Theme Week March 2-6 - Show us What You've Got....

[Bridger]

@DeeDee85, I had to research that one.

But at least Ross ends up with Rachel - so a happy ending after all.

[T4920]

@KongPrecision the answer is always not enough...

[tody]

@T4920 I expected nothing less.

[worn2fade]

@T4920 winner winner hickory dinner

[deadendpro]

Tried to hit every base I had.
Shoutout to the Old Grape God

[Oaktavia]

Double Indigo Duck Vest
Brown Duck Western CPO
Double Indigo Selvedge Loom Breaker 634
Brown Duck Sneakers
Parrafin Soaked Brown Duck Chore Jacket
Double Indigo Duck 634
Type I Double Indigo Duck
Type III Double Indigo Duck

[Giles]

There is some quality coming out of you fools......:-)

[goosehd]

@Oaktavia I expected no less!! Outstanding ️

[Bridger]

Great colours @Oaktavia, beautifully done with the leaves

[KongPrecision]

@T4920
If an outfit could bestow enlightenment, this would be it. I am humbled.

[labrat]

[Oaktavia]

@T4920 yeah dawg that fit rocks

[goosehd]

Kicking off the Thursday theme a little early for some…

This penny represents everything I love about this place and the people who frequent here. When Mike passed, the penny returned to IHUK which was auctioned off in support of his mom and cat. The winning bidder immediately returned the penny to be auctioned off again donating the winning bid to his memory. This happened again and again which now resides in IHUK Gosport permanently along with his favourite pair of bibs. My grail was to be a little part of this entire thing that we call the forum.

I have said many times, that I came here for the clothes and stay for the people. This penny represents the people who share that belief who have laughed, cried, shared stories, meals, and drinks together. We have a bond that is more than which can be easily explained…

Thank you and love you all ️

@Filthy2123ozjunkie said in Recommend me a heavyweight denim 20oz PLUS:

Here's the penny. These were world famous because Giles shared the pic on Facebook and Instagram xD

@Filthy25ozJunkie:

@Filthy25ozJunkie:

I blew the button off my Beatle Busters. (Giles was right! I shouldn't have sized down!) So I made a sew-on button out an old copper penny, and affixed it with some Kevlar. It turned out really great. I made the holes in the penny using a center punch, and hammered out the penny making it concave using a ball-pin hammer as a die and a 9 pound hammer. It took 2 blows over a piece of soft pine to make the right shape. I might like this better than the regular button.

[sabergirl]

A true grail ️

[Jett129]

@goosehd We're Chainstitched.

[goosehd]

@Jett129 I laughed and realized that we are…thank you

[Chap]

When it comes to Non-IH grail pieces this might be the one.

Bought during our first trip to Japan with my son some years ago at the store in Kyoto. RMC shops in Japan are just fantastic, we could have spent hours there just looking around.

[Giles]

When I decided to make Iron Heart a proper business rather than a side hustle, I needed fiscal support. I saw the potential, but it was going to take, time, effort and patience. I did not know how long I would have to pour money into the dream, but I had a gut instinct that it would work. Luckily @Madame-Buttonfly was running her own business, which was doing well. We had a chat, long story short, she agreed to pay ALL the household expenses and living costs, until I could contribute. Over the next few years, I sold just about everything that was liquid, to fund the growth of this little business. One day, I realised that we were actually profitable, what a day. We moved into proper business premises (laughably small when looking back at them now), we felt like a real business.

One of the first customers to visit us at the new place was a watch dealer. We got talking and I asked his advice on what would be the perfect watch for me. He asked me a load of questions about what I wanted a watch for, what my lifestyle was like, how I treated watches, was I precious etc etc. His answer was a Blancpain 50 fathoms, preferably a no-radiation model because they were a little more interesting. That watch became my grail. The customer became a firm friend and he visited us often, I bought a few watches off him over the years, mainly Rolex because he sold them to me at laughably low prices.

One day, I got a call from him and he told me he had popped something in the post that I might like. If I did, I should give him what I thought it was worth to me.

Yeah, you guessed it, it was a Blancpain 50 fathoms no-rad. One of 500 made. We agreed a price, much of which was Iron Heart credit.

This is a watch that I did not know I wanted, and when I did, I did not know if it would ever happen.

This little bit of chronological frippery, reminds me of the early struggles, the toil to make this business work, the amazing customers who have become dear friends and that friendship is really all that counts. I could not have made this business is without you, and I consider you all friends.

his watch is the story of that.

One day @Alex will own it, so the story will continue...

[ARNC]

I said you’d see more of this. I guess I started my IH journey on a high!

In a way, this was a posthumous gift to me from my mum, facilitated by HMRC. She was always telling me I needed a proper coat and this is Proper and should last a lifetime! The maritime heritage is also a nod to my grandad’s years at sea.

So here is my IHM-30 pictured with my grandad’s Egyptian camel saddle and a portrait of mum’s most famous cat. She became a serious cat lady when she retired (breeding and showing) and Freddie made it to UK and Imperial Grand Premier. A suitable nautical background courtesy of Indigofera / Björn Atldax.

Anyway, that’s enough waffling. You want pics …

[Chap]

@Giles great watch and even greater story