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Step 2Measure twice, cut once.
Now you have to measure the leather to the saddle size, and mark it for cutting. Tightly wrap the leather over the saddle, and mark the edges. Then draw a 10mm (~1/2 inch) offset around the saddle edge marks. Finally I added a longer edge for the nose since my saddle has a screw there which can be used as an extra fastener for the leather.
Cut the leather using scissors. I used pinking shears (zig-zag scissors), cuts look way cooler and professional. Zig-zag cutting may also help folding the concave edges, the edges won't crumble too much.
Cut the leather using scissors. I used pinking shears (zig-zag scissors), cuts look way cooler and professional. Zig-zag cutting may also help folding the concave edges, the edges won't crumble too much.
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Mar 2, 2011. 2:35 AMnoel0leon
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Nice instructable. One suggestion, use a scrap piece of fabric to mark out the size for cutting and use it to see if it fits properly. Then use that template to cut out the leather. Saving you a possibly expensive mistake if the template is wrong
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