Random questions to which you seek an answer

[Jett129]

@endo Came across this one at Blue Owel.

[endo]

Beautiful, thank you @Jett129. In the first place I was just wondering if there were any with hand warmers. I understand that - originally - they weren't part of the denim jackets, both type II and III, but got more commonly with the type IIIs. Now, I learned there are also some type IIs with pockets, but it seems to be the minority.

[GraemeE]

Overdying:
Is this process done after the item is completely sewn or is it done prior to assembling?

[Matt]

After.

[J-IV]

^^
You can see all the stitches dyed too and explains the sizing woes with OD items

[jordanscollected]

@Alex what, if any, are the challenges with making a heavier weight raw denim? Haraki made the 21/23, but couldn't he simply leave the XHS in "Loom state" and have a 23/25 (or whatever that number is) raw denim?

[Alex]

Haraki just doesn't like raw denim, basically. I don't think that there are any challenges, per se, other than that. He prefers to have full control over the way his products fit after shrinkage. The UHR is a international only denim, now, to my knowledge.

[pechelman]

the little leather pulls and trim on various items like hooides and bags, where do they all come from?
Off cuts from your jackets or ? Mostly curious if any of them are using the same Himeji tannery as your jackets.

[popvulture]

@Alex ahhh, ok that's interesting, and explains a lot. I love raw. I'll say it till my voice is gone — I wish the 18oz raw would come back. I know there's probably no chance but whatevs, I'll keep dreaming.

[Alex]

@pechelman I'm not sure, actually. We cut our own in Gosport for replacement from leather sourced by Simmons Bilt / Wesco, but I am not sure where Haraki gets his from

[Alex]

@popvulture yeah, we would love it too, and would love another raw too. Maybe once we fix whats broken, we can look to expand the line again

[endo]

@M800sct1 Regarding N1 waxing, at least AFAIK the Fjällräven Greenland wax can be done with an iron only, doesn't need a heat gun. I did G1000 stuff that way, which worked. Or is it different with the N1 Whipcord? Or just easier with the heat gun? Did you already do it @Nik? I want to wax my N1, just ordered a few Greenland wax bars.

[Nik]

Not yet @endo but still planning on it

[endo]

I tried a little bit on the inside, seems to be pretty easy, used a hairdryer

[Nik]

I'm waiting for heat gun because apparently they can also help tighten up loose grain on leather

[Lexrog]

Hi! My first post here… I have this shirt. Is it also a mechanic, and do you know model or name? Thanks!

[goosehd]

@Lexrog It's an old one lHSH-61

[goosehd]

@Lexrog Just a heads up that I moved your question to this topic.

[Lexrog]

Thanks!

[Matt]

That’s a beauty.