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

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    Matt
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    Joined: 4 Oct 2011

    Perfect

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      louisbosco
      啓蒙家
      Joined: 21 Feb 2013

      @Giles:

      No need to be so self deprecating….

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

      cheers guys, looking to longer rides with it!

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

      • Harvey Specter
      last edited by 23 Sept 2022, 14:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Jett129
        見習いボス
        Joined: 17 Aug 2011

        Love that picture,and the shirt’s not too bad either!

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          Vaperfavour1313
          Haraki san Student
          Joined: 27 Jan 2021

          @T4920:

          Has there ever been a CPO made with this leather? I'd go broke for this + pockets  ::)

          Oh, this is a great idea!

          Make mine Indigo!

          last edited by 23 Sept 2022, 19:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Pipeboss713
            Haraki san Expert
            Joined: 4 Jan 2021





            Medium still fits like a glove.
            Better & better every time I wear it

            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

            “He who guards his mouth, protects his life”
            Proverbs 13:3

            last edited by 10 Oct 2022, 21:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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              momo73
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 15 Jan 2020

              @Pipeboss713 excellent!!!

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                Vaperfavour1313
                Haraki san Student
                Joined: 27 Jan 2021

                I still need one in 4xl. What a great piece!

                Make mine Indigo!

                last edited by 16 Oct 2022, 19:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                  porkchop
                  Joined: 19 Oct 2022

                  Hello, All. Trying out my first post here. I'm relatively new to the brand but went big this year and bought a pale rider (huge shoutout to VMC in Zurich who was willing to ship the last 4X I could track down to Denver). I've mostly been wearing this around the house the last months (such a hot summer) and it's starting to develop some patina, especially where it hits my raws. Anyhow, a couple of questions for those who have been wearing this regularly:

                  1. Has the shedding from the shaved inside dissipated with time? Any tips or tricks? I thought about hitting it with a lint roller because it just isn't slowing that quickly and my wife thinks I look like I've been doing woodwork some days.

                  2. Any recs on conditioners? Rationale and pics would be so great. Graham informed me IH sells both Obenaufs and Mustang Paste/Oil but I have no experience with either.

                  Thanks in advance. And once I get the hang of the forum I'll try to post some photos of my steed! It's been really cool seeing the ones posted.

                  Cheers

                  last edited by 20 Oct 2022, 17:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Jcaz6996
                    啓蒙家
                    Joined: 11 Sept 2020

                    Still crunchy but loving the pale rider wear it as often as I can starting to get soft in areas picking up patina slowly.

                    IG : @luvthefades

                    last edited by 23 Oct 2022, 15:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Oz430
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 12 Jan 2020

                      Geeeeezbus that gorgeous  ???

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                        mikesantor
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 21 Jul 2010

                        I lust after this beauty in all black  😞

                        Bang, Bang, Skeet, Skeet.

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                          Alex
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                          @mikesantor good thought. We used to make this:
                          https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9573.0

                          But it has become too hard to produce them in Japan (I think the factory is overwhelmed). I reached out to Simmons Bilt to ask them to source a suitable hide and we will sample

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                            mikesantor
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 21 Jul 2010

                            @Alex:

                            @mikesantor good thought. We used to make this:
                            https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9573.0

                            But it has become too hard to produce them in Japan (I think the factory is overwhelmed). I reached out to Simmons Bilt to ask them to source a suitable hide and we will sample

                            Amazing! Thanks, Alex.

                            Bang, Bang, Skeet, Skeet.

                            last edited by 26 Oct 2022, 11:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              porkchop
                              Joined: 19 Oct 2022

                              I didn't hear back on conditioner recs beyond Graham's so I talked with Simmons and they felt OK with using Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP. The process was nerve racking and I feel a little like I got off an actual horse because it took about 2.5 hours. Very happy with the end result though. Here are some before shots, active process and final product. I'd take another outside pic but it's currently snowing.

                              Before

                              Before

                              Test

                              Used a section of an old shirt and some elbow grease

                              After (I'm in love with a horse)

                              last edited by 27 Oct 2022, 15:38 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                                Jcaz6996
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 11 Sept 2020

                                @porkchop yours looks incredible 🙌 and looks super soft nice mate..
                                Do you have to condition it ? I was thinking of just leaving mine what are the pros and cons of conditioning and not conditioning ?

                                IG : @luvthefades

                                last edited by 27 Oct 2022, 18:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                                  porkchop
                                  Joined: 19 Oct 2022

                                  @Jcaz6996  Thanks! I think it's personal preference but I did so for two reasons: 1) I live in a high desert, dry climate and saw some indication of dryness and 2) I almost was caught in a rain storm and I read the bees wax/propolis should offer some water repellent.

                                  In a cursory perusal of leather websites I saw a lot of discussion about conditioning every 3-6 months. Personally, that seems overkill to me. Like I said, it takes LONG time to cover the whole shirt (esp. my 4X).

                                  The final photo is a little darker than reality. I'll try to post another on a nice sunny day outside soon.

                                  Cheers!

                                  last edited by 27 Oct 2022, 19:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                                    louisbosco
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                                    time for some care.. post pics to follow.

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

                                    • Harvey Specter
                                    last edited by 4 Nov 2022, 15:05 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                    • AnesthetistA
                                      Anesthetist
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                                      Joined: 14 May 2011

                                      I just did my Y2 kakishibu with MP and a little went a long way. That said my jacket is still fairly new but I wanted to condition it bc I had done some sun tanning with it.

                                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                      IG: bluehandsslim

                                      last edited by 4 Nov 2022, 15:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        louisbosco
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                                        mine has been through rain and shine.. thought it deserved a bit of care before I abuse it further..

                                        "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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                                        • OaktaviaO
                                          Oaktavia
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                                          Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                          @louisbosco:

                                          time for some care.. post pics to follow.

                                          Stoked to see how yours turns out dude. My Type III version is still untreated. I wanted to wait and see what some of you guys choose to use as treatment and how it turns out before I choose one for mine. Mustang past was high on that list…

                                          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

                                          last edited by 4 Nov 2022, 16:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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