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    emceeQ
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 11 Jan 2012

    Are there any special considerations to take when washing IH duck?

    I normally just throw my jeans in the machine and don't care, but I seem to remember someone having mixed results when washing something made from duck that way.  Can't seem to dig up the posts I'm thinking of either…

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      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      Check here….

      http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2215.msg121697#msg121697

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        injunjack
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        Joined: 19 Feb 2010

        yup, can't remember where it was, but do not throw them into the washer…

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          emceeQ
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 11 Jan 2012

          Totally forgot to look there.  Told me exactly what I wanted to know…

          Thanks G!

          @injunjack:

          yup, can't remember where it was, but do not throw them into the washer…

          There's definitely now a hand wash in the devil ducks near future…

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            unharmed
            Joined: 4 Mar 2012

            ^ Earlier this year I ran through a super-simple kettlebell program my jiu jitsu instructor told me about. I've done lots of different types of training and programs over the years and I've never seen such an abrupt change in the shape of my body. Chest/shoulders broadening and muscle going on to my upper arms in a very short space of time.

            Just be careful to get your technique right before really pushing yourself.

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              injunjack
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              Joined: 19 Feb 2010

              unharmed, you care to share?

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                unharmed
                Joined: 4 Mar 2012

                Haa, yeah. I meant to but kinda got distracted and just hit "submit". Sorry.  🙂

                Basically, the whole program is just based on doing 60 snatches (per arm) 3-4 times a week. Like so:

                Week 1: 6 x 10
                Week 2: 4 x 15
                Week 3: 3 x 20
                Week 4: 2 x 30
                Week 5: 1 x 45 and 1 x 15
                Week 6: 1 x 60

                Sets are done on alternating arms with no rest. That is, in week 1 you do 10 right then straight into 10 left and so on until you finish 60.

                That's it. Super simple, super effective.

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                  injunjack
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                  Joined: 19 Feb 2010

                  interesting…thanks

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                    orlylow
                    Joined: 20 Jul 2011

                    the laces on my vibergs tore apart while I was putting them on this morning… how unfortunate. where can I get similar laces online?

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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      Stick "leather laces" in google, loads of hits…..

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        Hey guys, just wondering…is it true that unsanforized denim actually gets heavier when you do the initial soak? I've read, for instance, the 18oz denim on the 666S becomes 21oz when it gets soaked. Is that true? If so...how exactly does that happen? Any scientific reason, or is it just how it is? 😛

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                          Megatron1505
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                          Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                          Fibres contract, causing the denim to shrink, become more dense, and therefore weigh more.

                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            @motiono:

                            Hey guys, just wondering…is it true that unsanforized denim actually gets heavier when you do the initial soak? I've read, for instance, the 18oz denim on the 666S becomes 21oz when it gets soaked. Is that true? If so...how exactly does that happen? Any scientific reason, or is it just how it is? 😛

                            As Mega said, but as the shrinkage is only about 3% then 18*103% = 18.54 not 21

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              Chris
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                              That doesn't mean your jeans will go from weighing, say, 1.3 kilos to weighing, say, 1.6 kilos.  The weight is based on a square yard of fabric, so when the denim contracts after soaking, it becomes more dense and weighs more than a square yard of the same fabric prior to soaking.

                              Your jeans are already cut and finished, so they don't get any heavier, just smaller and slightly thicker.

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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                I need to get some embroidered patches made.  Anyone got any advice as to what to look for, what to avoid, who to use?

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  Can someone recommend me some boots that will fulfill the demands of a job on a factory floor but will double as passable when I'm working in the office?

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                                    Megatron1505
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                                    Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                                    Red Wing GT's.

                                    Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                      You know what? I think I am actually going to give Red Wing another chance. (I should have also mentioned my budget is between $300-$400)

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                                        rocket
                                        Joined: 6 Jan 2011

                                        would give them a try, with Mega that they should do the trick…

                                        rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                                        It's all humbug, like everywhere
                                        R.I.P. Geo

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                                          injunjack
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                                          Joined: 19 Feb 2010

                                          So my friends daughter, age 21, got  into London Metropolitan university.

                                          She'll need a affordable place to live near University. Ofcourse they are checking campus facilities etc. but I promised to ask advice-guidance-help also.

                                          If anybody has any info shoot me a pm and I'll forward it to my friend.

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