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seems like he refused to believe skiving can be done only along the edges where the folding and stitching happens and not necessarily the entire panel
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example of my jacket's sleeve ends being skived
maybe he referenced skiving machine in the tannery where leather grain and suede is split, and not the skiving by jacket maker, maybe it was a big misunderstanding.
Yeah, I never figured out exactly what did he mean by skiving because obviously, leather has to be thinned in order to be, well, usable. And if he was referring to the edges, difference in weight between a jacket with skived and un-skived edges is negligible.
He kind of went in circles with the different makers, as his dislike for one grew he went back to another that he had previous dismissed only to be disappointed all over again.
I don’t think he ever found a maker that could satisfy his quest for heavyweight perfection for long.
The allure of heavy jacket is a real thing but it's best not to go down that path as no jacket will ever be heavy enough. I've completely given up on the weight and don't even factor it in when buying a new jacket but if it happens, I still do appreciate it and consider it a plus.
Anything over 6 lbs simply must be considered ultra-mega-Trenchfriendkiller-heavyweight otherwise you end up chasing unicorns.