My handmade leather craft.

[smurv]

Part of you know some of my leather work from this bike:

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=301518

Some time ago i did recovery for my saddle. I bought some thread and leather. It was nothing special but works fine until today.

It was for me a great fun to make it. So i decided to read about leatherwork. Now, i make everything by my hands. Cut, dye finish, and all is made from vegetable-tanned leather and stainless steel.

This is results of 3 years my work on some standards bicycle product:

But the fact is that the most interesting thing will be custom made:

It's full rebuild, shell make from hardened leather, stitched by hand

I will update this thread with new works .

 

[Martin Rattler]

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Oddly enough, I have just ordered some leather to make up a couple of mud flaps as a first project so I am hardly going to be in competition, but that’s inspiring!

 

[gavr]

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Can I be a bit cheeky and suggest that somebody called the Polish Panto Butcher might be able to help you with a special decorative finish...

Only kidding :facepalm:

 

[smurv]

Go ahead Martin!

Ohh, Gavr

 

[foz]

I like the look of that, the saddle especially! I have a few saddle lined up for recovering, but only have fake leather and am not planning on stitching anything.

Can I ask where you got the leather from, and if it was expensive? And what sort of thread, needle, etc did you use for the stitching?

thanks!

 

[smurv]

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Thx Foz. I will post some recovering without stitching too.

I'm located in Poland, so i take all supplies from "neighborhood". Of course if it is possible. Leather bar tape is machine shewing. All others is hand made. Materials - in UK is much more shops etc to make big order, may be try www.abbeyengland.com... tandy leather is leatherworks "discounts" but i don't recommend them

Leather - polish tannery
Thread - i use "CT Point" from Italy (polyester), and starting using most classic line thread from France "Fil Au Chinois" but it's extremely expensive - used by Hermes Paris ...

 

[smurv]

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photos>words

 

[stevevw]

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Nice work

 

[PurpleFrog]

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Terrific work - especially the "brogue" saddle. I love the bar tape too!

 

[gavr]

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Terrific work - especially the "brogue" saddle. I love the bar tape too!

Strangely I thought I could almost smell leather coming off the computer when I saw that.