Jacket 3.0 Open Source Design

**SingleBarrelBourbon** · 2nd April 08, 03:49 PM

I could go for one without the shoulder pad. I do like the rest of the leather trim.

It would have to wait until after a tank or two.

**Finn** · 3rd April 08, 08:35 AM

Woo-hoo! Scavenging loose change now... Gotta save!

**Jack Daw** · 3rd April 08, 04:05 PM

Looks really good, Kevin. If I were you, I wouldn't forget us lefties and be prepared to put the shooting pad on the other side.

**kevinkinney** · 3rd April 08, 05:00 PM

OK,

But you have to pay in right handed money.

Kevin.

**Joe Gondek** · 4th April 08, 11:46 AM

7. If I can't find a nice brass button for the front, I'll stay with the brass snaps. They were highly functional

Look here for brass buttons
they also come in other sizes
http://jas-townsend.com/product_info...roducts_id=315

**Jock Scot** · 8th April 08, 02:01 AM

Hello Kevin,

I am not a tailor or a weaver,but as you know I am a user of tweed out in the shooting world and some of that world is pretty rough and rugged.I love tweed,but it does have its limitations,not many I grant you.

The one thing you ought(must really)to think about is the weight and weave of the cloth, if you dont, trouble lies ahead.If you want to have your cloth to "wear" well you should consider nothing less than a 23/24oz close woven hard tweed.Anything less and I am talking about that soft fasion type stuff here,will be in tatters if "used" in a very short while.Even the sort of tweed that we use will only last our stalkers two years at best.

Of course I doubt that you envisage your jackets taking the daily hammering that some of us give our tweed,but in my humble opinion it would be a false economy to skimp on the quality and weight of the cloth that you are intending to use.I like the colours of the tweeds that you are showing,by the way.

I hope you don't mind me chipping in and the best of luck with your enterprise.

Jock.

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**Erisianmonkey** · 8th April 08, 02:32 AM

The only suggestion I can really add is that rather than the pockets you are currently using, perhaps a center bellows pocket to prevent the saggy look that I seem to see on the current prototype. Other than that, it's a really nice jacket.

P.S.-If it's really "open source" does that mean you will share your "source code" i.e., your pattern with us?

**kevinkinney** · 19th June 08, 05:34 PM

Hello All,

Summer has been hectic so far, but I'm finishing the first of our new shooting coats. This one is for Matt N., who has an interesting tale to tell about the fabric.

Here are a few shots of this edition. I'm only waiting on horn buttons and a bit of leather for the rear belt.

Here's a detail shot of the functional cuffs- 4 buttons, with leather reinforced, hand stitched button holes, and a wool suiting material to line the cuffs. The sleeves are unlined. I double stitched the elbow patch in place.

This is the bi-swing gusset on the left shoulder. It's almost 2" deep for real movement.

This is the interior, with a 3/4 length rear lining, the ends of the rear belt tabs, with telltale pedigree from the tweed selvedge left exposed for posterity sake. The lining is summer weight suiting wool. Aside from nylon thread, this suit is entirely natural. (OK, the Harris Tweed label is polyester. What were they thinking?)

Here's the front: leather reinforced button holes, shooting patch, deep welt pocket on the left chest, and leather reinforced slant pockets on the waist instead of the bulkier cargo pockets I used on the last three. I added hidden snaps to all the pockets so you can load them up w/o the weight making them 'yawn' open. I chose a soft roll lapel, with three buttons on the front, and added a tab on the left end of the collar to allow a real seal against the weather. Epaulets can be stitched on by hand later if Matt wants them. I chose a cleaner finish for now.

We saved enough textile for a matching cap!

Next up, a stately HT cape!

Happy summer all!

Kevin....who gets to make a sporran from the leftover leather....