CR listers,
I'd say that Bill really knows his leathers better than most:
> http://www.eldoradostraps.com
>
His work is definitely in the spirit of our CR priorities, too: hand- made and custom-made products with terrific aesthetic values. Prepare to be enriched...
Jon Spangler Alameda, CA USA
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Silverman <rsilvercat@earthlink.net>
> Date: November 24, 2008 6:33:41 AM PST
> To: Jon Spangler <hudsonspangler@earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: CR posting, leather in business
>
> Jon:
>
> Check it out:
>
> http://www.eldoradostraps.com
>
> Bill Silverman
>
>
> On Nov 23, 2008, at 11:22 PM, Jon Spangler wrote:
>
>> Dear Bill,
>>
>> What do you do in your business? There are not many who who go
>> through that much leather...
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jon
>>
>>
>> On Nov 23, 2008, at 4:26 PM, classicrendezvous-
>> request@bikelist.org wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:04:18 -0800
>>> From: Silverman <rsilvercat@earthlink.net>
>>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>>> Subject: [CR]Re: Brooks Reshaping
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>>> Do NOT soak the B-17 in oil. What a mess! If you want to try
>>> reshaping the skirts, soak them in WATER and then let it dry while
>>> the skirts are blocked. By the way, you don't need to immerse the
>>> entire saddle in water; you can use a sponge to repeatedly moisten
>>> the leather skirts on the inside and outside. I feel reasonably
>>> certain about this advice, as my business uses hundreds of square
>>> feet of vegetable-tanned saddle grade leather each year. Or you can
>>> also do what I did with the skirts on my B-17: cut them off and
>>> "swallow-ize" the darned thing. It'll look great.
>>>
>>> Also, in regard to several postings of Brooks only using a select
>>> few
>>> die-cut pieces from an entire hide: most top quality hides are very
>>> consistent, with the exception of the belly portions. I find it
>>> hard
>>> to believe that Brooks wouldn't use as much of the hide as possible
>>> in crafting even their higher priced saddles.
>>>
>>> Bill Silverman
>>> Pasadena, CA, USA
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