NJBallsout

Well played electrathon... And seeing that its a seat Im making, the LAST thing I need are balls falling off.

Well, I finished the pan, welded the studs in, riveted the leather to the bottom and glued and shaped the seat foam. Now Im just waiting for the kangaroo lace and needles to arrive, then I can finish it up. Ill update and upload some pics as I progress. Thanks for all of the great info. On a side note, Im using baseball glove leather to cover this seat. Its a beautiful brown leather, just thinner then a tradiational seat leather that would be tooled.

Thanks for all of the replies. Im watching the Chief's videos on Mexican Round right now,

Thanks Chief, I was figuring the extra 1/32" in lacing width wouldnt make a terrible amount of difference, but wanted to be sure. I have a rotary punch tool also, so Ill play around before I start. This is the lace that I was going to order, any opinions on the quality? http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/store/5007-01.aspx

Hey everyone, Total noob at leatherwork, but I am a pretty handy guy. Im in the middle of building a vintage bobber motorcycle and Im at the point of making my own sprung solo seat. Ive been wandering around this site for a few weeks and I have to say the craftsmanship on this site is unreal. My question is this, Im at the point that Im punching the holes to mate the top piece to the bottom piece and I ordered one of those 4 in 1 hole punches (3/32") to make sure I have nice even holes. However, Id like to use a 1/8" flat lacing because I think the thicker lace will look better. Will that work or will I run into problems? Should I just go with a 3/32" lace? Id like to do a Double Loop stitch. Thank in advance guys.