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Great looking seat there Troy, way better than my first attempt. Can't wait to see the finished product.

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Thank you ALL very much!

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You know Troy, it's bad enough that you're turning out killer bike seats now that we all have to compete with. But you got an exercise mat for $5.86? I paid 20 bucks for mine. Now I'm mad.

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Wow Troy! Looks amazing, tooling is very nice and good in detail (yeah me too, the spokes)and the shine is just awesome on that seat so I gotta ask you what you used to finish it with?

Happy sewing!!

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Ok, I'm finally done with my first seat and I'd really relish your opinions... I have a tendancy to NEVER be happy with my own work... Please be honest...

I lightly wiped Leather Balm w/ Atom Wax on the natural leather to act as a blocker. I applied it ever so lightly as to NOT drive the Leather Balm into the carved and cut lines, leaving the raised areas covered in Leather Balm and the cut/stamped areas unblocked and able to absorb more of the dye. Then I hand buffed it to a medium shine. Then, dipped a rag in Eco-Flo Timber Brown and applied in a medium circular motion. The result is what you see. The, I applied Spray adhesive on the underside of the Pan, and attached a piece of leather to the underside of the seat for protection and looks! I riveted it in place and started punching holes by hand (202 in the bottom, 190 in the top to be exact). Once all the holes were punched, I laced it with Tan Latigo Lace. Once complete, I airbrushed a couple of light coats of Netsfoot Oil on it to seal the color in and weatherproof it.

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I'm going to deliver it today. I really think he'll be happy...

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Troy

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Oh yeah... Shirley... the mat came from a friend's exercise kit... but I did see the exact same mat in the CAMPING section @ Wally World for $5.86... They call it a "Sleeping Bag Pad"

Thank you for the compliment! :blush:

Troy

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An admirable first seat Troy, Lots better than my first seat, which NO ONE saw....except my son.. I personally like to make sure that I have steel against steel when mounting the seat. Depending on how its mounted and what mount is used the leather could be crushed during the bolt down process. A full leather back looks great but may not provide the most solid mount.

Good job.

David Theobald

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I love how it came out. You should really be proud. Now go make another one but with a skull on it damn it!!! LOL jk. Keep up the good work brotha.

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