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  1. ABCD

    How to tell if shinki is teacore

    I agree, I really dislike those topcoats that are designed to wear off fast. It makes a jacket look shabby within a couple of years.
  2. ABCD

    Help! Quick opinion on Kreosote boots.

    He's still trying though.
  3. ABCD

    Field Leathers

    Blasphemy!
  4. ABCD

    Field Leathers

    Theoretically this indeed makes sense. I owned a handful of 60s / 70s suede Levi's truckers. They were nothing like the fashion suede A1 jacket Canuck showed above, those Levi's things were tough as nails. I guess when we think of suede we think of the thin and vulnerable stuff used for...
  5. ABCD

    Field Leathers

    This is your definition but to me top grain on one side still qualifies as roughout (as long as the rough/ flesh side of the leather is on the outside) Imagine having a full grain, un-split cowhide. An un-split cowhide (rawhide) is between 6mm and 10mm thick, too thick to be used for leather...
  7. ABCD

    Field Leathers

    Sorry, but why? Both roughout and suede can be skived down to any thickness. What makes roughout more durable than suede? And why is the type of nap a function of roughout leather rather than just the result of how a hide has been sanded down?
  8. ABCD

    Field Leathers

    So I'm wondering a couple of things: 1) The question raised by @Squirrel_hero : why are collab jackets prioritized over regular orders? 2) What is the added value of having a 'Carl Murawski' approved type II if it's up to the customer to configure the jacket (choose the leather, lining...
  9. ABCD

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Thank you bot / chatgtp Why do we have bots joining TFL ? Are they harvesting data to train their models?
  10. ABCD

    Lost Worlds A-2 and Aviator Half Belt Jackets for sale

    Great deals here!
  11. ABCD

    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    We're fishing in the same pond :).
  13. ABCD

    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    There's a reasonably priced size 36 listed on eBay currently. https://www.ebay.com/itm/204733092948?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=MrPKafv_RKi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=Mw9G3PEsR_G&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
  14. ABCD

    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    The FW Pasadena or Sunset are great OTR aviator options, unfortunately not readily available.
  15. ABCD

    What's going on with the FL site?

    I'm not sure that's money well spent lol.
  16. ABCD

    What's going on with the FL site?

    I'm tired of seeing this Himel over and over again lol.
  17. ABCD

    Alexander leather x Edwin

    Great find, the jacket must be more than ten years old yet it looks like it left the factory yesterday. Time to put some wear / fades on that denim :).
  19. ABCD

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    The Phillips 66 gas station attendent jacket I brought back to life. See repair tips and tricks thread for additional pics. Note the fold down the middle, that's why a jacket should always be unzipped when on a hanger.
  20. ABCD

    Do try this at home: leather jacket repair tips

    I do own a lot of nice jackets but for some reason black halfbelts are much harder to come by than brown ones so this is only my second black halfbelt. I'm talking about vintage jackets of course. I could order a repro jacket today but for various reasons I kind of lost interest in repro...
  21. ABCD

    Do try this at home: leather jacket repair tips

    With some leather filler the cut will probably become completely invisible but I'm going to leave it as is because it's already hard to tell it's there since the panel is facing the body when the jacket is worn.
  22. ABCD

    Do try this at home: leather jacket repair tips

    When stretching out the wrinkles the body lining teared near the collar. Not the nicest repair job I've ever done but it does the trick. Now the finishing touch: sewing on a NOS Phillips 66 patch I found on eBay.
  23. ABCD

    Do try this at home: leather jacket repair tips

    There are numerous threads about how to best condition a jacket and which product to use but when the topcoat has completely worn off I simply use Saphir shoe cream. Some of the panels were much more stretchy than others. When stretching up one of the underarm panels the leather teared :(...

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