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This one is nearly finished. A few touchups to be done when it has dried a bit. Then it is off to Iowa to Papa Clutch Customs.

Dave Theobald

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Very nice! Awesome detail and that star just jumps out at you! I was wondering when you were going to post again. :thumbsup:

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A piece of art ! Very nice.

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That is another amazing seat. You are truely a master at them and thank you for sharing it with us it has been a while since you've posted anything.

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Awesome as always David. Now, what else have you been doing ;)

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David,

Fantastic as usual! I am always amazed.

Mike

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Excellent!!!

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Nice seat. What do you use for a final finish? Is your leather soft or hard? I'm curious because I wonder how the leather will wear or withstand sweat or weather. Either way, its an awesome creation!

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The leather is 7-8 oz veg tanned. The leather holds up fine

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Beautiful seat and outstanding work David..I love the design and also the lacing on it.. I saved some pages yesterday on the subject of lacing, so I'll be adding them to my 'Must Study' list, for future reference ;)

Regards

Phil

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The leather is 7-8 oz veg tanned. The leather holds up fine

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Looks great.. Nice clean toolin and great dye job!

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Thank you everyone for checking it out. Let me know if you have any questions.

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Thank you everyone for checking it out. Let me know if you have any questions.

Hey David,

What do you use to finish the seat? Is it water resistant or do you advise keeping the seat covered in the rain?

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I use Fiebings Leather Balm with Atom Wax or Aussie Leather Conditioner.

Hope this helps

Dave

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Phil,

Tandy sells this neat little booklet for about $5.. it is call How to Lace......no author.

It is well worth the money.

Dave

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Thanks. I'll have a look for that Dave, and I appreciate it.. ;)

When I finally get to the leather part of my bike seat. my intention is to lace it, so it's gotta be neat as I can make it.. ;)

Small steps..lol

Still working on a metal base to cover my petrol tank, before I can get on with the seat base..those crafty designers at Suzuki have hidden it under me bum on that bike.!!

Phil

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super nice seat, very good carving and detailed work as usuall....dont care for the second row of braiding, be a pain in the inner thights...especially on long trips with curves involved....these braids will rubb ya raw!\

Also love the star, looks cool!!

James

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Jimbob

the inner row of lacing is very soft kangaroo, you can't even feel it. The calf skin lace, yeah, that will rub you raw.... but not this stuff.

Dave

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Wow That is a good looking solo seat

the tooling is sharp and clean, very neatly done

I like how the piston and connecting rod in the hand looks like it is out in front of the background

most of the time it everything seems to blend in with the background but yours actually has the illusion of depth.

is that a mexican round braid? and what is that other lace called?

do you make your own set plates?

sorry for all the questions :unsure:

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Clean design, outstanding braiding as always. Just noticed the two dots and one slash mark in the design--- any reason why or am I making something out of nothing?

Panther

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This one is nearly finished. A few touchups to be done when it has dried a bit. Then it is off to Iowa to Papa Clutch Customs.

Dave Theobald

That is an incredibly nice piece of motorcycle art, I envy anyone who is capable of putting out that level of perfection!

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panther,

The two dots are registration marks just in case my artwork moves as I transferring it to leather.....can't find the slash you mentioned.

St8LineGunsmith

The lacing around the edge is indeed Mexican Round Braid or basket weave.

The smaller row of lace is purely decorative and is called single loop.

I hope that helps.

Dave Theobald

Thanks to all who checked out my seat. Let me know if you have questions.

Dave

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Awesome job! I really like the lineart style of your tooling, it really stands out. The color and contrast is really nice as well.

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