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Hi JohnnyB.. The size is Adjustable based on adding and subtracting from different areas. The size portrayed here fits me @ 6'1" 185 lbs. (forgive the units, it seems the US is still behind the times... that would be 1.85 m and 84 kgr). It think it's safe to say that anyone in the range of...

bhof... The patterns were made from my measurements. it's part lutterloh system, and a lot of testing to get everything right. there is a link in one of the previous posts to the pattern. check it out. also a link to italian blankets for really cheap. Am going to add snaps or buttons to the...

thank you gentlemen. there are still a few things still in the works like... pocket(s), wrist closures, and now that it hit -15 F, an inner skirt to keep out the chill whilst (proper verbage?) maintaining a good drape. Thank you again.. and if anyone is interested in making their own the same...

Hello all... After making the first anorak, it seemed prudent to make a few improvements and fine tune everything. Hopefully this won't go past ver. 10 ;) Materials included one of those super smelly italian surplus blankies, chicago screws, gutterman HD silk thread (130 yds+!)...

Anything from the eearly 70's to the early 80's are tough machines. I've got 2 old singer (yeah they are door stops for now), a pfaff serger, 2 kenmore med duty (these things will go through 1/4" of leather for some reason), and a brother. the brothers are really a much lighter duty machine...

treadlight... Hmmm sounds like opportunity has knocked :D I'll try to manage something sometime after the holidays. I'ver bookmarked this thread so i should have an adequate reminder. In the event it is forgotten, please remind me ;) presently i've ordered a few from a supposedly 'reliable'...

Get a small pair (for cheap only) and deconstruct and add/subtract where needed. Yes, you can add with these pants; the inseam variance is more than 26mm in the3 legs.. and there's plenty to play with. The biggest difference the swede variety have over other wool pants, is: 1. they have a...

Was hoping to get a pdf pattern layout that can be converted to different sizes... am still working on it. Mark - Yes, the machine is an old kenmore picked up about 10 years ago at a garage sale. It is a single amp motor. Snapped around 9 needles going through the wool, and actually figured...

ladies and Gentlemen... Jump on those Dutch blankets... AaBe, in my personal opinion, make the softest most luxurious mil blankets in the world. I have a 1969 old stock blanket in use for 10 years.. and it is without a doubt the lowest maintenance of all wool blankets. The German and Swiss take...

Thank You for the great comments and ideas! Here's some info on where most of the materials came from (US based): armynavysales.com cheapest price for German blanket... If you've got a little extra cash to spare.. grab a pair of the german wool pants... you will not regret either...

Heh, enquiries for orders will be filed in the "tutorial-for-anoraks-section" :) Spent nearly 35 hours making this thing over the past month... and all that hand stitching on the leather is something better left for a machine! As for a full size spread: Addo... I torture tested quite a...

Hey everyone.. long time gone. Hope everyone is happy now that winter is here. Posted a thread over at another forum, and thought this might be of interest to some of the folks here: This took me quite a while to get all the material combinations right, but it turned out spot on for those...

Someone has got themself a nice new user there. :D Very good clean work Brancho!

Hello gents, hope i'm not boring you with all this synthetic stuff, but i finally got rid of the last of that G10 stuff just as i was geting used to working with it (albeit my skin has been itching for the last month!) So here it is: Blade - Hell Carbon 1C Tollekniv laminate, 59 Hrc Handle...

Very nice Mr. Lake! The full scalloped forehandle is a nice touch for control work. Your giving people some ideas here:You_Rock_ ! Keep up the nice work

Schwert is dead on. Have used broken glass, tile, flint shards, metal bottlecaps (just figured that one out:))... experiment with some other stuff and you just may find out how many things will actually work with a firestee! ...As for mora's, you can't really go wrong with any of them...

Like it. You definately get kudos for using recycled sheepskin, whipping twine (waxed linen?), and using a bradle.. what is a bradle anyway? For getting rid of hair on hides, you can wet the flesh side thoroughly and then torch the hair off the other side. Use a comb to remove the "wooly...

Have to agree with the others about leaving the bevel on. An alternative, if you want to increase the bite in wood, would be to shallow convex the edge. The D2 on the Enzo's is pretty freakin' hard to grind down at 61hrc. Try a really course stone with a draw stroke and barely raise (maybe...

Been hopping around through many of the old posts here looking for opinions on edge grinds:eek: . Granted, a majority of the people on this forum are within the same latitude and therefore experience conditions which relate to the region as a whole. But... All preference for the limitations...

Those are all really nice (especially that wirkkala ;) ).. your user there at the top is definately some kind of nut wood... If it wasn't so light colored, it would probably be walnut. Very nice work you've done there:cool: