fishmeok
Well-Known Member
I have only been on the forum a few times over the last 3 years, but I was reading through today and saw a question about how things are going. I looked at my profile and it said I have been here since 2008, hard to believe it has been that long.
I stopped making jackets when my wife with diagnosed with lung cancer. She fought hard but cancer won and she passed last year. I am slowly getting back into the jacket world (Thank You John Chapman) and have started making some test jackets and working on ideas. I am going to be focusing more on civilian jackets and have started making half belts and am also working on a new 30's Cossack pattern. At some point I might start making A-1's and A-2's (probably a Cable as that has been my favorite pattern fit-wise) but I am keeping it simple for now and just focusing on gaining some momentum.
I am putting everything I have in process and planning on the NorShorLeather Facebook and Instagram pages. I took the website offline for now as it is completely outdated and I have to go through and revamp it.
I have some of the half belts on John's Goodwear sale page and also on my Facebook feed. Please stop by and take a look.
To keep it flight jacket related, here's a pseudo-Cable I made a few months back with a 459th FS patch. It's pattern correct, but has a different zipper, hardware, etc. My brother ended up with it and in an act of revenge I liberated one of my capeskin A-1's back from him.
Thank You
Mark
I stopped making jackets when my wife with diagnosed with lung cancer. She fought hard but cancer won and she passed last year. I am slowly getting back into the jacket world (Thank You John Chapman) and have started making some test jackets and working on ideas. I am going to be focusing more on civilian jackets and have started making half belts and am also working on a new 30's Cossack pattern. At some point I might start making A-1's and A-2's (probably a Cable as that has been my favorite pattern fit-wise) but I am keeping it simple for now and just focusing on gaining some momentum.
I am putting everything I have in process and planning on the NorShorLeather Facebook and Instagram pages. I took the website offline for now as it is completely outdated and I have to go through and revamp it.
I have some of the half belts on John's Goodwear sale page and also on my Facebook feed. Please stop by and take a look.
To keep it flight jacket related, here's a pseudo-Cable I made a few months back with a 459th FS patch. It's pattern correct, but has a different zipper, hardware, etc. My brother ended up with it and in an act of revenge I liberated one of my capeskin A-1's back from him.
Thank You
Mark