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    Matty123
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 4 Apr 2017

    I was hasty in saying the waist fit perfectly. After a few more try ons my opinion changed. 2 jobs and a 10
    Month old and a serious lack of sleep leaves me cloudy.  i realize all These questions and doubts of mine are sophomoric. But it's a learning process. I appreciate all the help from everyone. Have a good day

    Maybe so. Maybe not

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      Shaiapouf
      Joined: 14 May 2017

      Yo guys

      I am planning to buy a pair of 717 Chinos, i was wondering can i get 2 cm (0.8") shrinkage in the front rise if i super hot soak?

      Of that specific pair the rise measures 29.5 cm (11.61").

      Because i don't live around the corner here i will order them from the japanese Iron Heart site. Do you think they are willing to measure a pair for me or is that something japanese shops don't do?

      Cheers

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        LONANRANGER
        Joined: 10 May 2017

        Can someone tell me when the IH634S had a Crotch Rivet?

        Did a search but nothing relevant

        Thanks

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          BloodnThunder
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 20 May 2015

          @Shaiapouf:

          Yo guys

          I am planning to buy a pair of 717 Chinos, i was wondering can i get 2 cm (0.8") shrinkage in the front rise if i super hot soak?

          Of that specific pair the rise measures 29.5 cm (11.61").

          Because i don't live around the corner here i will order them from the japanese Iron Heart site. Do you think they are willing to measure a pair for me or is that something japanese shops don't do?

          Cheers

          That much shrink in the rise can be asking for a lot.  The 717s come unwashed so everything will shrink up to some degree or another.  Personally I would go for it and if you only get a quarter inch of shrink that extra half inch of rise won't really be an issue anyway.

          IG: Shadesofindig0

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            sabergirl
            見習いボス
            Joined: 4 Oct 2013

            @LONANRANGER If memory serves the 634s was available with a crotch rivet by request only many moons ago, c.2008 or '09, or maybe a little earlier. Back when you could get silver rivets, too. Wish I would've gone for the silver…

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              LONANRANGER
              Joined: 10 May 2017

              @sabergirl:

              @LONANRANGER If memory serves the 634s was available with a crotch rivet by request only many moons ago, c.2008 or '09, or maybe a little earlier. Back when you could get silver rivets, too. Wish I would've gone for the silver…

              @sabergirl - Thanks for the response - picked up a pair of as new unworn IH634S with a crotch rivet and wonder when they were made

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                Seul
                Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                In need of a Brit who can forward some CLOUDWATER DIPA (v13) cans to a Swiss mate of mine… Or just to me, and I'll ship him the empty cans…

                Cloudwater is based in Manchester. Any and all help would be extremely appreciated. I like the Swiss.

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                  Seul
                  Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                  All taken care of. Thanks.  🙂

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                    Matty123
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 4 Apr 2017

                    Hello @Giles. I'm about About to soak my Pronto 10th anniversary. Suggestions for temperature? I want to get all The shrink out. Thanks

                    Maybe so. Maybe not

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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      Soaking in its own does not cause shrinkage, you need to agitate too.  I do in hottest water I can put my hands in….

                      "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

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                        Matty123
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 4 Apr 2017

                        @Giles:

                        Soaking in its own does not cause shrinkage, you need to agitate too.  I do in hottest water I can put my hands in….

                        Yes I plan on agitating too. My hands can take about 125 degrees F. Been carrying pizzas trays for years. Hot stuff. Muchos gracias amigo.

                        Maybe so. Maybe not

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                          Seul
                          Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                          Folks: do something nice and vote for this video… It's my brother's... You'll have to register but it's quick and easy, I promise 🙂 Much obliged  😘

                          http://www.dmcdjonline.com/view/XvFalAkW7G/

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                            Sreeni
                            Joined: 22 Aug 2014

                            @Giles - On average, how often do you see 'rogue' pairs of IH jeans with thigh measurements greater than expected? Thanks! Like @zatenm , I wish many of the IH jeans for size 30 had a bit room for thighs.

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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              @Sreeni I have no idea.

                              Size variance from the mean varies from model to model, denim to denim, workshop to workshop, seamstress to seamstress.  In broad terms, the heavier and stiffer the denim is, the larger variation we get from the mean, but we don't log that sort of information….

                              "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

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                                Sreeni
                                Joined: 22 Aug 2014

                                @Giles:

                                @Sreeni I have no idea.

                                Size variance from the mean varies from model to model, denim to denim, workshop to workshop, seamstress to seamstress.  In broad terms, the heavier and stiffer the denim is, the larger variation we get from the mean, but we don't log that sort of information….

                                @Giles Alright, thanks a lot!

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                                  Matty123
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 4 Apr 2017

                                  The patch on my 634S are beginning to crack. I've never soaked or washed them. That happen to anybody else?

                                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                  • dylantbmayesD
                                    dylantbmayes
                                    Joined: 10 May 2014

                                    @Matty123, how often do you oil the patch?

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                                    • neph93N
                                      neph93
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                      @Matty123:

                                      The patch on my 634S are beginning to crack. I've never soaked or washed them. That happen to anybody else?

                                      Happens all the time and very quickly if you don't oil the patch.

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

                                      • Virginia Woolf
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                                        Matty123
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 4 Apr 2017

                                        @neph93:

                                        @Matty123:

                                        The patch on my 634S are beginning to crack. I've never soaked or washed them. That happen to anybody else?

                                        Happens all the time and very quickly if you don't oil the patch.

                                        thank you my man. ive been using saphir reno on the patch until i can get some neatsfoot or redwing boot oil.

                                        Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                        • neph93N
                                          neph93
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                          Mink oil is cheap and if you whack it on both sides and edges you won't have to do it more than two or three times a year, depending on wear/washes etc. That being said I've taken to smearing olive oil on mine whilst I cook. Does a great job. (Credit to Mr. G. Padmore for that one).

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

                                          • Virginia Woolf
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