Jimbob

Ahhhhhhh, tannins....in tea...hmmmm, need to try that....thanks a bushell!! James

Barge is a great ( expansive) cement, it actually will work when materials are wet....which is good for elastic and forming properties....! Now here is the problem on gluing a seat only (under the skirt )....it will by moisture, pressure and heat, which is present on any seat, shift....over time it will allow the skirting material to wrinkel and will not hold the stretched material which gives a upholstered seat its appereance!! ( Think vinyl upholstery...) Staples and rivets will keep shape and form of a seat for a very long time! There is a reason for permanet fixing a stretched material ( skiting veg tan leather should be arround 2-3 oz max ) on a foamed seat pan.....Also one reason people, including myself, do glue the top seat (carved part ) to the foam...it will be somewhat elastic, but still hold the top shape of the carved seat part! I had for years now very positive results on using staples and few rivets on foamed skirted seats. And I am talking here skirted foamed seats only....I do my hard ass NO FOAM seats with Barge on both sides and then stitch, lace or screw...!! Please take this only as my opinion, I am always open to new ways of doing things in leather and related materials.....so actually many ways work for many different people! Just my little 2-cents of doing seats for bikes... Greetings James

Ahhhhhhhh..............that's exactly what I needed.....thanks!!!!!

Anybody ever do any gold leafing on veg tan leather,,,,,?? Been dabbling in pinstriping and gold leafing latly, since I do leather.....I was wondering if a man can do gold leafing on veg tan leather.....book binders do....but seems like they use heat to adhere their gold.....anybody has any information, glad to hear from ya all.....maybe see some pictures....that would be swell!! Thanks James

what is ur seat pan made of.....plastic, metal or fiberglass....? Use upholstery staples on fiber and plastic, as mentioned use rivets with prefered air rivet gun on metal....need to pre-drill.....I do 99 % staples, with air stapler.....make sure u keep skirting leather good n wet....so it will stretch nicley and be snug when dry!!! Start on top and bottom, make sure u in center with seat/cover....then work around curves equally on both sides.....later trim with razor sharp knife and let dry....done!! Need more help, yell at me... greetings James

Arno Das naechste mal gehste zu einem Holz Drechsler und laesst du dir das fuer 5 Euro aus Abfallholz drechseln.... So hab ich das gemacht....habe kleine Drechselbank zu Hause... Gruesse aus Virginia... James

Been experimenting with second and third batch of Vinegaroon.....came out great, test piece of 2-3 veg tan leather turned instantly black...after second soak it was jet black!!!!!!!! Great!!! Now, when it is dried out it suddenly shows grey blotches...oiled second piece, first jet black....then when dry sort of gray...what do I do wrong... James

Just showing some recent stuff, a seat for a Triumph....a tool roll for a BIG dog....simple but sold, hahaha.... Greetings James

Ok, please/////pretty/////please....dont tell anybody, but this seat combo goes on a ****** Yamaha...yeahhh, I know....but he is a good friend of mine....so I just had to help, haha....and while I was at it I made him a matching wallet.....at least all his new stuff is now made in USA!!... Greetings... Please NO trash mail from "China moped" owners....just kidd'n...hohohahahaheheheee.... James

One day I will found out how to propperly resize my pictures....sorry.....smaller pics from last topic James

Just finished some biker wallets....nothing fancy, simple but efective....let me know what ya all think!! James

Been looking for Adler 105 presserfeet, maybe a zipper foot or both....used or new....wonder if any of you have info or such feet laying around....would like to get the old Adler up and running again......if interested, can trade for my very nice Singer 188K...!! Thanks james

Been looking all over the place for 2-3 oz tooling sides, veg tan....seems nobody has them...or they charge ( hold on to your chair...!!!) about 7.50 for a sf....in Montana....haha... So, I am a bit tide....and also do not need "A" quality, tannery run would be fine.....seems like there is not much out there....in this thin 2-3 oz...?! Has anybody a good source for esonable prized 2-3 oz tooling leather in natural color...? I use this for custom bike seat's...the skirt part..... Thanks so much James

there is not much difference in Nylon and Poly these days....But if used on out door scooters you need to wax, oil or Lexol the piece every now and then....all my scooter stuff I make is in Nylon...never had a problem if taken care of now anfd then!! The thread exchange is the BEST place period!!! Greetings James

Dont need nothing else....if it goes on a true BSA....all gearheads will know instantly whats meant..... Love the seat.......nice detail and good color... Have fun going to leather class......always wanted to do that myself....sure could use it...haha... Greetings another gearhead... Jimbob

This thing is for girls....????? Ahhemmmm.....I dont know abouth that now, all I know is that I have NO clue about horse gear....and all ride is my "Fat Helga"...... That is my >> 2000 Fatboy softtail...haha... But what I do know is that this is amazing work, countless hours of braiding and leather working on this beautiful piece of horse gear you created here....very talented....still have no idea what goes where...hehe....really love these traditional ways of making practical horse "handlebars"... Well done, I pull my hat... James

What.....??? No Sheridian carving, traditional braiding and NO cowboy scenes...?????????? And what about little birds and landscapes....NOT!!!!! What kind of leather work is that.....??????? Ahhhaaa, something totally different,,,,I see.....hhmmmm cool, somebody out of the box!! Love it, always like to see people getting out of the "normal" comfort zone with leather and related hobbies... So keep on doing what you do and show us some out of the box stuff!! By the way your work looks like clean craftmanship...well done!! Greetings from SW Virginia James

another one........beautiful, your rigs rock! Nice work here.... Greetings James

Holy maccaroni!! That is indeed some sweet work you are showing here.....nice!!!.....very nice!!!1!!!1!!!1!!!! James

Thanks so much guys.....feels funny making a purse...haha...but it sells and there's is a lot to learn...helps me to do better on my biker wallets and such....again many tnx!! James

Hey Bill.... Greetings from Gate City in SW Virginia.....close to Kingsport TN. Yeahhh....to many hobbies, I know....jwaha...but I love to occupy my mind and I am interested in so many things.... Hope we see more pictures of ur birds and ur fine leather work!! Send me a PM....I will look up where Dublin is.. Greetings James

Open arms.....open mind and friendlyness.....that is the motto here..... Lay down ur worries and rest ur dauds....roll up ur sleeves and grabb that mallet......and who knows....the sound of ur tool may carry ao far that ur idel and herro will hear and see u back into the saddle..... I am all for it......go and have fun.... Greetings James

Hello bird man.... Falcons, how cool.....when I was young and still had most of my golden locks..(hair) I went to many old German castels and ruins of such.....there always where falcon keepers and they showed of there birds of pray....fascinating to say the least! Glad u found us.....keep coming back and check out the Sewing machine forum.....big time good info there!!!! Greetings James

Hello Rolls Smoerebrad, smoerebrad....roemmtoemm toem...... Well thats what the guy on the muppet show always in swedish said.....I think....hahahaooooouuu... My swedish sucks so welcome to the forum!! Greetings James

Gud day mate.... Greetings from SW-VA Lets see some pictures soon.....gud luck Aloha James