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This has been my uniform lately.

IHJ-54
Black tee
888-XHS
Wesco

IHJ-61
888-XHS

I kind of hate this photo of me, but it was all I could manage to get in my short elevator ride.

The IHJ-54 always comes through for me.

Johnny Cash
IH Tee
888
Wesco

And standing awkwardly, about to get some headshots taken.

I filed for a patent this morning, so I'm officially allowed to share this with the world. I've been designing this for the last 4 months and it's finally done!

Seeing the loyalty program go away as a measure to protect the brand actually feels like the best loyalty program of all. And while vouchers may be disappearing, there are plenty of things that remain that foster real loyalty.

Free repairs for life is a loyalty program. This forum is a loyalty program. Having access to open discussions like this with the owner(past or present) is a loyalty program.

I’ve seen a lot of changes in the nearly 15 years I’ve been part of this forum, but two things have always been consistent: first, the transparency on full display from IH, and second, the fact that we’re all a bunch of quality-obsessed denim nerds who have a place to gather and obsess over the minutiae of the products we use every day.

Vouchers going away changes nothing for me. I appreciated them when I received them, but I never really missed them when I didn’t.

@CosmoSix5 said in IRON HEART WAYWT - 2025 EDITION:

eBay grail shirt delivered from California in 2 days.. Post office must be making doge adjustments lol. Usually a full week easy.

Let's keep the political commentary out of the forum, please. Baiting comments like this don't serve any purpose around here.

My first par of IH jeans. Circa 2011.

Not the most conventional tool, but a shop apron is absolutely a tool. Having some of my most-used hand tools at the ready is super important, and rather than buying something that already exists that I'd likely be unhappy with, I decided to make my own fully custom apron.

This was nearly 80 hours of labor, and a shit ton of leather!

We've done this three times now and will continue to do so, so I think it's officially a holiday tradition. There's a nice hotel in the area called The Lodge at Torrey Pines, and it's an absolutely gorgeous building which (and I'm not architecture expert, so please forgive me if I mess this up) seems like a combination of craftsman and Japanese design, and it's just stunning. We go there, see the carolers singing by a big fireplace, and tuck ourselves into a little room off of the bar for a martini and what they call the "Drug Store Burger." It's a pretty fancy place, so it's definitely a treat to go there. Anyway, here are some pics that my wife took last night.

I was trying to get a pic of me working in the overalls, but this is the best I could do

@worn2fade Oh.... the tool chest. Well, I started grad school and suddenly didn't have time for anything outside of school work.

Here are a couple of things I made recently:

I made two cutting boards that open up to reveal tools inside. One is made for cooking, and one is made for a picnic.

And lastly, I made this coffee table. The walnut top is 1.5" thick and tapers down to 5/8", and the bottom shelf is latticed leather. It's pinned with walnut dowels. The legs are maple with through-tenons that are wedged with walnut. I spent a lot of time getting that gentle curve on the table top just right.