new project

[STEVE S.]

O.K. starting a new one today. I'm going to copy may favorite civvy jacket. Its a Sears Herculesprobably from the late 40's.

hide will be a seal brown steerhide with a wool backed, vintage cloth liner. I will make a few small changes like using Chrome buckles on the side cinches instead of the "D" rings (I constantly have to tug on my original D rings to keep them adjusted. delete the large welting around the pockets, may add a mouton collar etc.

 

[STEVE S.]

lots of work completed. still deciding on how I want to do the chest pocket, original or change it up a bit. I love the color & grain on this hide. It is soft too!











liner body is together. i backed the cotton cloth with vintage wool blanket material I had here.







I have enough left from this hide to do another jacket. anyone interested??

 

[ausreenactor]

Slow down Sir!! Getting too good too quickly.

 

[6148th T.C.Squadron]

Great work my friend.

 

[STEVE S.]

thanks guys! it sure is easier than beating on old cars 50-60 hrs a week. It would be nice to be able to cut that back some & supplement the income with something a little less strenuous on the old bones!

 

[Vcruiser]

Looking good Steve..!!
Very impressive.
Van

 

[STEVE S.]

Thanks buddy!!

 

[dujardin]

yes, as already said; very impressive

good work

well done and congrats

 

[STEVE S.]

put the sleeves on today, added a pistol pocket on the front (will change the pull to a smaller chain/loop) & started toying with what style collar I want. Going to put mouton on the collar, so think I will go a little larger than the original. the one clamped on there now was the "first draft" of the collar for the B-2. also going to add in inside liner pocket that will fit an I-phone.

 

[dujardin]

this will be a nice and practical jacket

 

[STEVE S.]

finished it up today. this one morphed into a monster! started out as a copy of my Hercules, but then started adding details. I guess it turned into one of those "if I could design a jacket any way I wanted it..." & this is what it ended up as. has a little Buco/Langlitz motorcycle jacket flavor, some of the original Sears Hercules, collar was patterned off of the USN M-69F & even has a USN style windflap! the cotton liner is backed with a layer of wool for extreme cold weather...inside additions include a smartphone pocket. I always hate digging my phone out of my pants pocket when wearing a jacket, so this will be a useful addition. zipper pocket on the front is tied into the arm seam to support any one of my many "CCW" pieces without sagging/flopping.

 

[Skip]

Very creative Steve, and leather colour looks superb. You certainly have an eye for it

 

[STEVE S.]

thanks Skip!

 

[mr_lits]

Right on. Excellent looking jacket! Looks toasty warm for an Alaskan winter.

 

[CBI]

super job, really!!!!!