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    • AlexA
      Alex
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      @Giles:

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      but one straight from my phone won't work right?

      Not that I know of.  @Alex ?

      No, it needs to be hosted on something that can be embedded on here currently.

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      • ROmanR
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        @Chris:

        I really hope this isn't related to the hand washing discussion…

        I was wondering if this was related to @neph93 and @Matty123 's discussion of a wet fly and Grand Tetons.

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        • Matty123M
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          Years I tell ya…

          Maybe so. Maybe not

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          • steelworkerS
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            @ROman:

            @Chris:

            I really hope this isn't related to the hand washing discussion…

            I was wondering if this was related to @neph93 and @Matty123 's discussion of a wet fly and Grand Tetons.

            Grand Tetons? Wet fly? Who's going to Jackson Hole?  😶

            Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
            Well, I have others.

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            • organisysO
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              I have this at home in the toilet for the kids :

              Pride of Japan :-)

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              • Matty123M
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                This belongs in the “eccentricity” thread  😉

                Maybe so. Maybe not

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                • tvenutoT
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                  @stubborn crew

                  You're now up in the 200s of "IHSH" numbers.  In the early days, did you ever think you'd do this many shirt designs?

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                    Anybody have any experience with waxing whipcord fabric / deck jackets?

                    I've got a Buzz Rickson N-1 I was thinking of beefing up but don't want to botch it if it's a bad idea from the outset.  Otter Wax?

                    I've seen a bunch of other brands (pike brothers, freewheelers) offer their deck jackets waxed…

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                    • gaseousclayG
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                      @TaBLemann:

                      Anybody have any experience with waxing whipcord fabric / deck jackets?

                      I've got a Buzz Rickson N-1 I was thinking of beefing up but don't want to botch it if it's a bad idea from the outset.  Otter Wax?

                      I've seen a bunch of other brands (pike brothers, freewheelers) offer their deck jackets waxed…

                      I waxed my old Gustin trucker with otter wax and would not recommend it. I used their bar and heat gun and it didn’t come out so well. Oh and it really stinks.

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                      WTB:
                      IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                      IHSH-19

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                        Exactly the kind of discouragement I was looking for!
                        Just saved me both time and money…

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                        • gaseousclayG
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                          @TaBLemann:

                          Exactly the kind of discouragement I was looking for!
                          Just saved me both time and money…

                          Keep in mind that I used a bar of Otter Wax on my already waxed Gustin trucker jacket, which is significantly cheaper than BR or IH. I'm sure there are some people out there that have had success waxing their jackets with Otter Wax but I personally wouldn't do it on an expensive piece. Mine turned out really sh*tty. Even though I used a heat gun a lot of the wax didn't melt as well as I would've liked, especially in the seams of the jacket, so there's wax residue on areas of my jacket. I know some people use melted wax and 'paint' it on to get better distribution/penetration. I'd check youtube. There might be other alternatives to Otter Wax.

                          WTB:
                          IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                          IHSH-19

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                          • neph93N
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                            @TaBLemann:

                            Exactly the kind of discouragement I was looking for!
                            Just saved me both time and money…

                            I’ll chip in with this, unless the jacket is canvas/duck I’d certainly leave well alone. Duck is a 1x1 weave that gives a relatively flat surface. The wax does well on this.  Whipcord and the like is a twill weave that gives a uniform patterned surface. Getting an even layer of wax on it is a non-starter.

                            “Some of those that work forces
                            Are the same that burn crosses”

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                            • DstaufferD
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                              +1 here…I had a pretty bad experience waxing my LC King chore jacket (which was duck). I watched a few videos online and they made it look so easy.

                              I ended up pretty much ruining my chore jacket and wasted a bunch of time trying to wax and then fix. Its something I guess I will leave to the professionals  😃

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

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                              • ChrisC
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                                I've waxed a coupe of jackets over the years, both plain weave and twill, and they've turned out ok.  I use a blend of about 80% paraffin, 20% beeswax that I mixed myself; I don't know what Otter Wax is made with, or how much of a difference it makes.

                                I would say that you shouldn't try it unless you're willing to take a total loss if/when things fail.

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                                • spitfiredealerS
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                                  When the hem on your shirts curls up does it drive anyone else mad? Does my head

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                                  • gaseousclayG
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                                    When the hem on your shirts curls up does it drive anyone else mad? Does my head

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                                    T-shirt or button up? I’m wearing a raglan baseball tee today and it has an unfinished hem, or whatever you call it, and it curls up. So yes, it’s irritating

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                                    WTB:
                                    IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                                    IHSH-19

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                                    • J
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                                      When the hem on your shirts curls up does it drive anyone else mad? Does my head

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                                      . Bugs me when it happens on CPO shirts. I end up ironing it and it’s OK for awhile.

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                                      • ChrisC
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                                        I've wondered about that myself.  All I know is that there's something about twill weave fabric that causes it.  The plain weave shirts seem to do it much less, or not at all.  Why that is, I don't know.  We need some sort of textile specialist to answer questions like these.

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                                        • spitfiredealerS
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                                          @gaseousclay:

                                          @spitfiredealer:

                                          When the hem on your shirts curls up does it drive anyone else mad? Does my head

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                                          T-shirt or button up? I’m wearing a raglan baseball tee today and it has an unfinished hem, or whatever you call it, and it curls up. So yes, it’s irritating

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                                          Button ups.

                                          Mostly notice on denim shirts. Lined ones don’t seem to get it as much.

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                                          • neph93N
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                                            It did when I first noticed it. I now minimise it by smoothing it down while still wet and have since learnt to embrace it. On indigo shirts it is where the fat roping and associated fading happens so that makes up for it. I assume you’re thinking about your wabash CPO @spitfiredealer?

                                            Edit: I always assumed it had something to do with chainstitching.

                                            “Some of those that work forces
                                            Are the same that burn crosses”

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