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Iron Heart X Simmons Bilt Horsehide Western Shirt - The Pale Rider - Natural

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    Autorotate
    Joined: 6 Feb 2021

    @weegeebee1
    Hey man! It’s wearable now. Not jabbing in my neck, cuffs are buttoned and not jabbing my wrist/thumb. Pocket and placket corners aren’t as sharp as we discussed previously. Popped snaps aren’t happening. Placket is wavy and I might try to flatten them, but it’s not really bothering me.
    OVERALL IT IS MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE. I’ve been wearing it all day and haven’t been thinking about it. And I swear this is true… doing some grocery shopping and a random dude remarked “that is an awesome leather western shirt!” I never get random compliments on my clothes!!! LOL.
    You’re right. Not a turtle shell anymore. But still has the very robust, firm characteristic hand of HH. This shirt should last generations. But I don’t know if it’ll ever be “soft”.
    I haven’t measured it yet, but I think it did shrink a little. But hard to tell, because it just fits much better. If you’re reluctant to have any shrinkage, I’d not get it wet. But if you decide to do it, get it wet as early in the day as possible and wear it ALL DAY. I soaked at dinner time and wore it for 5 hours before I went to bed, and then have been wearing it all day today. No issues on my end, but wish I could have just worn it wet for 12-14 hours straight.

    last edited by Autorotate 31 Mar 2023, 20:14 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
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      bob_z
      Joined: 19 Sept 2019

      Well OMG here we go again just another piece of IH which at first I thought, not interested, not my cup of tea. And now it is just a matter of time that it'll be one of the pieces in my closet.
      Now IH how do you manage to pull that off haha lol. I cannot deny that Autorotate plays a significant role in this as well, great work on your piece!!

      I can resist anything but temptation.

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        endo
        見習いボス
        @bob_z
        Joined: 29 May 2020

        @bob_z said in Iron Heart X Simmons Bilt Horsehide Western Shirt - The Pale Rider - Natural:

        here we go again just another piece of IH which at first I thought, not interested, not my cup of tea. And now it is just a matter of time that it'll be one of the pieces in my closet.

        fuck, yes

        si tacuisses

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          Autorotate
          Joined: 6 Feb 2021

          Unedited Pale Rider porn. So happy with the results. Some early morning rays.

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            Autorotate
            Joined: 6 Feb 2021

            Some final notes on this experiment.
            -Definitely some shrinkage was experienced. I’d say a 1/2 size. No room for layering other than a T-shirt or a long sleeved T-shirt. Just how I wanted it.
            -leather is still stiff, but not like it was when new. Manageable now.
            -This now fits me like a bespoke item. I think wearing while it dried helped with that.
            -areas that had the most friction from articulation showed signs of dryness compared to unaffected areas. Nothing dramatic, just lightened coloring.
            -2 coats of Pecard’s before and after the soak was used to avoid excessive drying out of the leather. I didn’t want it to be stressed at all, other than normal wear.
            -finally rubbed it down with mink oil that contained a silicone additive. I think I’d of forgone the 2nd coat of Pecard’s (when damp) and just used the mink oil instead. The way the leather is tanned, it is very reluctant to absorb the dressing. I bet this changes as the shirt is broken in and the fibers open up.

            Post script: This was a super fun and chill project. I can’t wait to get it on the bike!

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              Oaktavia
              見習いボス
              @Autorotate
              Joined: 12 Jun 2019

              @Autorotate holy freakin crapoli man that thing has transformed

              IG: electricindigowizard

              "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

              WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                A Former User
                @Autorotate
                Joined:

                @Autorotate speechless… what a beautiful beastie beast

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                  Tobi
                  Haraki san Prodigy
                  Joined: 12 Aug 2022

                  @Autorotate I found your mission statement: "To explore strange new folds and creases, to seek out new colors and new shapes, to boldly go where no man has gone before."

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                    Mizmazzle
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                    Down right epic!!! What a ride this has been!!

                    In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                      Inorganic
                      Haraki san Student
                      @bob_z
                      Joined: 7 Sept 2022

                      @bob_z I’m right there with you….

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                        goosehd
                        Mod Squad
                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                        Slow and steady. Starting to see evo all over the shirt.

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                        It has softened considerably with about 50-60 wears. At this point still untreated.

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                        last edited by goosehd 4 Apr 2023, 12:53 4 Apr 2023, 12:47 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 7
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                          Autorotate
                          Joined: 6 Feb 2021

                          @goosehd damn that looks awesome. Great things come to those that wait!!

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                            goosehd
                            Mod Squad
                            @Autorotate
                            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                            @Autorotate …and I’m sitting here contemplating doing the Autorotate treatment. 🙂. As has been mentioned, that’s the joy of clothing of this quality. We make them ours and they represent who we are.

                            All individuals with stories to tell.

                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              weegeebee1
                              Haraki san Student
                              Joined: 6 Jul 2022

                              Funny how we're all getting different results. Very cool actually. I was nervous about going full blown soak, so I kind of cheated and did a very wet wipe down with a rag. The shirt definitely got wet but not all the way through to the rough out side. Wore it dry, about 6 hours, although under the arm pits it was a little wet for a few more hours. Hit it with my fav conditioner Skidmores once again. While I got some puckering and waves in the placket, nowhere near to the level Auto got. So I'm guessing the more wet it gets, the higher the likelihood you'll get some tightening up. Anyway, I'll post some pics tomorrow when I can take some proper shots in the sunlight.

                              Overall results, still pretty rigid although there was a moment there when it was wet I really had hope LOL. But there was a kind of "opening up" that Auto describes making the shirt a little bit more wearable. I'm not getting much drape, but a sort of settling down if that makes sense. And probably some expansion in the shoulders which is where I needed the most help. Still getting snap pops though on the middle snap and above. I got a feeling I may have permanently blown out the cupping effect because they were popping so violently before. Or maybe I'm just crazy LOL. But they do seem to pop much more easier now so that kind of sucks. I might mess around with some pliers next.

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                                marco23d
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 29 Apr 2020

                                I can’t speak for others but the popping of the buttons went away for me after a few good wears. I would really need to force my torso out to get them to pop at this point. First few wears they would pop easily

                                last edited by marco23d 4 May 2023, 05:24 5 Apr 2023, 05:23 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  weftyarn
                                  Iron Heart Deity
                                  Joined: 8 Nov 2020

                                  DISCLAIMER
                                  No, I did not buy this shirt (yet).

                                  Just took the chance and threw it on today at Burg & Schild. Just to see how it feels you know 😂

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                                  Use it or lose it.

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                                    Matt
                                    見習いボス
                                    @weegeebee1
                                    Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                    @weegeebee1

                                    Be by patient. Don’t use pliers on your extremely expensive leather shirt. I used pliers on an extremely inexpensive vest once and always regretted it.

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                                      goosehd
                                      Mod Squad
                                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                      My shirt has stopped popping buttons unless I try really hard to make them pop by over exaggerated movements. I have worn my shirt 50-60 wears and it has broken in considerably from new. The shirt was very stiff in the beginning and is now quite soft.

                                      From a break in standpoint, this is one of the hardest leather items I’ve had to break in.

                                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                      last edited by goosehd 4 May 2023, 14:55 5 Apr 2023, 14:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                                        Matt
                                        見習いボス
                                        @weftyarn
                                        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                        @weftyarn I don’t know how it feels but it looks pretty great. Did the same thing in Gosport with @louisbosco. He bought one. I did not. ☹️

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                                          A Former User
                                          @weftyarn
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                                          @weftyarn awesome!!

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