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There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question

Some Really Boring (but useful) and Some Really Interesting Stuff!
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    Alex
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 28 Sept 2009

    @Sreeni:

    Why aren't extinct products brought back from the dead and with the same model number? And why don't shirts have rivets?

    Extinct products come from endangered ones. Typically there is a good reason they begin life endangered and not extant

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      Sreeni
      Joined: 22 Aug 2014

      Thanks!

      @Alex:

      @Sreeni:

      Why aren't extinct products brought back from the dead and with the same model number? And why don't shirts have rivets?

      Extinct products come from endangered ones. Typically there is a good reason they begin life endangered and not extant

      last edited by 12 Jun 2018, 04:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Bill C
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 22 Mar 2016

        Where is the list of IH retailers? If I click the link in this page …

        https://faq.ironheart.co.uk/article/132/which-stores-sell-iron-heart

        ... it takes me back to ...

        https://faq.ironheart.co.uk

        ???

        Profile pic “The Gosport Queen”

        last edited by 21 Jun 2018, 17:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          Matty123
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 4 Apr 2017

          So I got a hundred bucks as a Father’s Day gift. I’m
          Gonna buy something from IH. Any recommendations from
          Anyone?

          Maybe so. Maybe not

          last edited by 21 Jun 2018, 18:18 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            wdw
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 11 Feb 2016

            Just read back a few pages.  What's the reasoning behind soaking stuff (superblack, maybe others?) before putting it in the washing machine?  And what is it that makes the white lines on some stuff?  The spin alone?

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              Matty123
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 4 Apr 2017

              Pre soaking reduces the chances of streaking. Agressive spin can cause streaking. Also the agitators of Washers in the US cause streaking.

              Maybe so. Maybe not

              last edited by 21 Jun 2018, 18:37 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                neph93
                見習いボス
                Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                @wdw:

                Just read back a few pages.  What's the reasoning behind soaking stuff (superblack, maybe others?) before putting it in the washing machine?  And what is it that makes the white lines on some stuff?  The spin alone?

                The white lines are caused by abrasion. Some fabrics are thick, stiff or both and they can crease sharply in the machine. The edge of the crease is exposed to abrasion giving white lines. Low spin lessens the effect while  putting the clothes in wet prevents the sharp creases.

                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                • Dame Vera Lynn
                last edited by 21 Jun 2018, 18:39 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  wdw
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 11 Feb 2016

                  Thanks, @Matty123.  I just picked up on the pre-soak thing last week, never having done it before, but will do it in future.  I ruined a pair of CF 23oz blacks by getting streaks all over them a couple of years ago, but I wasn't struck on them anyway, so no loss, except to my wallet.

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                    wdw
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 11 Feb 2016

                    And thanks to you too, @neph93.  The abrasion thing on heavy fabrics explains my 23oz fiasco.

                    last edited by 21 Jun 2018, 18:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Dstauffer
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 24 Apr 2015

                      @neph93:

                      @wdw:

                      while putting the clothes in wet prevents the sharp creases.

                      Learned something new today….

                      You won’t be satisfied until you wear Iron Heart.

                      last edited by 21 Jun 2018, 19:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        @Bill:

                        Where is the list of IH retailers? If I click the link in this page …

                        https://faq.ironheart.co.uk/article/132/which-stores-sell-iron-heart

                        ... it takes me back to ...

                        https://faq.ironheart.co.uk

                        ???

                        Whoops, we recently changed the way we present the retailer listing and forgot to update the "iron Heart Stockists" thread.  I have done that now, but here you are:

                        https://www.ironheart.co.uk/content/ironheart-stockists

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                        last edited by 22 Jun 2018, 07:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          Bill C
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 22 Mar 2016

                          @Giles:

                          @Bill:

                          Where is the list of IH retailers? If I click the link in this page …

                          https://faq.ironheart.co.uk/article/132/which-stores-sell-iron-heart

                          ... it takes me back to ...

                          https://faq.ironheart.co.uk

                          ???

                          Whoops, we recently changed the way we present the retailer listing and forgot to update the "iron Heart Stockists" thread.  I have done that now, but here you are:

                          https://www.ironheart.co.uk/content/ironheart-stockists

                          many thanks!

                          Profile pic “The Gosport Queen”

                          last edited by 23 Jun 2018, 16:48 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Steffen
                            Joined: 26 Jul 2017

                            Is there a higher rised but as Slim Cut as the 777 ?

                            last edited by 23 Jun 2018, 16:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • DionD
                              Dion
                              Joined: 15 Mar 2015

                              Yes, the 555 cut.

                              last edited by 23 Jun 2018, 16:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                motojobobo
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                                …I've got to get my hands of some of this O.G. wabash, someday.  It's so different.  Always wanted the chore coat, but I don't think very many were made...

                                I borrowed the above sentences from another thread here.

                                What does O.G. mean?

                                The journey is the objective.

                                last edited by 23 Jun 2018, 23:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • David K.K. HansenD
                                  David K.K. Hansen
                                  Joined: 12 Nov 2014

                                  Original Gangsta

                                  …actually I'm joking, I don't know what it means.

                                  last edited by 23 Jun 2018, 23:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    sabergirl
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                                    Definitely means original gangsta. Completely right. Used to mean original in many contexts.

                                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                    last edited by 24 Jun 2018, 01:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • DionD
                                      Dion
                                      Joined: 15 Mar 2015

                                      I think Ice-T introduced this term with his song? Or at least brought it to the mainstream.

                                      last edited by 24 Jun 2018, 13:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • David K.K. HansenD
                                        David K.K. Hansen
                                        Joined: 12 Nov 2014

                                        And here I was thinking I'd make a funny remark about being gangsta, but then it turned out to be correct… 😛

                                        A question that needs an answer:  Why within the denim community do we "cop" things when we buy them?  I rarely see that term being used outside of denimhead-land.

                                        last edited by 24 Jun 2018, 21:27 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • nurunuruN
                                          nurunuru
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 16 May 2018

                                          Has IHUK ever considered doing an annual calendar contest to showcase artistic/quirky/fun photographs of Iron Heart products?  I enjoy entering the Spyderco forum calendar contest every year, and while clothing would probably be way more challenging a muse than knives to use for artsy-fartsy photography… it could lead to some interesting shots.  Plus, y'know...  Prizes are always good  😃

                                          last edited by 25 Jun 2018, 03:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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