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Venom Jean Jacket Construction Means War (Second Jacket)

The Dragon of M87Sun, 18/03/2012 - 21:04

This is my second battle jacket. I made this one for a friend for his birthday.

Battle Jacket

Not for sale or trade

Bands:

Venom

Battle Jacket - Jean Jacket Construction Means War (Second Jacket)

Plague on Sun, 18/03/2012 - 22:32

Got the same Bathory and Mayhem patches!

guitar_demon on Mon, 19/03/2012 - 00:49

only hand sewn vests are tr00 :)

Bayernpirat

on Mon, 19/03/2012 - 11:34

I don´t think so

THE CHIEF EINHERJER

non-existent user on Wed, 21/03/2012 - 12:37

only vests which you design yourself and assemble yourself are true.

ShieldbitersValhalla on Mon, 19/03/2012 - 01:38

That Blut aus Nord patch is great.

hammer slammer on Mon, 19/03/2012 - 01:38

You're selling whole kutten for 300$ each? Can't say I support the practice of buying a pre-made one myself. Cool jacket though.

MetalxThrasher on Mon, 19/03/2012 - 02:31

I like the patches on this jacket, but I don't think that you're going to get 300 for this. Considering I can get mostly all of these for 112.

Amazing bands though.

The Dragon of M87 on Mon, 19/03/2012 - 02:50

Well, 19 patches at about $7 per patch, plus $25 for the jacket, plus $15 for the backpatch, toss in a few bucks for the studs and $15 for Priority shipping, and that totals about $190, give or take. However, it's the LABOR that counts. That labor includes patch shopping besides sewing and stud application with a dart awl and a butter knife. Granted, the patches could be shopped for rather quickly, but I spent some time on this part of the process to custom build the jacket for my best friend. :)

iambadcompany on Mon, 19/03/2012 - 03:28

dude that is a $110 labor charge....WAY TOO MUCH, but hey thats my opinion, awesome vest though

non-existent user on Mon, 19/03/2012 - 03:40

well it really depends. for example hand painted art would be worth a lot more. chains and lots of studs would, too. but for a simple denim one with patches, probably not...

iambadcompany on Mon, 19/03/2012 - 03:49

well yeah something like DIY is costly but for this I wouldnt spend 300...

The Dragon of M87 on Mon, 19/03/2012 - 04:50

Thanks for the comments as they help me get a sense of the market forces in play. It's been an idea that I've been tossing around, nothing more. A fair price does have to be worth the labor involved, however. The most impressive jackets that I've seen have just the right combination of studs and well placed, well thought out patches, so I'm going to try a few more jackets before actually setting up an Etsy lisitng. I do get compliments on my own jacket (the other one with the Celtic Frost BP) all the time, though. So far, I've only made the two, so I need to do a few more designs, as well.

non-existent user on Wed, 21/03/2012 - 12:39

if you really wanna charge for this i would advise you to have a skill hard to get. for example, custom painting leather vests or bleaching denim. that's a bit harder and you'd get more customers that way.