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pulled from ebay for good to only sell on TFL. Moving forward, only one market place listing at a time.

First buyer offered to buy now for $1000, so I agreed naturally. Then he didn’t like the fit so I agreed to take it back. The ending and relist made up two, now the third time (because the winner wanted horse, and I didn’t argue as I only put goat in the itemized detail, forgot to highlight in...

Because the bidder didn’t read its goat. He wanted horse.

Hi Roughwear, it's been quite a while since I visited. I would like to ask you a sourcing question, will send you a DM.

Jeremiah, what type of wrinkle pattern specifically? You mean as appear on these brown/russet vintage jackets? I requested two samples from HideHouse, they are close, but not the same as the Corcoran boots material.

There definitely exists at least one tannery that still make this type of cordovan/dark brown leather today. The Corcoran boots, ATF, uses this type, it's veg tanned, feel very dry, light on the rough side and glossy, plasticy on the color side. I'm desperate to find this tannery.

Thanks! What's in mink oil that a lot of people stay away from? it's just fat, like the Japanese Redman horse fat, Leatherique restore, and leather milk etc etc, or Montana pine pitch (plant lipid). Is it because the "Mink Oil" commercial product contains silicone?

nice one...

This must have been spoken about in various topics but couldn't find one dedicated thread. I recently experienced the vintage cotton stitching falling apart issue on my motorcycle jacket by Excelled, it's only from the 50s, leather is in prestine conditin, but the seams are coming apart (well...

Anyone able to get in touch with John lately? He was very responsive in the late summer and October, but after one call, when he sounded in a rush and said was copying some Indy jacket, I could not get in touch ever again, even when I said I want to buy the Poughkeepsie...

Has anyone been in touch/getting responses from John these days? During the summer he replied fast, and regarding my detached nipple stud on the Aero, he replied fast, but since Oct, he only updated me on the Poughkeepsies then no answer.

hard to believe it's original! or not? label seems to be repro.

I can't seem to find VLJ on Tapatalk either, it really makes uploading photos on the go easy.

This message is for those who don’t believe in the virtue of zig zag stitch pattern. BK’s stitch pattern shown here is also zig zag, though without the large blowout hole.

Aero’s needle hole however, tends to be large and I agree on the “blowout”, to be weird looking. Langlitz uses thicker threads yet has no blowout