TomSwede Report post Posted March 10, 2010 Finally got my first seat done. I don't count the funnybike seat since it's too much a special job. This a really big seat and I must say that the hardpart is to figure out the patterns to cut from. I have developed a tehnique that I'm gunna finepolish on next seat and put together a tutorial. Basially I use a special thin foam that you usually put under floortiling becasue it mimics leather quite well. Just glued it on the padded seatpan with a special spray glue that allows you to take the foam off without ruining itthen I put the foam onto paper and made the templates by making an outline that was just a bit wider than the foam. Putting on and aligning all the lacing holes...oboooy. That is not an easy thing to explain. A simplified mexican roundbraid is used to keep the top and bottom together. 5mm wide, couldn't get kangaroo so I used deer wich was the only thing I could find. The braid goes out in opposite directions fom the back of seat to folloew the lines of the carving. It was very hard to close it at the narrowest point of the seat since it meet itself in opposite direction. I wish I could have made it better but I couldn't get anymore lace from my supplier so happy that it was just enough to finish the braid. Hope you like it and as usual I'm open to criticism!!! Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted March 10, 2010 Thats freakin cool Tom. Great job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Report post Posted March 10, 2010 Tommy this is beautiful. The best things you have done so far. This will set off the bike in which it finds itself!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TroyS Report post Posted March 10, 2010 That's VERY nice! I really like the color combination! Keep up the great work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dscott Report post Posted March 10, 2010 great seat color and design looks great Dscott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Report post Posted March 10, 2010 Very nicely done. I like this a lot. Keep up the great work Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdinUK Report post Posted March 10, 2010 Thats really nice, I like the braiding and colouring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted March 10, 2010 MY O MY.........man you have came a long way.....seat is Fantastic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdb Report post Posted March 10, 2010 Spidey would be pleased! Good job, Tom. Looks like you can add another product to the line. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abn Report post Posted March 10, 2010 Tom, I love the color combination and the clean carving. Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatheroo Report post Posted March 10, 2010 great seat tom...have u started the next one yet??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bustedlifter Report post Posted March 13, 2010 El neato finito! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arbalet12 Report post Posted March 13, 2010 Beautiful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McJeep Report post Posted March 14, 2010 Nice! Did you use a modeling tool to bevel the spider web? Just noticed that the carved line is very uniformly deeper than the beveling. Looks great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted March 14, 2010 Thank you very very much all of you!!!! I used a regular beveler on both sides of the web carving line. Wellcased and very carefully. The beveler easily slides on top of the opposite beveled side so gotta be careul with that. I have no order for a new seat at the moment but thinking I might make something for demo purposes with the pans I have laying around. We'll see. Meanwhile I post this shot of the seat onbike. It is not painted yet. It'll be black and red...I'm gunna like this bike :-) Thanks bunches all!! Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McJeep Report post Posted March 14, 2010 Very nasssssss ;0) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sasquatch Report post Posted March 16, 2010 Wow Tom, I followed this one on your blog, turned out better than I had imagined. Nice work!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted March 17, 2010 Thank you McJeep and Sasquatch!!! I've been very inconsistent on my blog post but try to keep it up. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dscott Report post Posted March 17, 2010 thats going to look great Dscott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pancho47 Report post Posted March 17, 2010 Thats a nice job,good clean lines.I like it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tnoisaw Report post Posted March 17, 2010 With that as a demo I'm sure work will be coming your way. Great job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted March 23, 2010 Thanks alot good people!! Yeah I think I'll put up a seat for demo use aswell to attract more attention, loved making it even though getting the cutting templates to match was not very easy. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
