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thanks freak! should be done in a couple days thanks warren! i have pics of the paint work on the bike, i'll have to post those pics thanks don, hopefully i can keep this moving

well... after being rather slow for the past few months for some reason thngs are picking up again. normally things get slow this time of year for a couple months but, i am now booked up for at least the next seven weeks for a seat a week!! 2.5 hours of tooling tonight.

doesen't look bad at all.

i would think it would vary from person to person depending on speed. i would figure out how long it takes to do inches or a foot and charge by the hour

thanks rayban! still working on the new site but it's coming along. i started with the pattern tandy offers.

nice wrist band! be sure to hold your bevel straight and don't move it so far between hits and it will smooth out for you

thanks skip! i have been using an airbrush for quite some time to fade the dyes. much more control that way. as far as the look.. dunno. i always give the leather a good coat of lexol after the dye is applied then a good buff with denim finished off with a coat or two of pecards then buff again. i spend between 8 and 10 hours on a tool bag thanks!! i picked up some 2-3 0z. leather from siegel's. nice soft stuff good for lining ect. the edges are skived before glueing ans stitching

thanks phil! i used the craft tool e294 series of tools. they come in three sizes

thanks nick! they are a nice quiality pull snap. thanks for the compliment

came out great clay! and he wants it my favorite color

thanks for all the compliments!! the pull snaps are from OTB and about $2.50 each if i remember right. they are also available in brass finish

welcome! never be afraid to ask. i took about twenty years off myself

thanks you very much! thanks pip! the fasteners are pull snaps. nickel plated brass. i think they were around $2.50 each from OTB thanks regis! my standard bag is 11"w x 3"d x 5"h i have made some shorter ones on request but, genaerally 11" works well

well not really.... i have made a couple of these for guys wanting something to carry thier cell phone keys ect in. lined, saddle stitched and pull snaps used for ease of entry. he didn't want any tooling as it will be mounted low on the bick so, i gave the top some texture

thanks darrell! there are quote a few of us here willing to share what we know. i wouldn't use staples on a hand tooled saddle myself. i only use large flange pop rivets

hope so!

congrats dave! i have a one or two in road bike this month. i still need to pick up the issue

welcome mike, lots of members to answer just about any question you may have. for sure post some pics!

there is a guy on ebay that reconditions and sells machine. he is selling one and says it will easily handle 207 thread

don't know anything about it but it look like a machine i may be interested in. there are a few of them on ebay for around $450

price is my one and only issue at this point. i just tried the link and it says that it's expired.

thanks art! that is what i needed to know.

yep! trim loc or rubber edge molding. you can normally find it at an auto parts store. padding depends on the application. i work anywhere from no padding to 2-3 inches most times. comfort comes more from the shape of the seat and how iit fits you more than anything else. if you are recovering a seat and using the existing padding then yes, it will be a bit stiffer at least till it breaks in some