Johnson Leathers Black Cherry Bison jacket

[X83]

Waiting for the fit pics for both!

Yeah once it’s all together I deff will sir I’m already cooking up ideas for next jacket but I think I have enough hardcore break in jackets anyone know if there is deer skin with heavy grain the one deerskin I have does have grain but not super pronounced

 

[Canuck Panda]

Theres the Fujioka deerskin that has been used for garments,

kinda looks like grainy horsehides doesn’t it. I don’t know what the full size hides looks like. I have jackets from Japanese makers using this leather. Black isn’t quite black more like dark charcoal, and brown is sort of matte no horsehide shine. But wears like sweats, thick, soft, stretchy.

I’m still trying to figure out the best (economical) way to get these material. Sometimes timing is everything.

Also at some point I just gotta throw in the towel. Naked cowhides or oiled Moto chap leather tanned in California can look very similar if further washed and tumbled, and it’ll probably be easier than going through the process of sourcing these exact deerskin, so there’s that…

it’s shorts season now so I’ve got very little drive for jackets, but as soon as the first chilly day arrives I would probably wish for a Fujioka m200L haha…

 

[X83]

Theres the Fujioka deerskin that has been used for garments,

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kinda looks like grainy horsehides doesn’t it. I don’t know what the full size hides looks like. I have jackets from Japanese makers using this leather. Black isn’t quite black more like dark charcoal, and brown is sort of matte no horsehide shine. But wears like sweats, thick, soft, stretchy.

I’m still trying to figure out the best (economical) way to get these material. Sometimes timing is everything.

Also at some point I just gotta throw in the towel. Naked cowhides or oiled Moto chap leather tanned in California can look very similar if further washed and tumbled, and it’ll probably be easier than going through the process of sourcing these exact deerskin, so there’s that…

it’s shorts season now so I’ve got very little drive for jackets, but as soon as the first chilly day arrives I would probably wish for a Fujioka m200L haha…

Wow super interesting the way I’m looking at it is put In an order by end of August and here comes October lol

 

[Aloysius]

Also at some point I just gotta throw in the towel. Naked cowhides or oiled Moto chap leather tanned in California can look very similar if further washed and tumbled, and it’ll probably be easier than going through the process of sourcing these exact deerskin, so there’s that…

Yeah despite going for the shrunken horsehide I did not feel that Johnson's 'standard' hides were any lower in quality or character. I think the standards are what they are for a reason.

 

[red devil]

Yeah despite going for the shrunken horsehide I did not feel that Johnson's 'standard' hides were any lower in quality or character. I think the standards are what they are for a reason.

Good makers such as JL know their leathers

 

[X83]

Quick fit pic and no I’m not wearing this in the summer it’s just for fit reference

 

[X83]

Theres the Fujioka deerskin that has been used for garments,

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kinda looks like grainy horsehides doesn’t it. I don’t know what the full size hides looks like. I have jackets from Japanese makers using this leather. Black isn’t quite black more like dark charcoal, and brown is sort of matte no horsehide shine. But wears like sweats, thick, soft, stretchy.

I’m still trying to figure out the best (economical) way to get these material. Sometimes timing is everything.

Also at some point I just gotta throw in the towel. Naked cowhides or oiled Moto chap leather tanned in California can look very similar if further washed and tumbled, and it’ll probably be easier than going through the process of sourcing these exact deerskin, so there’s that…

it’s shorts season now so I’ve got very little drive for jackets, but as soon as the first chilly day arrives I would probably wish for a Fujioka m200L haha…

Well that didn’t take long new project has started with something a little special they sourced for me

 

[tuanhng614]

Well that didn’t take long new project has started with something a little special they sourced for me

Give us a sneak peek on the leather type, at least haha.

 

[X83]

Give us a sneak peek on the leather type, at least haha.

Sure i noticed I don’t have anything in grey and im not sure i see many people with grey either so it was between grey deer or a grey bison 3.5 /4 0z i went with bison

 

[tuanhng614]

Sure i noticed I don’t have anything in grey and im not sure i see many people with grey either so it was between grey deer or a grey bison 3.5 /4 0z i went with bison

That’s just regular bison, not the shrunken one, right?

And yes, grey is not a regular color that I see here or anywhere else.

It sounds like 2024 is the year of pronounced grain and non black/brown color on FL haha

 

[X83]

That’s just regular bison, not the shrunken one, right?

And yes, grey is not a regular color that I see here or anywhere else.

It sounds like 2024 is the year of pronounced grain and non black/brown color on FL haha

Yes this is correct not shrunken me and Damon had a chat now that I have shrunken I wanted something with grand but would not need to be broken in as much so this is why I had asked about deer and he said he could get deer or a nice grey bison

 

[VansonRider]

That's because of Red's posture. Not something that's easy to cater for by tweaking the pattern (if possible at all).

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The healed boots are accentuating the posture.

 

[red devil]

Grey comes in various shades

Grey leather (cow I think)

Grey Bison

Three shades of grey

Grey cow

 

[X83]

Wow these jackets are incredible how do like the different shades of gray? I looked through my collection and thought well I don’t have grey and then got on the phone to make it happen

 

[red devil]

I don't really have a preference so far, getting in this hobby was very educational in terms of colours, especially when I was tryiing to choose colours on a pantone deck for example. I like all the greys I showed you. The next grey I would like is properly what they call "battleship grey"

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Here's what it looks as a paint

It is different enough from this when seen side by side

 

[X83]

I don't really have a preference so far, getting in this hobby was very educational in terms of colours, especially when I was tryiing to choose colours on a pantone deck for example. I like all the greys I showed you. The next grey I would like is properly what they call "battleship grey"
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I see I look fwd to see what you cook up sir

 

[red devil]

I see I look fwd to see what you cook up sir

Likewise

 

[X83]

Likewise

Indeed my brother see now I have a boot addiction also so man I’m in trouble

 

[X83]

Indeed my brother see now I have a boot addiction also so man I’m in trouble

Boots are in finally

 

[red devil]

Boots are in finally

They look good