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FIVESTAR LEATHER A2 JACKET

Shawn Ali

Well-Known Member
Its difficult to comment on just seeing a small fold of leather to how it will play out .I am sure you will be going ahead with making a jacket ,then we can see the different panels and get a bigger picture . You might try making up a jacket with no liner or zip and stick it in the washing machine and the dryer to see how the leather grains up . Then then put the lining in afterwards and fit the zip this way the zipper will not get wavy .Did you ever get your hands on an original A2 Shawn ? , I am looking forward to see what this A2 comes out like.

BIP
Thanks for your great analysis and advice.. I will try to do accordingly, I have big milling machines in my factory I will check you before and after milling.

I am also working to catch some original A-2's will have them soon.

Best Regards

Shawn
 

Bombing IP

Well-Known Member
Thanks for your great analysis and advice.. I will try to do accordingly, I have big milling machines in my factory I will check you before and after milling.

I am also working to catch some original A-2's will have them soon.

Best Regards

Shawn

A milling machine is not one that puts fake grain on the leather I hope .I was talking about a washing machine ?

BIP
 

ties70

Well-Known Member
A milling machine is not one that puts fake grain on the leather I hope .I was talking about a washing machine ?

BIP

Hey BIP,

The leather is put into large rotating drums, comparable to a large clothes dryer just with the absence of air and heat. Through the soft falling action the natural fine lines in the leather are intensified.

I bet there are more sophisticated machines than this but you get the idea:


Best regrads,

Ties
 

Hdulaysc

New Member
I’m working with Shawn on an A2. The size chart he provided shows that my size chest 40 falls in the XXS/36 range? Is that usual? This will be my first purchase from him.
 
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Shawn Ali

Well-Known Member
Here are Our Tanning and Leather preparation System's
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B-Man2

Well-Known Member
Just received my A2 from Shawn! Love it. I’m wearing it inside the house in South Carolina where the outside temperature hit 100 degrees today. And I’m in total heaven. Thanks Shawn!
Hi
Congrats!
Any chance of seeing some pictures of your new FS A2 ?
Cheers
 

Bombing IP

Well-Known Member
Hello Shawn any info on the A2 jackets at your end ,its been very quiet lately from you . We have seen pictures posted from Thomas in Germany of his next jacket ,the Horsehide A2 No 1. Any news on anything else brewing your end ?.

BIP
 
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