David Posted July 3, 2009 Report Posted July 3, 2009 This seat was a challenge because of very little guidance from the customer. My instructions were No Tooling Brown seat Wants dark red contrasting stitching. That is pretty vague to say the least. I tried every shade of brown with the red stitching and it looked really bad. The red would just disappear on brown leather. It looked great on black however. So I made a seat that I had only done twice before. I used a suede insert and lots of lacing then added the red stitching to the black suede. The result is a pretty classy looking seat, in my opinion. Let me know what you think. This customer found me on my website and as it turned out, he lives less than three miles from me. David Theobald Quote
TomSwede Posted July 3, 2009 Report Posted July 3, 2009 A really beautiful seat David!! Very classy and elegant!! Great job!! Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Members Tina Posted July 3, 2009 Members Report Posted July 3, 2009 I can only agree, very classy. I like the clean look and do appriciate the time spent on the braiding David:-) Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Mike Craw Posted July 3, 2009 Report Posted July 3, 2009 Hey David! Your opinion is that it's a "pretty classy looking seat." TomSwede and Tina both like it, and I think it looks fantastic. The question is...what did your customer think of it??? Mike Quote My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference. Harry S. Truman
Members manfrommuc Posted July 3, 2009 Members Report Posted July 3, 2009 Hello David, a very nice seat it must not allways everything loaded with tooling sometimes less is more... I like it and then your customer will love it.............. greez Johann Quote keep the rubberside down http://www.harleyluja.de
David Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Posted July 3, 2009 Hey David!Your opinion is that it's a "pretty classy looking seat." TomSwede and Tina both like it, and I think it looks fantastic. The question is...what did your customer think of it??? Mike Hey Mike, Customer hasn't seen it yet. But I'll let you know. Dave Quote
Members Spinner Posted July 3, 2009 Members Report Posted July 3, 2009 Very nice and clean design David. It's also a cool visual collection of a bunch of lacing methods. thanks for sharing! Quote Chris Three Mutts Customs Leather - http://www.threemuttscustoms.com
MADMAX22 Posted July 3, 2009 Report Posted July 3, 2009 Looks great David, nice idea of the suede inlay. Quote
Members KcKenny Posted July 3, 2009 Members Report Posted July 3, 2009 I like it. Very classy, great braiding. I'm always impressed by the guys (and gals) who do these seats and post on this site. Quote Thanks to all of the artists who are willing to share their experience.
David Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Posted July 4, 2009 Thanks for taking a look everyone. My customer still hasn't seen the seat so I have no word on his reaction as yet. Dave Quote
Roger Posted July 4, 2009 Report Posted July 4, 2009 very classy looking seat david! i like the contrast of textures using the suade but wonder how it will hold up over time Quote
David Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Posted July 4, 2009 Like I said, I've done three of these now and have learned a couple things.... don't use light colored suede for a seat being sent to a bike shop....it is only a matter of time before the guy who just oiled the chain will install the seat! Other than that they work fine. Look at a horse saddle, most custom builders use a suede seat insert. Thanks for taking a look-see Dave Quote
Members kevinhopkins Posted July 4, 2009 Members Report Posted July 4, 2009 I can see where that thing might have "fought you all the way", but you can sure see that you won the battle! Kevin Quote
David Posted July 6, 2009 Author Report Posted July 6, 2009 Customer picked up his seat this evening and he loved it. I promised I would let you all know. I must say, I'm releaved as always. Thanks for all the comments, David Theobald Quote
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