Newbie Making Leather Washers

[Sumguy]

Thanks everyone,

I got all the work done and mounted on the bike. I've very happy with the end results (pic below). A couple of learnings - my punches had a centre punch but it seemed to get off centre, that made the discs not 100% symmetrical. I would have also used 4-5 oz leather instead of the heavier 6-7 oz that I bought. While I would have needed more discs cutting them out would have been easier and I'd likely get a better result too.

I've done an initial sanding to take the sharp edges off. I'll wait another week and let the weather a bit/get rained on/absorb some sweat and do a final sanding. I don't want them perfectly smooth as I want some grip.

Next project is a top tube protector - it will give me some practice sewing with an awl. Better to learn on a rough and ready runabout bike instead of my wife's cell phone sleeve.