Roger

Have a great day David!

here are the ones i made. they are both made from stainless round stock. shaped on a sander then polished out on the bottom.

me too!! hope you have had a great day!

thanks again for the compliments. i will do my best to takes some pics on the next one but, most often i forget to stop and take pics. here is the whole set seat, p-pad and back rest

i have come to prefer a maul over a mallet. hide crafter has some good ones at good prices or you can order a barry king maul or mallet. i am going to pick one of his up shorlty. the maul i use for everything is about 23oz's and was made by norman lynds. it has a walnut handle and the head i beleave is hdpe (plastic). i could not imagine using anything lighter anymore

i have the one wolvenstein listed. as far as i know, they all come with a cast iron base so there should be plenty of weight to keep it in place. and yes...they are much quieter than a hand held drill!!

not bad at all concidering you only have one size beveler! i have more than one set of tandy bevels if you want a set, let me know. i'll send then to ya

you should pick yourself up a small bench top drill press. harbour freight sells them for $80 shipped. it's a lot quieter than a hand held drill and don't take up much space. i have one that i leave one of those plastic weaver burnishers in

that is one sturdy looking bag ed! i would think if you could make or have most of the parts pre made, you could cut quite a bit off the time it takes to make one. the small tool bags i make are not nearly as complex. they are made up eight pieces and i would have to say that at least half to two thirds of my time is spent making the parts

donno about ugly...just a bigger seat

very nice!! i imagine you have quite a few hours ties up in all that lacing. makes my fingers sore just thinking about it

i have the plastic one from weaver chucked up in a small bench top drill press. it is very versitle. i am going to purchase the wooden version some time soon and see if it performs any better than the plastic one

very nice job on the fish!! i would antique it a bit or use some hi-lighter and leave it alone.

thanks for all the compliments guys!! john, you can do the side any way you choose. i have benn doing it in one pice for quite a while now. i think it is cleaner but, it does take quite a bit more leather! a seat this size takes around 9 square feet of leather and you waist the middle. i alway go for smooth tight sides. maybe it's the color on this one but, they all come out smooth and tight. i do have to go back and rework one now and then if it does not lay just right the first time around

very cool peter! my day job is video arcades and we have the arcades at great adventure. i will be down there this afternoon. i'm waiting on ups to get here before i leave. i normally get down there 2-3 days a week and i live in long branch

what i have found with oil dyies is that you need to let them dry completely then buff a bit with a piece of old blue jeans then apply some lexol and let it soak in good and buff well. that seems to remove any residue. i then give it a couple good coats of pecards and let that soak in over night and buff it one more time. i try to only use oil dyies, i had some real streaky and uneven color stuff going on and had to redo the seat and the p-pad.... so much for making much on this job!!! it also ran me out of roo lace and the 1/4" foam i use over the polymer inserts. i had just enough for the next seat and now i'll be wiating on foam to start that one );

thanks guys! it is oil dyies and the side is 3-4oz veg tan. i use it for the sides of all my seats

nothing special. david is after me to do a how to on my methode of seat covering. i may do it on the next one but, we'll see. it's hard to remember to stop and take pics ect. i also installed a polymer insert in this one and have the matching p-pad and back rest to do. this is actually the second cover i have put on this seat. i had some strange stuff go on the the dye the first time around and had to start over.

welcome to leatherworker! nice to have a nother from jersey. good looking stuff

very clean looking seat. do you have a profile shot of the seat with the tube inflated?

very cool design!

very nice! i have one of those geometric stamps you used on the "crazy stamped" pair of straps but have not played with it yet. i really like the texture it gives. great looking stitching also! thanks for sharing the pics!!

welcome mark! please post some pics of your work when you have some time

very nice david! it's dark but not too dark.

well billy... i won't beat ya up too bad but....i ride a 66 BSA hence the nick beezachoppa the smokeout was good! the weather was hot but not too hot and humid. duane made the trip with his just built cb750 chop. i was introduced to him by someone that knows both of us and he is a nice guy. i should have some of my work at the easyrider show. i'll let you know about that when i know more. not sure where the next smokeout will be but, t won't be back in salisbury. thanks for the compliment LOL!! that's funny. i would like to find a better made tri weave stamp. i really enjoy the look and texture. thanks john! it was nice to meet you too.