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    • mclaincauseyM
      mclaincausey
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      @adam313:

      chicken ARM

      Wouldn't that be a chicken wing?

      Great, now I'm hungry.

      Think it, be it.

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      • ohighyoO
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        Anyone else see the black wabash on Boss talk?

        Slipping gradually into senility

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        • GilesG
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          http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5931.0

          "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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            I've had my eye on this beauty for some time now and given my bonus will be extra nice this year, I am thinking of treating myself. Before I do though, I am wondering if anyone has this jacket and can chime in on sizing, wear, etc. I don't know if this item is in the NYC store, but I can check.

            Anyway, if anyone has this great jacket, please, share your experiences.

            TIA. Gary

            http://www.selfedge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=965

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            • FridayF
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              ^^
              http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4742.msg310554#msg310554

              Gary,

              a member , zatenm has one. try give him a PM or also ask in The Flat Head thread. Maybe you'll get a faster response.

              Tough, heavy and ready! = IRON HEART

              ~Shinici Haraki~

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              • ChrisC
                Chris
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                There's not going to be an IHF-2014 unless the remaining IHF-2013 stock clears out, is there?

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                • madmondayM
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                  you got a design idea?  let's see it.

                  i think the forum tee shirt has run it's course & should be retired.  the gosport tee was/is the future of the tees that should be done for the forum.

                  head high, middle finger higher

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                    I loved the flock for the 2013 edition, flock on I say, flock on.

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                    • ChrisC
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                      I think you're right, Monday.  The 2012 didn't sell super well, and the 2013 didn't either, even though Giles cut the size of the order.  Folks around here don't seem to love white tees, so there are a bunch of those still taking up space.  I'm wondering if we should keep the tradition alive.

                      Maybe a contest to design a 2014 version would generate enough interest to make it worthwhile.  I'd put some effort into it, but my graphic design skills are nonexistent.

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                        When is that IH ring coming?

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                        • GilesG
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                          No plans.  Over the years the numbers of the IHF we have sold have steadily decreased…..

                          "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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                            G??

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                            • GilesG
                              Giles
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                              GMB??

                              "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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                              • Mild7M
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                                When's the bloody ring coming??

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  Soon I hope….H said about 6 weeks to make the ones I ordered......

                                  "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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                                    Engineer/boot/leather aficionados: Was leather say 50 to 60 years ago super nice? I see these vintage boots and they look like they've seriously held up well and the leather looks amazing. What surprises me is I feel like these are just boots that you would get at sears and such…. Was it really just so nice back then that you could just hit up sears and get a nice engineer?

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                                    • ChrisC
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                                      I'd guess the answer is mixed.  50-60 years ago, there was less automation and fewer decent artificial materials, so most boots & shoes were made of leather and by hand.  So overall quality was generally better than the stuff you find in stores today.  However, after 50-60 years, the only boots that are still around are the ones that were well cared for, well made and made out of quality materials.  Everything else died somewhere along the way.  Even the best leather and the best craftsmanship isn't capable of lasting for 50 years of daily hard use.  Anything less than that and it's in the trash bin in short order.

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                                        An answer from Ray (Vintage Engineer Boot guy) about the topic of vintage voots:

                                        b_f there is actually a substantial difference in the quality of some of the older leather used on these older pairs, which I have personally seen. The leather on the pairs from the 40s-50s is genuinely more supple, tougher wearing, and appears to be better tanned. I haven't seen leather that is oil tanned in the same way the stuff from Chippewa was at that time period (and Chippewa and others like Santa Rosa and the pre-cursor to Georgia made the Wearmaster boots for Sears).

                                        A lot of the smaller tanneries from that era are now completely gone, and their methods might be lost entirely. I'm not sure what the main reason for the difference is in the leather quality, but it is very noticeable.

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                                        • SeulS
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                                          I'd love a pair of vintage voots…

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                                            those are not for little pigs

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