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Old style Harley solo pan covered with 1/2" high density foam, 4 oz. single mill shoulder leather, dyed light/medium brown Fiebings, Super Shene finish and hand stitched.

Rick

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Very Nice...

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Nice classic look, nice and neat too!

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Thanks everyone. Ahhhhh....the joys of doing custom leatherwork. Client has decided the leather has too much grain and now wants a smoother look leather.

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@55rick Looking really good. Thanks for also showing the underside. 

I just talked to a friend today. He and his grown up son have managed to find a 1920 Indian Scout as a cardboard box project. I'll probably get the honour of making the seat for that. I was searching for inspiration when I read your post. 

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On 3/13/2019 at 12:32 PM, 55rick said:

Thanks everyone. Ahhhhh....the joys of doing custom leatherwork. Client has decided the leather has too much grain and now wants a smoother look leather.

Long as he is paying the bills . . . any style . . . any texture . . . any color . . . 

It's called full employment . . . 

May God bless,

Dwight

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There's no accounting for taste, beautiful work!

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On 3/13/2019 at 11:32 AM, 55rick said:

Thanks everyone. Ahhhhh....the joys of doing custom leatherwork. Client has decided the leather has too much grain and now wants a smoother look leather.

Although the customer is "always right", I whole heartedly disagree!

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1 hour ago, Leescustomleather said:

There's no accounting for taste, beautiful work!

My thoughts exactly that will wear well.

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On 3/11/2019 at 7:47 PM, 55rick said:

Old style Harley solo pan covered with 1/2" high density foam, 4 oz. single mill shoulder leather, dyed light/medium brown Fiebings, Super Shene finish and hand stitched.

Rick

solo seat top resized.jpg

solo seat underside 2 resized.jpg

I see this is an old post with a pre 1940 Harley seat pan with no vent holes. I have a few questions, one being how did you stretch the leather to form the leather around the nose area, what size thread was used and what sewing machine?

ps: The seat looks darn good!

Thanks!

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