Recent content by Quart Bernstein

Thought about a jerkin (exact same WW1 British Replica), and may include one at some point after the vest. It tinkles about every other day here. I'll test the cow sample, measure it, and see if I can get it to shrink. (May try on the others as well, although I seem to have lost the goat last...

Alright, I will toss out the 4.25 cowhide, unless I use it for a shorter coat. You guys are right though, as it's a tough little strip of leather (4.25 cowhide). I'm still on the fence about the 4.25 oz bison though. The 3.5 bison stretched so much that the lettering on the back of the sample...

I have collected samples from several place's through the past few month's, and read about every forum post on Google on the subject - many multiple times. In short, I have more questions than answers. I've asked each of the major maker's at least one question, and spoken to Alan at JL pretty...