Wabi Sabi: other things that evo

[veloaudio]

Hard to capture the differences but here is my Bexar Hudson briefcase brand new (2014) and today.  The leather has softened and broken in beautifully. The bag width was just under 4" new and is now a touch over 5" (gussett break in). The brass hardware has a nice patina to it as well.

[mclaincausey]

Flat Head calf sneakers. I think @Madame Buttonfly had a pair too.

[UnTucked]

Repaired…

3 years on the Trooper boots, and 11 years on the Clark's...

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[Madame Buttonfly]

@mclaincausey:

Flat Head calf sneakers. I think @Madame Buttonfly had a pair too.

Indeed I do, well remembered!  My first pair were navy, and looking pretty worn - my black pair look incredibly good considering length of time I've had them (5 years, maybe longer?) and the amount of wear they get.  Incredibly comfy too.

(apologies for photo quality)

[mclaincausey]

They are great sneakers, and yes, yours look fantastic @Madame Buttonfly .

I was worried about buying such a nice sneaker with vulcanized construction but they have lasted well. I would love to be able to resole one day, the uppers only get better with time.

[Max Power]

I've worn these carhartt shorts for 9 years and they started out black. As i wear to the gym about 4 times a week they had a lot of wear and washes

[mclaincausey]

101J

[JDelage]

Copper based alloys are magical.

[mclaincausey]

Yep, I get why bronze is your favorite watch case material for sure!

[mclaincausey]

Swapping out the heavy IH buckle to the ZeeBee roller buckle on the ZeeBee belt and noticed some lovely evo on the belt, buckles, and Chicago screws:

[neph93]

Highly appropriate that Iron Heart stickers age beautifully when put on a phone case that spends most of its time coming in and out of the back pocket of my Iron Heart jeans.

[Tago Mago]

@neph93 definitely to be preferred over my (Original!!!) iPhone case, which is now entirely without its silicone covering… once and never again

[mclaincausey]

Totally forgot about this ole thing. It’s back on the keychain now

[Danimal506]

LionArmory brass bead. He makes a ton of cool designs and they’re a great price. He also does silver and copper.

[motojobobo]

My 5-year old IHGB-01 brown gloves show a nice patina and worn in look at this point. They get frequent but light wear as I only use them for around town riding.

I’ve never cleaned, washed or oiled them. The leather is super pliable and they are superbly comfy on the bike. The tear was a total surprise. I never saw it coming so it may have been caused by a sudden strong tug in some weird and unnoticed circumstance.

[Mizmazzle]

@motojobobo those gloves are cool! Do you think you’ll repair that tear?

[motojobobo]

@Mizmazzle not immediately. Planning on seeing whether it worsens or stays put, and then decide. But I have plenty of leather workers (none high quality) around town.

[ZackB]

@motojobobo those are some bad ass gloves man.

[NickD]

@motojobobo It's relatively easy to repair yourself to be honest.

[motojobobo]

@NickD got my attention now! Any tutorial you can point me to?
I’m ok at sewing minor things with common cotton repairs: buttons, patches. Thank you!