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    Nicks Handmade Boots Official Affiliate Thread

    Great looking boots! Your cat has good taste. I don’t know how it works in Germany, but in Canada the UPS brokerage fee is something UPS charges extraneously for the “service” of getting it through customs, in addition to import taxes. It’s a scam and UPS Canada will often waive the brokerage...
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    Nicks Handmade Boots Official Affiliate Thread

    I have the same question. Seems like it would be a difficult skill set to learn. Are there apprenticeships or on-the-job training for new hires? Or do you prefer to get experienced leatherworkers for specific roles?
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    Nicks Handmade Boots Official Affiliate Thread

    I love seeing company management that is as enthused (or more!) as their customers about their products. Makes a huge difference. I know production time for labor-intensive goods isn't always predictable, and in my case was abnormally quick, so however this magic worked-out I'm grateful, and I...
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    Nicks Handmade Boots Official Affiliate Thread

    My first pair of NICKS boots arrived today! Went with a fast-shipping model, the Falcon in brown chromexcel. They were ordered, made by hand, and arrived in Canada in about three weeks, phenomenal! I know that's not the norm for Nicks boots, and even more so given that I live outside the USA, so...
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    Nicks Handmade Boots Official Affiliate Thread

    I'm very excited for my first pair of Nicks Boots, and your post really makes glad I picked the brown choromexcel. As I understand, it's an extremely durable chrome/veg retanned leather that's been hot stuffed.
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    Briefcase Appreciation thread

    This is very true. Equus does everything by hand, absolutely phenomenal craftsmanship and the very best available leathers. Functional artwork. Swaine Adeney is excellent and is one of a very few heritage firms still offering classic designs, but a considerable portion of their offerings...
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    Nicks Handmade Boots Official Affiliate Thread

    Good to hear! Hopefully things are even faster post-holidays, but I will be patient and not get my expectations up. Really excited about this purchase, and fingers crossed I have them by late February...
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    Nicks Handmade Boots Official Affiliate Thread

    Just ordered my first pair of Nick's Falcons, standard config in brown chromexcel 11E, which I understand is supposed to have a somewhat quicker lead time than the 16-20 weeks normal for more customized options. What kind of lead time should I expect to see on these, what have people experienced...
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    Briefcase Appreciation thread

    If you like Patey, I believe their current bespoke products are being continued under the new name "Honri Hats" by the same manufacturer.
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    Briefcase Appreciation thread

    I would definitely say "large volumes" is a relative concept. The industry is a tiny fraction of what it was even in the 60s and 70s as hat wearing declined. Who is Simon Crompton and why would his information be suspect? I suspect Christy's does not make for Lock due to the significant...
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    Briefcase Appreciation thread

    Herbert Johnson only makes fedoras now, which are a simpler manufacturing process. As far as the old fashioned hard-brimmed hats go there does appear to be a common maker for most of the classic british sellers. I don’t know if this maker is owned by Lock or is independent. Christies appears to...
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    Briefcase Appreciation thread

    Do you know if there are any SAB alums around here that might be able to weigh in? I'd love to find out. Also, I notice that Studio Burke in Washington appears to be sourcing identical cases as Swaine Adeney but without the branding. That makes me think they are probably from the same factory...
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    Briefcase Appreciation thread

    I assume the same, though I understand demand for SAB's products isn't what it once was, and there are far fewer tanneries making english bridle leather now than there were even a few years ago. The American version is very different. There's something about the tone of SAB's orangey London...
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    Briefcase Appreciation thread

    Thanks Charlie. What other tanneries are a possibility? The only two I'm aware of that still make traditional bridle leather are Sedgwick and Baker, and neither product closely resembles SAB's leather.
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    Briefcase Appreciation thread

    Does anyone on here know what tannery makes the bridle leather SAB uses in its various briefcases? I'm pretty sure it is not Sedgwick, at least for London tan. If it is Sedgwick, it's not what's available to the public. Sedgwick London Tan bridle leather is much more yellow vs. the very reddish...
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    Sunglasses identification (square frame aviators)

    I was Netflixing in quarantine and saw these gems in the trailer for Chris Hemsworth's latest film "Extraction". I tried to find them and now it's driving me nuts. Any idea what they are? Google says they're Ray-Bans but nah, not even close. The frames are more substantial than Ray-Bans, and...
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