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I have been working on a custom strap for the 1448 Silvertone. I started with a vintage leather and canvas belt from the 90s.

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Then this added leather came from an old boot, and I hand stitched it all together.

I pre-drilled all the holes and sewed it with two needles.

Loctite brand high-tech spray adhesive holds the leather together before sewing.

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Also a copper plated iron rivet secures the webbing.

It’s going to get a “vintage” suede shoulder pad next.

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I didn’t get that finished yet because
I ordered some new machine heads for the bobcat Guitar and they came today.

I took some time to get the head all set up and everything square. There was some fine-tuning with an X-Acto knife and sandpaper involved.

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Afterwards I had to fill all the original screw holes and touch up the paint. It took several rounds of paint & sanding to fill up the little dents. I used a heat gun to speed the drying.

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<blockquote data-quote="Ulu" data-source="post: 1303370" data-attributes="member: 34127">I have been working on a custom strap for the 1448 Silvertone. I started with a vintage leather and canvas belt from the 90s.[ATTACH=full]288919[/ATTACH]Then this added leather came from an old boot, and I hand stitched it all together.I pre-drilled all the holes and sewed it with two needles.Loctite brand high-tech spray adhesive&nbsp; holds the leather together before sewing.[ATTACH=full]288920[/ATTACH]Also a copper plated iron rivet secures the webbing.It’s going to get a “vintage” suede shoulder pad next.[ATTACH=full]288921[/ATTACH]I didn’t get that finished yet becauseI ordered some new machine heads for the bobcat Guitar and they came today.I took some time to get the head all set up and everything square. There was some fine-tuning with an X-Acto knife and sandpaper involved.[ATTACH=full]288917[/ATTACH]Afterwards I had to fill all the original screw holes and touch up the paint. It took several rounds of paint &amp; sanding to fill up the little dents.&nbsp; I used a heat gun to speed the drying.[ATTACH=full]288918[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ulu, post: 1303370, member: 34127"] I have been working on a custom strap for the 1448 Silvertone. I started with a vintage leather and canvas belt from the 90s. [ATTACH=full]288919[/ATTACH] Then this added leather came from an old boot, and I hand stitched it all together. I pre-drilled all the holes and sewed it with two needles. Loctite brand high-tech spray adhesive holds the leather together before sewing. [ATTACH=full]288920[/ATTACH] Also a copper plated iron rivet secures the webbing. It’s going to get a “vintage” suede shoulder pad next. [ATTACH=full]288921[/ATTACH] I didn’t get that finished yet because I ordered some new machine heads for the bobcat Guitar and they came today. I took some time to get the head all set up and everything square. There was some fine-tuning with an X-Acto knife and sandpaper involved. [ATTACH=full]288917[/ATTACH] Afterwards I had to fill all the original screw holes and touch up the paint. It took several rounds of paint & sanding to fill up the little dents. I used a heat gun to speed the drying. [ATTACH=full]288918[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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