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wow, im apreciating the tooling details and the colorings. there is alot going on, i like the creative way you used punched holes to decorate

Has any one used the Dremel work station turns rotary tool into a mini drill press? Seems like it would speed things up by drilling the 200+ holes instead of punching?

the tool to ream out the holes,ice pick, ground down phillips, my stylus came with my Tandy tool kit worked good

I started with a Kawasaki Vulcan 800A. soft tail here is the page that has the links to Chief's" how to do round braid"video's http://leatherworker...showtopic=41128 this link helped also http://www.kingsmerecrafts.com/page100.html this was my first time doing round braid. at first it seemed confusing but once I could see this stiching pattern it made sense, under over forward 3, then over under back 2

Thanks. I really enjoyed making The seat.The tricky part was getting the top and bottom pattern/ holes made. Had to make a second go at the bottom piece. The work is in the braiding, when going in the 1/8" hole with 1/4" lace the second time, Had to use the pliers and a fid took awhile, and wiped neets foot oil on each strand of roo. The air brush made the dye fading easy and resolean finish. I'm already thinking about making another but I only have one motorcycle.

special thanx to Billy McCabe for walking me through the steps. Thanks to Benlilly , David T threads and to Chief for his Round Braid how to video's Made this for my Bobber

Good question, thanks

more than 7x alot?

thanks

How much lace is needed to do a double loop around a small solo Bobber motorcycle seat?

how many yards of 1/4" kangaroo lace is needed to do a double loop around a Bobber Solo Seat?

I got a pan from him,Todd, yesterday

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Thanks agian Billy, I'll give the screws a try, I have had some of the segma snaps coming unsnapped, the line 20 are bulky for the fold on buckle end I don,t want to use rivets,Seems like most would prefer the option of changing out buckles

Would Chicago screws work better than segma snaps on the buckle ends?

Thanks Sporq, can the dye transfer through the sealer?

Glad to hear your leather work is supporting you. Are still making those beautiful bike seats? Do you still have your bobber? I stained the back of my belts with Eco flow water stain let dry and buffed with no rub off. Guss they are ok,Thanks for the info Merry Christmas

Hey Billy, it's me Dave from the kaw Bobber forum, its been a long time how's the leather business? I started playing with leather some. Do you ever stain the back same as the front so no light Color shows up?

I'm a beginner, I'm making belts for gifts, I don,t like the looks of unfinished flesh side showing. Should I stain and super shean?

I'm a beginner, I'm making belts for gifts, I don,t like the looks of unfinished flesh side showing. Should I stain and super shear ?

Thanks, I got the stohlman 1lb poly maul. Improved stamping over the kit malletI can see the need to have a variety of weights, I bet that 8 pounder makes strap endHole punch easy

Thanks everyone for good info,

Just done enough tooling to realize that light weight poly mallet came with the TandyBeginners kit, may not be the best. What tool do experienced recommend

thanx for the info