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    • SeulS
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      Fox crap!.. My favourite!.. (Thanks for sending it Fexpress btw…)

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        When we hem any denim over 14oz, it is necessary (adviseable) to hammer the hem into submission before we get to the sewing machine.  I have a slab of cast iron covered with denim, which is effectively the anvil.

        On the left is the denim I covered the cast iron with 5 years ago.  On the right is the new…..

        "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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        • AdamJA
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          many thumbs have been hammered on that slab of iron!

          The devil is in the detail..

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            I've just a very quick and dirty calculation.  In excess of 20,000 pairs of jeans have been beaten up on the OG denim….

            "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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            • LewisStonehouseL
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              Would be a nice piece framed on the wall

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                That's the plan 🙂

                "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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                • louisboscoL
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                  @Giles:

                  I've just a very quick and dirty calculation.  In excess of 20,000 pairs of jeans have been beaten up on the OG denim….

                  how many of your fingers included?

                  "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
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                    It's always the same one…...

                    "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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                    • motojoboboM
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                      It may be nice to use a different denim this second time around, and frame it after 20000 pairs are hemmed. Should make a nice comparison on IH denim toughness levels!

                      The journey is the objective.

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                      • GilesG
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                        Too late, I've already glued 21oz indigo selvedge to the plate…. ??? ???

                        "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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                        • LewisStonehouseL
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                          @Giles:

                          It's always the same one…...

                          Bet you've got some great patina on that finger nail

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                          • GilesG
                            Giles
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                            Current evo…..

                            "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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                            • AdamJA
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                              In to the void! Storage area refit part 1

                              The devil is in the detail..

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                Sewing room…..

                                "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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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  More into the void…..

                                  "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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                                  • GilesG
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                                    Ready for some serious storage unit building tomorrow…....

                                    "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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                                    • louisboscoL
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                                      led zep wasn't lying when they said stairway to heaven..

                                      "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                                      • Harvey Specter
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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        The mayhem continues….

                                        "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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                                        • GilesG
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                                          That's what a 51 carton delivery looks like  😃 😃 😃

                                          "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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                                          • neph93N
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                                            I love @Steve in the background looking bewildered…

                                            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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