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Not sure if it's the picture or your technique but your graphics seem to have smooth rounded edges to them - do you carve the design and then stamp etc, or is your work all done with stamps? Either way, it's a great look - just curious about your technique :)

I really have to do some playing around and teach myself to form leather - haven't tried it yet at all - looking forward to it :)

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tnx mcJeep!!

the roundness is a result of puting some rubbery spunge (very hard) under leather (between the leather and anvil)... that gives a slight roundness and 3d...

after stamping that peice of spunge was remuved... in fact I used it only under the leathers and the skellet... the seat is now about a year old, I saw it today and it kept the shape very well...

cheers,

Silk

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Nope, I was referring to the tooling itself - the edges of the lettering etc seem to have a nice round (as opposed to a sharp swivel blade carved edge) almost rolled edge to them

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not sure realy... most of my stuff is pure improvisation, I never read a single leathercraft book so it is all on first strike and very impulsive in my head :brainbleach: :D

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this one was laser engraved... I am very lucky to meet people with such bikes... you just cant go vrong with this...

ok, maybe someone can...

this is a repair that I did

before:

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and after:

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I wasnt to happy with result cause the engraved (the original) leather was to hard and thick... that is why the guy that made it couldnt shape it right...

the owner was unhappy couse the seat was hard and it gave him but pain i guess... for me it was as much work as making a new seat but the owner wanted this engraved leather peice to remain as it was... in the end he was very pleased and ordered a side bag also... :)

cheers,

Silk

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another seat for HD...

cheers,

silk

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An improvisation from last night... I ran out of spunge so I finished it this morning... it's a birthday prezent to a friend... :)

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seat - uncut

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seat - cut :)

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seat polished and lacquered...

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cheers,

silk

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Beautiful seat!

quick question. the bottom piece of leather(the red piece), is it the same size as the top(black)? or did you cut out all the inserts, then stitch them on?

An improvisation from last night... I ran out of spunge so I finished it this morning... it's a birthday prezent to a friend... :)

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seat - uncut

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seat - cut :)

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seat polished and lacquered...

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cheers,

silk

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Beautiful seat!

quick question. the bottom piece of leather(the red piece), is it the same size as the top(black)? or did you cut out all the inserts, then stitch them on?

Thanx!!

on the third picture you can see the bottom peice of leather... that is how Iglued it, then came the stitches and I cut around the stitches about 1 cm all around...

so, red piece is still in one piece :)) but cut so it is easyer to shape the seat...

cheers,

Silk

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Thanx!!

on the third picture you can see the bottom peice of leather... that is how Iglued it, then came the stitches and I cut around the stitches about 1 cm all around...

so, red piece is still in one piece :)) but cut so it is easyer to shape the seat...

cheers,

Silk

thanks. :cheers:

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this started with a sketch...

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started tooling the leather peice and somewhere along the line I searched the tube to find some usefull videos for tooling leather...

soon find out that I was a total ignorant in this area... but it was too late...

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I do like what I did but after looking at some videos I realised it could be done more simple and less trouble...

and the biggest problem was dying...

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my dyes are not water based so they stink like hell and give headache... that is not the only problem... this type of dyes are not ment for details, they tend to spill over edges... (it is more fluid and thin)

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in the end I am satisfied and the customer is too.. actualy he is ecstatic and I am too :)

I'll be buying some new tools and dyes, now I know what to look for...

cheers,

silk

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