Recent content by Narodnik

Though you guys would appreciate this one! Found this guy in a regular thrift shop in Oslo, Norway. Seems like its an early one. Any ideas on date? It feels almost like new and it is extremely solid. The leather is very soft/buttery with no damage. Very happy with the find, and the best...

http://indiansummervintage.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/32-the-storms-are-on-the-ocean/ Ive seen many long barnstormers thats single breasted actually. Looks quite nice IMO. If you pretend the jacket ends at the belt it matches pretty well actually! I will check the seams, as you might just be...

Found this guy for next to nothing in a german market a while back. Its shearing lined with corduroy sleeves, but no label or zips. It might be around a size 38-40, but with a very short body length. Its a really nice jacket I thought you guys would appreciate. Any idea on the age of this...

http://www.langsom.com/bilder/jonas/a2_pattern_large.jpg Heres a big version of the pattern if anyones interested. If you were to work in autocad with the dwg and use this website to scale the pattern, http://www.acmedepot.com/a2jacket/measure.shtml , you should be able to easily make your...

Thanks for the kind words. It feels good to wear. Here is the pattern i made if anyone else wants a place to start. http://www.langsom.com/bilder/jonas/a2_pattern.dwg also i dwg in the correct scale. very easy to work with(!) Its not made from a deconstructed jacket, but Ive used tons of...

Yeah, but not voluntarily. The seams of these jackets tend to match the lining or match the leather. I decided to go for the same color as the lining. However the dye didnt get as dark as it should, so the seams looked way too light on the jacket. Ive gone over with polish and darkened the...

Thanks everybody HBK Ive used an extra tight egyptian cotton fabric I bought here. http://www.hovedsmann.no/products/bomull-egyptisk-seglduk Its 270g and very stiff in the beginning, but after a few washes and some wear its great. I cant seem to find good tightly woven stuff elsewhere...

Because of an exchange year in germany I didnt have the time to finish the jacket this summer, but during the holidays I finally did. There is still some hardware left to put on, Im waiting on some tools, but the sewing is complete. At the moment Im missing the underarm vents, the collar hooks...

Thanks! Got it from http://www.mash-japan.co.jp/oversea/cgi-bin/plist-eng.cgi?cno=4 As well as the snaps and knit cuffs

Thanks for all the encouragement on the project. I hope that with this, the pattern especially, people will be inspired to try something like this themselves. Anyways I need some help with the jacket construction. Is the top of the waistband connected to each other? anyone out there with a...

On another note Ive even got the leather settled. I got a hold of some great 1.2 mm veg tanned goatskin with aniline finish! Its great in every way and im very pleased. darker brown knits and a matching triple marked talon. Nice grain variation! I might just tighten the end of...

Thanks Tim! Okay you guys here is a big update. My updated pattern and the resulting jacket: Fully lined with the same construction principle as the originals. I didnt bother with eupalets on this test jacket, but the seam is pushed backwards to make them centered on the shoulders. Had...

Thanks guys! I dont have the capacity to produce jackets for sale really, though Im flattered. What I will do however is post the jacket patterns and autocad file and maybe even illustrate the steps of making your own jacket. For whoever wants a go. Though I must say one really starts to...

Haha yes thats actually my backup plan! Poor mans leather and as I am more or less a poor young man it would be more sensible. Well see how the leather works out, but if not I have some beautiful high thread count unbleached cotton which would be perfect. I had an Ursula suit in mind when I got...

Yup, my torso/shoulders are pretty crooked and that affects the angle of the shoulders quite a bit, but not so much the sleeves. Ive managed to get good sleeves before, but that was an offset inset sleeve. Which is something cant bother with in a leather jacket. Ive done two sleeve tests so far...