David

Hey Roo, Thanks for checking it out. The bike is all black. So I'll recommend a black to tan to the customer Dave Theobald

Thanks for the nice words Troy, but, I've seen your work, you don't need idols in the leather working world. Keep up the great work Dave

Hey all, Another post in creating this monster. My hands feel like I'll never lace again. This seat is big awkward and heavy. But I'm coming down the home stretch and hope to finish it this week. Alex, I think I'd reconsider that sale you mentioned.... If you have any questions, just ask, it'll be much cheaper! Dave Theobald

rdb Very nice looking, what weight leathers did you use for the belt and the lining. Thanks, Dave Theobald

Rickeyfro Now THAT is REALLY nice. Everything about the seat and bag are very well executed. This is one to be really proud of. David Theobald

Kate, Apparently you are the only one who thinks so......lol Thanks for the nice ..... word Dave

I made a bit more progress this week, Should spend the week assembling the final seat. Dave

Glad you liked the tip Spinner. We have Shirley Z to thank for that. Dave

I posted the seat a while ago. Not all of my seats for Jeff are the extremely complex ones like I've shown previously. Here are the pictures of the bike with the seat. The bike started life as a 70's era FL. It was converted to a rigid and modified to suit. Enjoy Dave Theobald

Thanks Troy, It is coming along, slowly but it's getting there. Hope to do much work on it today. After I sign up for Medicare............. Dave

No reason to feel stupid, what you will probably find is that Tandy no longer has NeatLac. They have a product called SaddleLac. Have not tried it, but you can find the original formula NeatLac in ads in LW&SJ. Or you can just buy Deft from your hardware store. Dave

In my humble opinion nothing in the Eco Flow line is worth wasting your money on.

All I can advise you is to try rubbing on some neatlac after the dye is dry. It will make them dry a bit shiney but it should help the crocking problem. If Neatlac is not available, try Deft. This is a lacquer wood finish available in most hardware stores. Again rub it on with a cloth. Also Deft is available in gloss, satin and flat finishes. Dave

I saw the new color on the bike today. It is a dead on match....and Jeff loved the look of it. Dave

I've got a customer in Georgia who wanted a seat commorating his great grandmother Fanny Price. She founded his family in the Five Mile Creek area more than 200 years ago. Fanny was something of a local legend/character as she was rarely seen without her Colt Single Action Army revolver. That being said, my customer also told me that he loves a well tooled saddle. His seat choice was the large pogo style seat that I used on my Phoenix/Tiger seat last year. You can see it on my site under "in stock" Here is the seat in progress. Dave

It has been a while since I posted anything, so this will be a first for me posting a problem! Some weeks ago Jeff Cochran asked me to do an oxblood colored seat for his 66 chop that he just finished. When I saw it on the bike I thought it was too red..... but Jeff liked it so it stayed on the bike. How was I to know that the Oxblood dye was just as susecptable as black to rubbing off! This was my first "color" seat. So, this week the seat came back to me looking terrible. At the rear of the seat the oxblood was rubbed off almost to the natural color. I should have taken pics for this post but I got right to work on it. First a complete cleaning with a deglazer. Then came the redye.... I mixed a special color to darken the seat to be closer to the bike color. This time a coat of neat lac followed everything. I don't like to use neatlac on bike seats because it can crack and peal, but I decided to give it a try; but I rubbed it in with a cloth rather than spraying it on. This way I used as little of it as possisble and left only a thin coat on the surface of the leather. Here are some pics to show everyone the difference. The first pic not only shows a much redder seat but you can see the bike color here too. I think this will come much closer to the actual bike color. Dave Theobald

Hilly, Kangaroo is available in a variety of colors, even metallic. I'm not sure of your type of work, but if it requires strength like bike seats roo is the only lace to use. As far a what lace cutter to use.... for me..... NONE. I let the experts do the cutting I spend enough time on bike seat without making the lace myself. Dave

UK Ray, With all due respect if is isn't roo it isn't the best! or the strongest. Kangaroo is the ONLY thing to use on high end bike seats. I do understand that it is a lot more expensive in some parts of the world Dave

I saw this article this morning Johanna, it even had the shoe laces, and some grass stuffing. Preserved by layers of sheep dung. Approximately a size 7 ladies.....lol I had to laugh at that.jj Dave

Try buying the pre dyed kangaroo lace..... If you are still using that calfskin lace from Tandy, treat yourself the the real deal.... you may have to hike seat prices a couple bucks, but it is worth it for you and the customer. Dave

Beautiful work Fritz, Your work is some of the best to appear on this site. Please keep posting your inspriational sheaths. Best, David Theobald

Good job on a tough assignment Well done Dave

You're taking on a huge project Jay It should be a great book Dave

Very very nice, super clean, I'd wear that proudly any day. Dave Theobald

Hey Chris, Thanks for taking a look at the site, I think Kate did a great job. With regard to your question, You are using the same bevelers that I have. Dave