Ian Report post Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) Had to take a break for a coffee and smoke and to get my hand uncramped from doing this background. Glad that part is done Edited March 15, 2009 by Ian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badjustice Report post Posted March 15, 2009 Man, I know you were pounding on that for days. Great job! It look real clean. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) Very nice and clean!! I love it!!! Now tell me plz that it won't be coloured black/black?? Tom Edited March 15, 2009 by TomSwede Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdb Report post Posted March 15, 2009 Okay, it just keeps getting better, and better from your shop! It's real hard to get large backgrounding even, but you pulled it off. Nice job, Ian. And that letter carving...wow! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Report post Posted March 16, 2009 Man, I know you were pounding on that for days. Great job! It look real clean. Matt Thanks Matt - if customers only knew how much time goes into their stuff. I don't know if I'm just slow or what, but there's about 10 hours into it so far Very nice and clean!! I love it!!!Tom No Tom, he wanted black, but I'm in my antiqued tan obsession right now, so I was able to talk him out of the black Nice job, Ian. And that letter carving...wow! Appreciate the complement Dave. I remember a couple of years ago when someone asked if I did tooled seats and I said "hell yeah". All I had was a handful of old Tandy tools someone had given me and I didn't have a clue how to use them. I haven't added many tools to the handfull and just make do with what I have, but now I have the tooling addiction going full blast, I think I might start investing in some better stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kustom Report post Posted March 16, 2009 Wow. Very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azrider Report post Posted March 16, 2009 That is a very clean job. I am still working on getting my backgrounding that even. How will the seat top be attached? There doesn't seem to be much room for lacing or sewing. (The construction process has really become interesting to me, just because its done with leather that you have already put so much time into.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Report post Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) That is a very clean job. I am still working on getting my backgrounding that even. How will the seat top be attached? There doesn't seem to be much room for lacing or sewing. (The construction process has really become interesting to me, just because its done with leather that you have already put so much time into.) I'm going to make this one with sides and top stitch the top to the sides. Yeah, I know, more often than I'd like to admit, I spend a ton of time in getting the pieces ready for the construction part and then making some stupid mistake in the last five minutes of putting it together. The seat I finshed last week came down to being about an 1/8 inch off center when I laced it together. The customer was pleased, but all I could see was that mistake. I swear to God, I've been depressed all week over that one. Here it is molded to fit the top - you can see the stitching groove Edited March 16, 2009 by Ian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobHall Report post Posted March 16, 2009 Looks great Ian! One suggestion; perhaps if you'd add just a little more background... lol. Great work, my friend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McJeep Report post Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Beauty seat Ian. What backgrounder gives that effect? Like the pebbling a lot :0) Rob Edited March 16, 2009 by McJeep Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Report post Posted March 16, 2009 Beauty seat Ian. What backgrounder gives that effect? Like the pebbling a lot :0)Rob Rob, that's Tandy's 294-03 and the small one that goes with it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McJeep Report post Posted March 16, 2009 kewl, I've seen that background on a few things here - like the effect. Tandy site doesn't list anything else as coming with it but hopefully my tandy guy will know - might not be the same in Canuckia ;0) Gracias once again amigo :0) Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottishshoemaker Report post Posted March 16, 2009 Hell i would have siezed up by now. Nice job really clean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
