Members chriscraft Posted July 7, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 7, 2013 The seats I'm making are for vintage bicycles and use a springer undercarriage. I'm only building the seat and attaching original undercarriages that are supplied. I plan to slowly move up to vintage springer type motorcycle solo seats and my 17 y/o son will take over building the current bicycle seats. Quote
Members chriscraft Posted July 7, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 7, 2013 (edited) Here is my basic non tooled seat in black using 4oz veg tan for the top and 8oz on bottom. Stitched with size 346 bonded thread top/bottom. What leather thickness are most using on these custom solo seats? Edited July 7, 2013 by chriscraft Quote
Members benlilly1 Posted July 7, 2013 Members Report Posted July 7, 2013 If you're going to use those weights of leather, I'd put the 8oz on the top and 4oz on the bottom. Are you sewing with a machine or hand? Quote
Members chriscraft Posted July 8, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 8, 2013 If you're going to use those weights of leather, I'd put the 8oz on the top and 4oz on the bottom. Are you sewing with a machine or hand? Just wanted to make the non tooled seat a little softer ride by using 4oz. on top. On my tooled seats I'm using 8-9oz. HO on top. These are being sewn by machine. Quote
Members chriscraft Posted July 11, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 11, 2013 Another tooled seat I'm working on. It's not dry yet. Quote
Members chriscraft Posted July 12, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 12, 2013 Here is the dried leather seat top. Gonna take a stab at antiquing this one today. Quote
Members chriscraft Posted July 16, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) Tried a water base antique gel on this one. Then when dried used Pro oil dye applied with airbrush and faded my edges with dark brown pro oil. Will have to see what others are using and get better at this. This was tooled on 8-9oz. HO and will be stitched with a wheat colored 346 bonded tread at 5 stitches per inch. Chris Edited July 16, 2013 by chriscraft Quote
Members Madhatterxlch Posted July 23, 2013 Members Report Posted July 23, 2013 simply beautiful work. Quote
Members chriscraft Posted July 25, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 25, 2013 Finished the bicycle saddle today. Right now I'm cutting my own steel pans but will be farming out the work and get them water jet cut locally. I'm waiting on the cost quote for these 10g pans. Quote
Members chriscraft Posted July 27, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 27, 2013 Here's a pic of my Springer Basic Saddle installed on this custom vintage 1940's bike. Quote
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