That must be a monster!Found a Riri zipper #14, waiting for Alan's answer.
Riri are good zippers.
That must be a monster!Found a Riri zipper #14, waiting for Alan's answer.
That's the whole point about this project.That must be a monster!
Riri are good zippers.
that m14 is only on the main zip, or you plan to use it everywhere? maybe it is difficult to make leather flap to cover itmaybe has to be semi exposed everywhere?
M14 will be main zipper, others will be M6.
So what's the size of my j23 zipper at D pocket(#5?)? It's almost too small to see it.I don't want it looks prominent,and no zippers at sleeves, just plain sleeves with cuff. (It's not a biker jacket, a casual jacket with D pocket)
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My bad!!Did you just say mine?
Thanks for your input, I appreciate it!Just a thought that occured to me: Use a mock-up to lake sure jacket fits as you want. Totally worth the few extra dollars, especially with fit of sleeves; JL sleeves are by default wide and with standard cuff you want to make sure they are tapered from elbow down to your wrist as you like them.
If you want it to be non-mc and more of casual with d-pocket (in my mind right now I see a Aero bootlegger with d-pocket.. do you want half-belt back? I would consider this..), I would consider dropping the zipped d-pocket all together and go for two handwarmer pockets instead. D-Pocket means two slaps of 2mm leather ontop of each other, so this side will stay stiff forever while the other side breaks in and d-pocket looks cool but is so impractical.. I'd rather be able to put my left hand into a pocket than having a zip pocket which I will never use.
Ofcourse it is your project and I don't want to try to steer you in a different direction than you currently plan to go, but if you want a casual jacket and not a mc jacket, then I personally would not compromise and go for 100% casual rather than a hybrid style. Plain front with two handwarmer pockets w/o zips, slanted large almost vertical zipped chest pocket like on the Grais on picture, simple halfbelt back, 2piece sleeves w american cuff and done. Pretty much like tons jacket but even simpler with non-buttoned cuffs and no multi-panel front, no zips on handwarmers and diff angle on chest pocket.
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Wonder what the purpose of that 14 actually is? Must be a nautical application? That thing is going to sound like revving a chainsaw going up and down.
Wonder what the purpose of that 14 actually is? Must be a nautical application? That thing is going to sound like revving a chainsaw going up and down.