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My first seat...

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redline1968

Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
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Being a antique dealer winter is my down time no estate sales.. So I was looking at my pope seat.. it was hashed out and need to be restored. Well being board I started to try to make a seat. At least it was a time burner if nothing else. since I have a large amount of antique leather I’ve been hoarding for a while. I started to work. Most of the original seat was there but dried and missing parts so I free handed the design. Once I cut it out I started on mounting it to the frame.. there wasn’t any sewing so it wasn’t to bad. After I got it on i reshaped the leather and free handed the design not to the original but age appropriate..... I know it’s not perfect but it’s done by hand no serious tools just a screwdriver, pencil , fingernail ,rivets and scissors. Low budget tools and plenty of time.. it took 8 hours and made the day go fast... . Next I wrote the original script on to the leather and tooled it out with my “tools”.. i embellished the edging via my fingernail and screwdriver. Last I oiled it with light leather oil... The old leather darkened out nicely. So here is my seat. I think I’ll invest in a free tools but keep it simple for the next one.....lol.
 
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Wow thank you ...I appreciate that... my wife said it looked great but being the creator you always see the flaws not the results. I will do some to sell down the line. I did enjoy it. Here it is on my pope with the seat.
 
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