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What is Capeskin? It's not Lamb, Goat, or common Sheep Skin.
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Smithy
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Bill Kelso.
Smithy
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Now Smithy. “You’ve either gone and said too much or too little.”
Story of my life mate!
Smithy
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Here you go Jeremiah, scroll down the page, this seems to be what Jay was referring to in post #78 on the previous page:
https://billkelsomfg.com/shop/our-leathers/
https://billkelsomfg.com/shop/our-leathers/
Persimmon
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Ah thank you.
Perhaps we call all say - it’s a Victory !!!
So reading the BK advertising -
“Capeskin is a light flexible leather made from sheepskins with the natural grain retained, originally made from the skin of sheep from the Cape of Good Hope. The story goes that those sheep were transported there from New Zealand.
Our Victory Capeskin is imported and tanned by a specialist tanner in Europe. The tannery that produces it is very experienced and produces it as a luxury leather. It is drum dyed, aniline finished and soft to the touch.
Characteristic of these hides is the pronounced grain and the “Ribbiness” i.e. those dots where the skin generally follows the pattern of the ribs.
Victory Capeskin is the ONLY capeskin in the market that has the above characteristics; hence it is the only REAL capeskin leather available. It is also unbeatable, hence the name. “
So given his strong backing is Julius a key man in the BK empire ?
Perhaps he is Mr Unbeatable ?
I do hope all the other repro manufacturers contact their suppliers forthwith to claim damages from these tanneries etc for selling fake news Capeskin and to start massive legal proceedings.
Thankfully they can use the BK website to show how they have all been deceived.
Victory to the Unbeatable !
Of course if their Uber Ribbiness Capeskin is not the only genuine Capeskin on the market after all perhaps BK might themselves being sewed by these tanneries and other repro manufacturers for the loss of sales and the severe damage to their brands and to their business reputations.
Thank goodness Julius is here on the site to guide us forum members to the shining road path ahead and to aid the repro manufacturers as well who have a presence on the site too.
Hurrah for Julius
to summarize, in the interest of your customers, every member here and your potential future customers, Skyhawk please answer the following:
1. Do you still believe that Capeskin comes from the South African fat tailed long haired sheep ? (Yes / No)
2. Do you confirm that the jackets you made for your customers were made from leathers of South African fat tailed long haired sheep and not regular lambskin and/or shrunken lambskin? (Yes / No)
People have the right to know. Please answer so that we know where we stand.
1. Do you still believe that Capeskin comes from the South African fat tailed long haired sheep ? (Yes / No)
2. Do you confirm that the jackets you made for your customers were made from leathers of South African fat tailed long haired sheep and not regular lambskin and/or shrunken lambskin? (Yes / No)
People have the right to know. Please answer so that we know where we stand.
Smithy
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Talking of asking questions, you still haven't answered the questions that Alan has asked you twice in this thread. Both times he's asked you've been spectacularly quiet in not answering.
If you're demanding answers to questions, maybe you should also answer those which have already been asked of you twice.
Smithy, I am not allowed to say but stay tuned the mysterious repro maker will post the answers soon.
But then, if what the mysterious repro maker says proves to be true it will mean that everything Skyhawk said wasn't, (and his jackets fake) so the least punishment I can think of for that will be to strip him from his membership. Agree?
But then, if what the mysterious repro maker says proves to be true it will mean that everything Skyhawk said wasn't, (and his jackets fake) so the least punishment I can think of for that will be to strip him from his membership. Agree?
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Persimmon
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Guess who has returned .....
Ah my questions .....
Stripping Skyhawk of his membership. Interesting.
But why stop there.
What about these other repro manufacturer scoundrels who are offering according to your extensive inside knowledge these fake non Capeskin Capeskin jackets.
Perhaps we could burn them all on a bonfire for selling fakes. Or shall we add all these tanneries scoundrels as well !!!
Oh yes. Questions.
Who is the mysterious company that is unique in the repro world.
“I can’t say otherwise they might snack my arse”
I am sure it will be a Victory when you can get permission.
What are the research documents or was it books.
Please please do offer your reference library information.
So keen to pick up this valued research.
I assume it must be extensive given the delays. So many books. So many authors.
It’s been so long. I have another. What connection to a repro company do you have please.
This experience and inside information is always valued.
Going once
Going twice
Going ......
Smithy
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I'd be careful believing everything your mysterious friend maker says as it could be all marketing. And what's with all this "post answers soon" horseshit. He either can back what he says up now or I'm sorry he's probably full of it. Why the wait?
This isn't the first time I've heard a maker or a rep for them make up a lot of crap to make them look special and have something the opposition hasn't, BR's red MA-1 or their astronaut test pilot jacket for example anyone?
Personally I have no horse in this race whatsoever because I have no interest in these jackets but having worked as an artefact researcher for a national aviation museum, I'll offer a small suggestion, information on historical flying kit and their material specifications is best to come from the historical artefacts themselves or primary source documents regarding them, not from some clothing company's marketing blurb which they're using to try and make a few quid flogging clobber.
This isn't the first time I've heard a maker or a rep for them make up a lot of crap to make them look special and have something the opposition hasn't, BR's red MA-1 or their astronaut test pilot jacket for example anyone?
Personally I have no horse in this race whatsoever because I have no interest in these jackets but having worked as an artefact researcher for a national aviation museum, I'll offer a small suggestion, information on historical flying kit and their material specifications is best to come from the historical artefacts themselves or primary source documents regarding them, not from some clothing company's marketing blurb which they're using to try and make a few quid flogging clobber.
Earloffunk
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Please correct your statement, Smithy!
Not horseshit but capeskingiraffehippocrap!
Not horseshit but capeskingiraffehippocrap!
Persimmon
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I somehow missed this topic, and I can't even believe it's real!!
Jay, how the Hell could you rip off everybody like that?!
Please please.
Give Jay a break. It’s not just him.
It’s every other repro manufacturer selling fake Capeskin Capeskin jackets according to the secret society.
They all need to be hung drawn and quartered.
Sorry. I should have said the repro company who can’t tell us anything because they are waiting to update their website !!
Perhaps if it’s that difficult to update we could all chip in and offer a Capeskin glad computer geek. Look for the bubbles.
