At 04:48 PM 02/12/2007 -0800, David Snyder wrote:
>I have a worn-out Brooks Pro saddle and have the new leather that it
>needs to have riveted on, but I understand the job is quite a challenge
>without proper fixturing at the ready.
I presume you have taken the factory tour at
http://www.brookssaddles.com/
You will see there is a press that forms the leather into its shape. Whoever does this would need some such tooling. Another way would be to soak the hide in water and tie it around a male form to dry. I suppose a Swallow would be easier to make without such tooling. A shoemaker could probably do it if provided with enough pictures.
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada