You're going to have to start a deerskin smuggling operation. The next version of the shirt will need to be called "The Bootleg Buck".
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RE: IHSB-BIGBUCK-BLK - Black Deerskin Western Shirt - The Big Buckposted in Shirting
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RE: IHE-24-BLK - 21oz Denim and Buttero Leather Holdall - Superblackposted in Hardware
So about a 1:5 bag to pairs of boots ratio, then?
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RE: IH-888-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/blkposted in Bottoms
And for what it's worth, putting them in the freezer is utterly pointless.
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RE: IHJ-35-BLK - Japanese Horsehide Rider’s Jacket - Black (Tea-Core Dyed)posted in Jackets
Do you need a jacket? Do you like this one? If yes, then it's not silly.
We wear all kinds of items that aren't being used for their original purpose- dive watches, engineer boots, baseball caps, etc. This is no different.
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RE: IHSH-142 - 10oz Chino Cloth Western Shirtposted in Shirting
You can always find enough money for the things you truly want.
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RE: IHJ-65 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Mountain Parkaposted in Jackets
Looks like a solid Texas barbecue joint. That even looks like vinegar based slaw, which is far superior to that disgusting mayo based stuff.
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RE: IHSH-91 - Indigo Dyed Hickory Stripe Work Shirtposted in Shirting
Well, I don't have actual measurements from when it was new, but here are the numbers for mine (size XL):
Shoulders: 18"
Length: 29"
Chest: 23"
Waist: 21.5"
Opening: 21.5"
Sleeve: 26"Based on the measurements from IHUK, that looks like adding an inch in every dimension. Mine's been kinda thrashed, though, so I'm not sure how much washing might be necessary to get the same kind of shrinkage.

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RE: IHSH-62-IND - 12oz Wabash Western Shirt - Indigoposted in Shirting
Same thing happens with my wabash and hickory stripe shirts. Doesn't happen with my white chambray or TW houndstooth shirts. Maybe it has something to do with the twill weave versus the basket weave. I'll admit that the curling bothers me, especially since ironing doesn't seem to help, but I love the wabash and the hickory stripe shirts too much to let it keep me from wearing them.
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RE: Self Edge Austin Opening Weekend - May 2024posted in Iron Heart Meet Ups & Travel
@Giles I wish you could've made it, but I guess recovering from surgery is an acceptable excuse. It was great to see @Madame-Buttonfly, @Alex, @Danny-RnH, and @Clint_D, though.
And a Self Edge only 75 miles away; will wonders never cease...
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RE: Self Edge Austin Opening Weekend - May 2024posted in Iron Heart Meet Ups & Travel
@Giles I wish you could've made it, but I guess recovering from surgery is an acceptable excuse. It was great to see @Madame-Buttonfly, @Alex, @Danny-RnH, and @Clint_D, though.
And a Self Edge only 75 miles away; will wonders never cease...
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RE: IH-634D - 17oz Duck Straight Cut Jeans - Brownposted in Bottoms
Well, damn. I've been wanting these forever. I suppose I should log in more often, so I don't get blindsided when things pop up on Instagram.
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RE: Neph out of action for a while….posted in News
@goosehd im pretty sure the position of mod is punishment, not promotion.
Not entirely wrong.
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RE: The Iron Heart 20th Anniversary Partyposted in Iron Heart Meet Ups & Travel
C'mon, Gav- you know I have a hard time telling the great cities of the world apart.
By the way, how old is Tommytron now? 17ish?
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RE: The Iron Heart 20th Anniversary Partyposted in Iron Heart Meet Ups & Travel

2013?
Can’t wait to be back and have no idea who 90% of everyone is
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I’ll bring name tags

That NYC? If so, I'm pretty sure it's fall 2012.
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RE: Random questions to which you seek an answerposted in The Resource Centre
Tightness of weave is at least as important if not more so. Many people experience the 21oz to be more comfortable in warm weather than the 14oz due to how relaxed the weave of the 21oz is.
Weave tightness is way more important. Hottest pair of jeans I ever owned was a pair 13.5oz denim. And while I don't have a pair currently, I wore the 21oz 634S denim for years through Houston summers, which many would consider warm and humid.
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RE: Giles and Alex hit Japan - June 2022posted in Iron Heart Meet Ups & Travel
He's very proud of it, but I am not sure he entirely likes it…..Undecided whether he will sell in Japan.
This reminds me of how he felt about the double indigo. Luckily, that worked out ok and he seemed to warm to it eventually.
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RE: Giles and Alex hit Japan - June 2022posted in Iron Heart Meet Ups & Travel
Billed as 14 but the way he have woven is that it is super dense to give it a dark face so it feels more like 17oz. Traditional broken twill denim is woven under very high tension to give it a smooth face, ours is woven with lower tension in the earl to give the face plenty of character.
All cuts would be the plan…..
I only had to wait twelve years for Haraki to warm up to the idea…
(or is this one of those things he doesn't like, but decided to do because you convinced him it could work in the international market?)

