My second bicycle seat

[kurtalderson]

Bicycle seat #2 was done using the same wooden mold as #1, but cut down off the back as the seat is smaller. This seat is closed cell foam cast on a plastic frame, so I used a PrimeStitch pneumatic stapler with 1/4" staples to fasten the leather. There are plastic frames pieces that also hold the leather in place as seen in the bottom view picture. Again used 2-3 oz. leather because I thought 1-2 oz. was just too thin. That required three tries at getting the pattern right so the leather formed into the stronger curves of this seat. You can see the seam on this one is closer to nose than the first seat, which had a shallower curve. 1-2 oz. leather may not require any seams at all. Next time, maybe. The wooden mold is needed to form the nose. Once that dries in, I remove it from the mold, soak it again, and work in to the seat's shape. That takes time and a slicker. For the finish I'll deglaze the leather to remove any unseen residue and apply Neatsfoot oil. 

[fredk]

excellento