After endless changes

[hidepounder]

Beautiful workmanship David as always! I'm with everyone else...I can't imagine anyone not being blown away with your level of craftmanship and designs.

Bobby

[TroyS]

David,

Once again I'm mesmerized by your skills! Absolutely the cleanest tooling I've been privileged to see. I love how you use the lacing as a Design feature! As always, I wait patiently for your next "Work of Art" !!!!

Troy

[David]

Thanks all for the very kind comments.

I try to keep a customer "connected" with his seat build, so every night I take a picture and send it to them, so they can see the progress and watch their seat "come together".

This is the first customer that has taken these photographs as an opportunity to change the design. Even the sacred heart was an afterthought. It has been frustrating to say the least. After the seat was being assembled and he saw the progress, he demanded that the tiny swirls next to the star (on the back of the seat) HAD to be added. You can imagine my delight. I'm holding my breath when he sees the final color. This will be the one thing I can't change.... the saga continues.

Dave

[outcast]

I'm holding my breath when he sees the final color. This will be the one thing I can't change.... the saga continues.

Dave

Great looking seat David! Great design too. It looks great natural, but I don't get it. Why can't you change the color? It looks undyed yet to me, and could be dyed any color your customers money wants.

[David]

Great looking seat David! Great design too. It looks great natural, but I don't get it. Why can't you change the color? It looks undyed yet to me, and could be dyed any color your customers money wants.

Sorry Outcast, I didn't make myself clear..... The seat is to be dyed today and the customer will see it later today....

Then I can't make the change....after it's dyed.

Dave

Edited November 10, 2009 by David

[David]

Finally finished this. At least it is finished in my eyes.

This is darker than I usually like to go; but that was a customer request.

Dave

[outcast]

Nice color. It looks great.

[kytim]

Beautiful Job! What kind and colir of dye is that? What was the finish process?

[David]

Awesome seat David. Do you have a write up anywhere on how you do the lacing. I have never tried a weave like that and would like to try but I would like to learn from someone who does seats. Thanks

Workingman,

I don't have a write up on the lacing. It is a round braid or basketweave. Tandy leather sells a booklet called How to Lace. That is where I learned to do it.

Dave

[David]

Beautiful Job! What kind and colir of dye is that? What was the finish process?

KyTim,

The dye is a combination of Medium Brown and Saddle Tan Fiebings spirit dye. It was applied with an airbrush.

The antiquing paste is also Fiebings and is a compination of Medium Brown and Sheridan Brown.

Thus far there is no top coat, but, I'll probably use Leather Balm with Atom wax or Aussie Cream Conditioner.

Dave