Hilla, you ever had a bespoke shirt made? It seems this would be a great instance of "ask your tailor." FWIW I don't have any special cuff design on my shirts and they are neither too wide nor too narrow because they are measured for my wrist. Granted, I always add 0.5" to my left wrist for watch space, but that doesn't affect the basic barrel design.
I have not, I'm in the process of trying to figure out who I want to start with. I thought I knew who I wanted but the minimum order prevented me from being able to try them (quoted me 6 and I scoffed, naturally). So, you're right in your assumption that I'm kinda speaking with limited knowledge here. With that being said, I do know what I like.
Shirt cuffs are normally cut straight. To get the conical shape you need to cut them on a curve, which is why the stripes on the cuff in the OP's photo are wonky.
Thanks Jeffery - makes sense now. I took an intro menswear construction class at FIT last year so I should have been able to figure this out myself but diagrams definitely help. In your opinion, do you find this adds any practical value for those of us that like cuffs that hit at a certain point on your wrist but aren't suffocatingly tight?
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