Christian Bike Seat

[JohnD]

Beautiful seat and an excellent thread. Thanks for all the insight and info.

Also, Saw the Chop-off seat in person this weekend, awesome job, definitely a highlight of the bike.

[Roger]

very nice david! it's dark but not too dark.

[shirleyz]

Great thread David, and beautiful seat as always! Always admire your work. You are a great help to a lot of people, Kudos.

Your fan,

Shirley

[rdb]

Clean Carving work. Beautiful braiding. Well done.

Everytime I think about braiding, I look at all the holes to fill in, and go back to making a belt...lol

[Guest]

Thanks rdb,

Glad you like it. Braiding isn't as bad as you might think

Dave

[Amaral]

Ok now the front of the seat has its decorative lacing in place it is time to attach it to the seat pan and then start the final basketweave lacing.

When you begin to tie down the seat top; start in the middle of the seat at the front and back and tie down in both directions; it looks bad to start out, but as you continue, it will finally come together. Add a tie down on boths sides of the seat in front then both sides of the seat in the back.....I put a tie down in either every other hole or every third hole. Of course these are cut out as you get to them in your basketweave lacing.

This evening I start the basketweave that holds the whole thing together.

Dave Theobald

Dave,

I´d like to ask you a question about the patterns:

In the bottom one, how much you left off the seat pan?

And in the Top One, when you trace that, you go straight to the end of the padding and the beginning of the border of the seat pan?

Thanks for any information you can offer.

Edited March 26, 2009 by Amaral

[Amaral]

Dave,

I´d like to ask you a question about the patterns:

In the bottom one, how much you left off the seat pan?

And in the Top One, when you trace that, you go straight to the end of the padding and the beginning of the border of the seat pan?

Thanks for any information you can offer.

[McJeep]

Wow Dave, simply outstanding!

I might add that you probably aren't aware of just how big a service you are doing for this newbie when you post up a step by step like this. I'm always floored by your work and if I'm ever lucky enough to get to share some space with ya, choo gots mega cervesas coming my friend ;0)

Your braid has more over/under's than a normal round braid - how do you do that when not using a needle? (baffled)

Thanks again!

Rob

[Loydo50]

David,

Are you still doing the steps outlined below or have you found another technique. I am in the process of making my first seat and all of your post have been extremely helpful. Not to mention your craftsmanship is second to none!

"I create a top leather with all the holes punched and a bottom leather with just two holes punched on the centerline at the front and rear of the leather.

Then I tie the front to the rear using only those two holes on the centerline and with the pan and padding sandwiched in between. Now I can pull the two leathers together and mark the rear leather for all the other holes.

It is a slow but effective method."

Dave

[David]

David,

Are you still doing the steps outlined below or have you found another technique. I am in the process of making my first seat and all of your post have been extremely helpful. Not to mention your craftsmanship is second to none!

"I create a top leather with all the holes punched and a bottom leather with just two holes punched on the centerline at the front and rear of the leather.

Then I tie the front to the rear using only those two holes on the centerline and with the pan and padding sandwiched in between. Now I can pull the two leathers together and mark the rear leather for all the other holes.

It is a slow but effective method."

Dave

Yes still use this technique when starting a seat for a new pan.

Dave