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    Himel Brothers Leather Co.

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    • tatmantallT
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      ditto that sh!t bossman. gives me major chubbage.

      *another side note, Your jacket, know matter what it is made out of is going to reflect how you treat it. I do not treat my jacket like it is going to break, it gets abused. It gets wet, it gets beat up, etc. I paid a ton of money for it and I plan to get every cent of wear out of it. If you treat it like its porcelain, it will certainly not age like mine has in the amount of time it has. About the only thing I make sure I do not do is hang my jacket up on a peg. When I get home and decide to take it off I throw it and wherever it lands, it lands. At the end of the day its a jacket. Thats it.

      "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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        I definitely respect the evo of your jacket and I think it looks kinda cool now, but I am not particularly a fan of it as it was really old….expect a pm!

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        • tatmantallT
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          All good Ben, I was not trying to be argumentative and hope it did not come across as so. I can't tell you what you like or don't just trying to give you an understanding of how different leathers will age differently, and my last post was just to state I'm really rough on my jackets … They get beat up pretty good cause they are worn, and tossed without regard. 😉

          "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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            I'm enjoying reading this discussion and am learning lots. Just sayin' 🙂

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              @tatmantall:

              About the only thing I make sure I do not do is hang my jacket up on a peg.

              What's this strange thing you call a peg?

              "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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              • SeulS
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                ?

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
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                  And what is it used for?

                  "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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                  • tatmantallT
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                    Wall decor

                    "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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                      Ah, now I understand….

                      "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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                        The only kind 😉

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                        • tatmantallT
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                          Holy crap. That looks like it's out of a Stanley Kubrick film

                          "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                          • SeulS
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                            "I'm afraid I can't allow you to hang your jacket on me, tat"

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                            • tatmantallT
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                              It cool I wouldn't… Pegs are for sissys. 😉

                              "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                              • mclaincauseyM
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                                Man, David Himel has been posting some HEAT in woolen jackets on his Facebook lately. This letterman jacket he's been working on with chainstitched Native American art on it is sick. He's also shown a jacquard patterned one woven on a 300 year old loom and a couple of other tweeds.

                                Think it, be it.

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                                  tatman thx very much for your insight and personal experience with your great looking jacket man you are a fast rocker buddy 🙂

                                  mcclaincausey yeah I think he is making a lot of great jackets beside the leather jackets, always curious to see some new creations of DH, indeed a very talented craftsman

                                  a link I found while surfing a bit about the horsehide himel bros is using and about DH visit to Japan, maybe some of you might be interested in it and browse through the tags, very cool stuff behind the scenes

                                  http://www.himelbrothersleather.com/cordovan-horsehide-the-best-of-japan-and-himel-bros/

                                  Cheers,
                                  David

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                                  • tatmantallT
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                                    Thanks D. Yeah, David himel is an artist in the purist sense IMO. I'm do in love with his stuff that I have berm holding off other purchases to invest in a few more himel jackets. He's a very nice genuine person to work with as well

                                    "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                                    • kiyaK
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                                      Would just like to chime in here on costs because i think there is some misunderstanding of what it costs to produce a Himel jacket.  The materials (leather, liner, etc..) for one single jacket costs David Himel about $500 landed in Toronto.

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                                      • tatmantallT
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                                        And he's the pimp daddy from Cincinnati when it comes to leather jackets. (By Cincinnati I mean canada of course)

                                        "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                                        • QinhanQ
                                          Qinhan
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                                          Got my Himel Brothers Canuck up for sale: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5709.0

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                                            Not mine, but still great pictures nonetheless.  I really love how this thing is aging…

                                            Really really wish David Himel was going to inspiration…I could have had him maybe measure me up or something 😕

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