 1.5 times to 2 times more than his peers. But that is also the point. I can see that Shawn is trying to make an $800 jacket at $400 instead of making a $200 jacket at $199.The Windward is from the late 30s early 40s and very detailed. Yes, the lining is a necessary part of this jacket. This jacket has 2 labels, I would expect it costly to reproduce these labels, but it would be nice.
I did visit the 5Star website. Wow! they have quite a large offering of jackets and none expensive.
I could provide them with quite a few jackets; motorcycle and civilian. The Windward just happens to be one I can't wear.
Interesting they have not done a Iconic Sears Hercules from the 30s like every body else. I do have one, but not my favorite jacket.
Their half-belt offering could be a bit more interesting, like this Taubers
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maybe something in Goatskin
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I have never handled one of their jackets, just seen pictures.
Would folks be interested in jackets like these? I don't need repro of these because they fit me.
Could be an interesting project. How do you contact Shawn?
This one? Sorry I missed your post above.The Taubers and the Rough Wear would be instant buys in horsehide for me.
^^^ I get this too!
With the Collar protector!
The Windward is from the late 30s early 40s and very detailed. Yes, the lining is a necessary part of this jacket. This jacket has 2 labels, I would expect it costly to reproduce these labels, but it would be nice.
I did visit the 5Star website. Wow! they have quite a large offering of jackets and none expensive.
I could provide them with quite a few jackets; motorcycle and civilian. The Windward just happens to be one I can't wear.
Interesting they have not done a Iconic Sears Hercules from the 30s like every body else. I do have one, but not my favorite jacket.
Their half-belt offering could be a bit more interesting, like this Taubers
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maybe something in Goatskin
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I have never handled one of their jackets, just seen pictures.
Would folks be interested in jackets like these? I don't need repro of these because they fit me.
Could be an interesting project. How do you contact Shawn?
I've also been looking for budget vintages (even in rough shapes) to send him.
Still my favorite jacket...So many incredible details.
The Windward is from the late 30s early 40s and very detailed. Yes, the lining is a necessary part of this jacket. This jacket has 2 labels, I would expect it costly to reproduce these labels, but it would be nice.
I did visit the 5Star website. Wow! they have quite a large offering of jackets and none expensive.
I could provide them with quite a few jackets; motorcycle and civilian. The Windward just happens to be one I can't wear.
Interesting they have not done a Iconic Sears Hercules from the 30s like every body else. I do have one, but not my favorite jacket.
Their half-belt offering could be a bit more interesting, like this Taubers
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maybe something in Goatskin
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I have never handled one of their jackets, just seen pictures.
Would folks be interested in jackets like these? I don't need repro of these because they fit me.
Could be an interesting project. How do you contact Shawn?
Whoa. That is really cool!Still my favorite jacket...So many incredible details.
He can fabricate any labels including leather patch type labels and fabrics tooShawn's prices are not cheap actually. He is 1.5 times to 2 times more than his peers. But that is also the point. I can see that Shawn is trying to make an $800 jacket at $400 instead of making a $200 jacket at $199.
The (authentic) labels are NECESSARY! All of his authentic A2 repros comes with authentic labels. Shawn could do what he does with A2 repros but with his civilian repros.
I'd buy the Winward and the Californian Goatskin in a hearbeat. But I might hold off on the Tauber. It's a great jacket but is too basic to fully utilize Shawn's advantage of lower labor cost. The Tauber is something I would do at Johnson. I hope I made sense with this potential scenario.
Shawn's prices are not cheap actually. He is 1.5 times to 2 times more than his peers. But that is also the point. I can see that Shawn is trying to make an $800 jacket at $400 instead of making a $200 jacket at $199.
The (authentic) labels are NECESSARY! All of his authentic A2 repros comes with authentic labels. Shawn could do what he does with A2 repros but with his civilian repros.
I'd buy the Winward and the Californian Goatskin in a hearbeat. But I might hold off on the Tauber. It's a great jacket but is too basic to fully utilize Shawn's advantage of lower labor cost. The Tauber is something I would do at Johnson. I hope I made sense with this potential scenario.
While the Sportclad and the Herc would have the same retail as repro jackets, they cost different to make.Yes, you made sense. I like certain jackets over others because they way the fit me. Taubers half-belt is a case in point, although simple in design it is perfect.
This one is fairly simple, but again it is how it fits. The color also adds to it's charm.
When you are making a standard half-belt the little touches distinguish from another otherwise they all look alike.
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This Hercules is a nice aviator look
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He did fix up 2 holes in the lining of the original CAL LAPD while there and TBH I couldn’t tell where the holes were once I got it back .In addition to the price, the relatively poor condition is a bonus because it gives him more opportunity to study the construction and the buyer could have him do a restoration of the original.