redwinger

You did it again...awesome

As always, your work just blows me away.

Dave ...Thanks for your quick reply...I haven't been a member very long, and I'm impressed with the work I see and the friendly help...I haven't been doing much with carving, but I've been doing upholstery work for several years...I decided to re-build and re-upholster my personal motorcycle seat as a first try in leather...since then I've re-padded, re-build and re-upholstered several (mostly for touring bikes)...now that I've seen your work, it's got me thinking about a new seat for my bike again (this time carved)...I'm attaching a picture of the seat I have on my bike now...all leather except for the passenger backrest which is factory stock...Thanks again for the info. Phil P.S. also attaching a pic of a maul I made

Hi Dave...you're right, that is a classy looking seat...I saw the pic's of the finished product, and I also saw a picture of a "just started seat and was wondering what you use to punch all the holes for lacing...I have a hand rotary punch, but I'm thinking that has to be pretty hard and slow. Phil

Cost only a few bucks to make...most of the material I had (delrin, leather, etc.) was leftover scraps and such...I think I have a total of about $10.00 in materials and a few hours labor.

Thanks for the comment...Not much bounce at all...the steel weight keeps that from happening I think.

Just thought I'd share some of my work. the motorcycle seat is on my own bike, and I sewed it on a Consew Model 226...the maul is an idea I came up with after seeing one I couldn't get, so I had to see if I could make one...Delrin head with a steel slug for weight and a stacked leather handle

A lot depends on the camera...if your camera has an automatic focus capability, that would probably do best for what you are trying to do...What part of S.C. are you in...I'm in Charlotte, N.C....right on the border.

Thanks for all the good welcomes and good works.

I made the head out of black Delrin with a steel slug inside to give it weight...the slug is drilled and threaded, then a threaded rod is inserted...leather "washers" are glued and stacked to the length needed, and a nut and washer is screwed on to pull everything tight...then all of it is turned on a wood lathe to the desired profile...I just played with it until I got the shape and size I wanted, and to fit my hand...after that, the leather was sanded, polished, and burnished to give it a shine...actually it turned out to be easier than I thought.

I just found this web site through some of my friends...I'm fairly new to leather carving (did some a bunch of years ago, but it was trial and error on my part). I took a couple of classes at ther local Tandy store just to have some fun, and am getting back into it. I've done some leather upholstery work (mostly motorcycles), so if I can figure out how to post a picture or two, I've got one of my personal bike seat that I built (this seat has about 30,000 miles on it...that's why it's wrinkly on the front part...well used, and comfortable), and one of a leather carving maul I just got through making. Glad I found you guys !!!