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PostSubject: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptySun Oct 02, 2011 1:57 pm

Hi,My Monday night tech class is just about finished scratch ,So was woundering if anyone was keen to have a regular meet up to do some leather work drunken .Am no expert but have managed to turn out some alright stuff.Have plenty of tools to go round.
Would probley have get togetter somewhere first so can meet everyone.Dont want any doggie fuckers coming to my house and steeling my gear. Evil or Very Mad
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptySun Oct 02, 2011 2:52 pm

Ah well I guess that counts me out again. Laughing Shame that cause I was really looking forward to it.
Count me in mate I'll be there with bells on. And NO I havn't finished with your English Wheel yet thanks Wink
Lets have a meeting at a bar first and work out who's coming and who don't make the cut. Twisted Evil
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyTue Oct 04, 2011 8:16 pm

Woody wrote:
Ah well I guess that counts me out again. Laughing Shame that cause I was really looking forward to it.
Count me in mate I'll be there with bells on. And NO I havn't finished with your English Wheel yet thanks Wink
Lets have a meeting at a bar first and work out who's coming and who don't make the cut. Twisted Evil

All good with wheel,Take your time.

Have got access to a professonal sewing lady if anyone needs one. cheers
Would like to start in November.
Any ideas of what people would like to have a go at or see done would be helpful. scratch
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyTue Oct 04, 2011 8:27 pm

Cam

I'd like to have a go at:

(1) A little tool bag with straps or ties to which I can mount my Grease Monkeys badge.
(2) A seat cover
(3) A saddle bag
(4) Leather jacket and pants
(5) A leather couch
(6) A full size leather replica of the Titanic.

Probably just try (1) eh? cheers
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyTue Oct 04, 2011 8:46 pm

To many coffees today ah. bounce affraid bounce Razz
That list should keep you busy for awhile.
1 to 3 should be easy enough. Twisted Evil
I would like to have a go at a cafe racer seat.
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyWed Oct 05, 2011 8:40 am

Can I do it as a correspondence course? Laughing
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyWed Oct 05, 2011 9:26 am

Cam wrote:
To many coffees today ah. bounce affraid bounce Razz
That list should keep you busy for awhile.
1 to 3 should be easy enough. Twisted Evil
I would like to have a go at a cafe racer seat.

Awesome... this will be fun Cam. [Only one coffee so far today!] bounce
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyThu Nov 17, 2011 8:55 am

Got a venue sorted.Think I'll wait till next year to kick it off.
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyMon Feb 06, 2012 11:29 am

Gona start doin some leather work on Mondays 730 til 930 Twisted Evil .If anyones keen,PM me Suspect .
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyMon Feb 13, 2012 9:49 pm

I decided to redo a seat I made awhile ago.
[img]Leather work. IMG_0115[/img]

Going to make a new seat pan, with more up turn for all the power the ironheads gona have. affraid Laughing Razz
And put a mountain bike shock on it.
Made a sheetmetal template.To keep for the next one.
Also worked on design of the saddle bag I want to make. bounce

[img]Leather work. IMG_6451[/img]
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PostSubject: A flat seat will do fine mate   Leather work. EmptyTue Feb 14, 2012 8:13 am

POWER??????SPORTSTER????????Mate I think you have this all wrong, Just make the seat flat youll be fine Laughing pirat Rolling Eyes
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyTue Feb 14, 2012 9:11 am

Up turns Gona be on front for when I go down hills Razz
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyTue Feb 14, 2012 9:12 pm

Sweet. Seat looks good.
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyWed Feb 15, 2012 3:56 pm

Those seats are sweet Cam. Nice work!
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyMon Feb 20, 2012 10:23 pm

Thanks guys.Feel free to come make your own.A friend of mine{Mike/not on the net} came up to make a start on his.
[img]Leather work. IMG_7837[/img]
He had made the pan at home.So turned up mounting bungs while he worked on his design.
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyMon Mar 19, 2012 10:18 pm

Heres a photo of Mikes progress over three weeks. Twisted Evil
[img]Leather work. IMG_9231-1[/img]

Well got a retro rocker and a renergade but no monkeys. Sad
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyMon Mar 19, 2012 11:02 pm

verry good cam ull have to send me one over bounce bounce
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyTue Mar 20, 2012 6:41 am

fuck cam if I had the time I'd be there to,but just to busy
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyTue Mar 20, 2012 7:52 pm

PAN/SHOVEL wrote:
fuck cam if I had the time I'd be there to,but just to busy

All good.Havnt even started my projects so think it will be going for awhile.
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyMon Apr 02, 2012 10:45 pm

Mike has started his seat.
[img]Leather work. IMG_5582[/img]

And Glen has started his practice piece.
[img]Leather work. IMG_3059[/img]
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PostSubject: Re: Leather work.   Leather work. EmptyTue Sep 18, 2012 6:35 pm

First seat to come out of Monday leather work.
[img]Leather work. Photo-5[/img]
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