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Are bigger and thicker buttons better?
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Master Squirrel
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What!!!!!!
No seriously, not a big deal.
No seriously, not a big deal.
Cant kill da Rooster
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Don't do this!
NewYorkIslander
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I find the thicker buttons get screwed up by the laundering process (mine gets sent out as we have no W/D). Especially if they are MOP...
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I find the thicker buttons get screwed up by the laundering process (mine gets sent out as we have no W/D). Especially if they are MOP...Originally Posted by NewYorkRanger
My tailor was against the thicker MOP buttons for exactly the same reason.
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I prefer thicker buttons. I find them easier to handle, especially to do the buttons on the forearm and cuff.
razl
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I prefer thicker buttons. I find them easier to handle, especially to do the buttons on the forearm and cuff.Originally Posted by scurvyfreedman
fyi: those are referred to as "gauntlet buttons". Just passing on some of my SF learning
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