Thanks for the info on the W&C. The last few leather orders from Tandy resulted in some less than satisfactory leather. I don't know about their royal meadow but I can get HO for the same price or less and I know the quality will be top notch.
I made these last year for the Artists against Aids, I posted them before the crash, so here they are again. I have a few more items for the show, I'll get some pics of them,too.
I've made a few seats with a metal border. I really like the look of leather and metal and with the rivets I get at the hardware store the seats are very durable.
I have one Barry King beveler and a bunch of Craftools that are almost 40 years old. I use 1 or 2 bevelers for most of my stuff and the Crafttool ones carry most of the load. I made a beveler out of an old swivel knife blade and it works pretty well for small areas.
If somebody has a real need I would send them the BK beveler free of charge as I don't really use it that often.
Thanks Dave! I ditched my BK beveler and used my old Craftool on this one. The thing is he got a hold of me a couple months ago to cover a seat, then I didn't hear from him again until last week. No problemo! Just squirt some fix-a-flat in it!
Thanks everyone. Tom, the basic border design was with the art he sent, I just embelished it a little.
ShirleyZ,there's a Razor scooter innertube in it in the widest part and 3 layers of my wifes old yoga mat take up the slack in the front.
Here's a bottom view;
Thanks, the eyes were open a lot more on the original art, I thought it would look better slightly open. I changed the moustache and added the goatee, also.