Members Ringer2000 Posted December 12, 2024 Members Report Posted December 12, 2024 I'm looking for some good advice regarding shaping a leather ground seat, mainly what would be the difference in shape you should try to get for different body shapes of riders, for example a short legged heavy set person opposed to a long legged rider with not much natural padding over the seat bones, I know from personal experience that what one person finds comfortable I may not. Mick Quote
Members DieselTech Posted December 12, 2024 Members Report Posted December 12, 2024 Can I ask what ground seat is? Thanks. Quote
Members TomE Posted December 12, 2024 Members Report Posted December 12, 2024 Bob Klenda wrote a series of articles about shaping a ground seat, published in the Leather Crafters and Saddlers Journal. You can order back issues from the Journal or contact Bob with your specific questions. https://www.klendasaddlery.com/ Quote
Members James1 Posted December 12, 2024 Members Report Posted December 12, 2024 With out going through all of that, can you tell us what a ground seat is? Quote
Members Herbie Posted December 12, 2024 Members Report Posted December 12, 2024 This is what I found: The Ground Seat | Cary Schwarz Custom Saddles Quote
Northmount Posted December 12, 2024 Report Posted December 12, 2024 16 hours ago, Ringer2000 said: I'm looking for some good advice regarding shaping a leather ground seat Moved your post to saddle construction. It helps get you answers if you do a little research to find the various forums that are applicable to your question. People don't know what a ground seat is unless they have worked with saddles or have an interest in someday building a saddle. Quote
Members Ringer2000 Posted December 14, 2024 Author Members Report Posted December 14, 2024 On 12/13/2024 at 3:55 AM, Northmount said: Moved your post to saddle construction. It helps get you answers if you do a little research to find the various forums that are applicable to your question. People don't know what a ground seat is unless they have worked with saddles or have an interest in someday building a saddle. Thank you everyone for your help, I’m not sure how to reply to you individually but I appreciate your input and help. Quote
Members bland Posted December 14, 2024 Members Report Posted December 14, 2024 On 12/12/2024 at 6:26 AM, James1 said: With out going through all of that, can you tell us what a ground seat is? It is the foundation of the seat in western saddles. It is put in several layers and ground/skived down on each one shaping and smoothing. Then you put the seat in. Quote
Members Goldshot Ron Posted December 16, 2024 Members Report Posted December 16, 2024 Hey Mick, First, what type of tree are you using for your saddle? An Aussie saddle would be different from a western tree. If you are using a western style tree, my main approach is to locate the center of gravity for the rider. This would be your lowest point of the seat. Now, for a man, your seat would be narrower than for a woman. And the woman's seat would be a little flatter. With that side, what you wrote is correct: everyone has an opinion about what is comfortable. The dish in the rear of the seat is important to remember: a flat butt doesn't need as much dish as a round/plump butt. Ron Quote
Members Ringer2000 Posted December 17, 2024 Author Members Report Posted December 17, 2024 7 hours ago, Goldshot Ron said: Hey Mick, First, what type of tree are you using for your saddle? An Aussie saddle would be different from a western tree. If you are using a western style tree, my main approach is to locate the center of gravity for the rider. This would be your lowest point of the seat. Now, for a man, your seat would be narrower than for a woman. And the woman's seat would be a little flatter. With that side, what you wrote is correct: everyone has an opinion about what is comfortable. The dish in the rear of the seat is important to remember: a flat butt doesn't need as much dish as a round/plump butt. Ron On 12/13/2024 at 3:55 AM, Northmount said: Moved your post to saddle construction. It helps get you answers if you do a little research to find the various forums that are applicable to your question. People don't know what a ground seat is unless they have worked with saddles or have an interest in someday building a saddle. Thank you everyone for your help, I’m not sure how to reply to you individually but I appreciate your input and help. thanks Ron for your reply, the tree is Aussie tree moulded composite material, I’m going to try and put a leather ground seat in it as I’ve had the saddle for some time and find it very uncomfortable. it’s got a recess cut out of the seat and some rubber glued in there which hasn’t worked well at all, so I was going to try and put a leather ground seat in and get a better shape in it. thanks Ron for your reply, the tree is Aussie tree moulded composite material, I’m going to try and put a leather ground seat in it as I’ve had the saddle for some time and find it very uncomfortable. it’s got a recess cut out of the seat and some rubber glued in there which hasn’t worked well at all, so I was going to try and put a leather ground seat in and get a better shape in it. Quote
Northmount Posted December 17, 2024 Report Posted December 17, 2024 16 minutes ago, Ringer2000 said: Thank you everyone for your help, I’m not sure how to reply to you individually but I appreciate your input and help. Just like you did! If it fits the occasion, you can quote a little part of each members' post by selecting / highlighting the text and clicking the little "quote" popup. Each one will be added to your post and you can comment following each. Quote
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