Recover a bike saddle

[kurtalderson]

Third time’s a charm. I made a wooden form to mold the 2-3 oz.  veg-tanned leather. It could have been done in two pieces but the first two tries left me with barely enough for the third and happy result. This seat is closed-cell foam on a metal pan so contact cement was used. No staples. Hopefully it will hold up to riding. Finish is neatsfoot oil. Next bike saddle project is a plastic pan that will take staples. It will use the same wooden form for preliminary molding. 

[fredk]

Looks very nice

Is it comfy?

[rleather]

Very nice work. I would like to see a  follow up picture, I bet the patina on it will look amazing!

[TonyV]

Looks real nice.  Store it dry and keep it conditioned and it should last for many, many miles.

Did you use saddle leather?

[kurtalderson]

The leather is Tandy’s 2-3 oz. as that is what I had on hand. Herman Oak is sending some 1-2 oz. which will go on the next saddle cover. It is comfy for a beach cruiser, its primary purpose. Thanks for the comments!

[TomE]

Good looking seat.  Still trying to work out how you constructed that shape.  Like the valve stem caps too, and the fork reminds me of my brother's Lemon Peeler from the 1960s.

[chuck123wapati]

very cool !!!!!! and a very cool ride my friend, back in the day only the rich kids rode Schwinns and no one sold them around here, so there were only a couple in the whole town lol.

[kurtalderson]

The leather is Tandy’s 2-3 oz. as that is what I had on hand. Herman Oak is sending some 1-2 oz. which will go on the next saddle cover. It is comfy for a beach cruiser, its primary purpose. Attached is pics of the wood form I made and used for initial wet forming. I did use staples to aid that process. Thanks for the comments!

[OdinUK]

That seat looks super comfortable.  Nice work!