Rdrdave

Well, I'm done. I know there are several mistakes that I missed while doing the seat and I sure as hell didn't want to start all over. I ended up doing a triple stitch lacing. I used 7 oz. horsebutt hide. The hide had some blemishes that I actually liked since it gave it a weathered look. (My bike isn't a show stopper) I used denatured alcohol prior to oiling and waxing. This helped even some of the "weathering" out so it wasn't in a weird spot. I like it and I'm going to ride the hell out of the seat and bike. This site is awesome with so many ideas. I've already purchased another piece of hide to start some other smaller projects. Yes, I'm not crazy to try another seat just this soon, and I do work backwards (big to small). Thanks to everyone that places a post. All the Q/A help a great deal. This site rocks!

Thanks Kustomizer, it's getting there. The braid is coming along, after several tries. I did it one more time and only had one mistake in it. I don't think it'll be a show piece but I'll know I did it all!

Thanks, I'm trying to figure out the attachment to the bottom piece. I don't need an entire piece covering the bottom of the pan since no one can see under it, so I'm doing an edge thing with a cutout. Oh, and practicing the heck out of that mexican round braid deal. Man, I can't get that thing correct. Practice, practice, practice.

Thanks, well I posted in the Motorcycle Gear area, my stamping of my first seat. I'm going to try some grips, a fender bib and maybe a surround for my air cleaner. What else am I going to do with the left over leather!

I'm a newbie to this tooling world. My wife bought me a stamp kit and a piece of hide (horse butt) so it's what I used (can't take back a gift from the wife). I saw a finished edge online, I know it has to be from an artist on this site, so credit is due for helping me get a better look to my seat. I would do certain things different but figured, it's my first and it's going on my bike so I'm happy with it. I want to thank all those on this site, your contributions give so many ideas and I may have never taken a chance but thanks to you all, I've found a new hobby.

Nice and different. I ride a hardtail so there will never be super comfortable

Thanks you for posting this...my headache is slowly relieving itself from all the info on this site!

Just dropping in to say hi. I'm a newbie to leather tooling but not to doing things on my own. I'm going to do my HD seat in a few. I'm trying to soak up as much knowledge as I can. MAN DOES THIS SITE HAVE IT! I look forward to chatting it up with you guys and hopefully someday I can give a newbie some pointers. Until the hammer drops, see you around. Thanks. Dave