Hi guys! This is a photo reference of how I made the saddle for this bike:
Raw leather piece from store:
Mold made of wood:
At this stage you soak the leather in water for 24 hours and then:
Leave it to dry inside, for a day or two till it's firm.
Then you trim it to shape:
You can put some detail to it if you want to,
And apply some tint to it
Hope you like it and make your own leather saddle,
Cheers!
![23622289_1103553976441459_977596329136293334_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a10/a109445d99766face381f2eefd9c8a51.jpg)
Raw leather piece from store:
![22852978_1091019277694929_3422764555037242077_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a90/a90645723d7e978aff84f684a21cb6fe.jpg)
Mold made of wood:
![22780186_1091019307694926_963484312858237312_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d73/d73c8d0a5191517e91da80439014b159.jpg)
At this stage you soak the leather in water for 24 hours and then:
![22730607_1091019317694925_6181045158405540172_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/f30/f3076f3e19414fa988c526b8e88c50f3.jpg)
![22853394_1091019354361588_3106654653604944428_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a63/a6311ecf8253888597bc3c90790fe779.jpg)
Leave it to dry inside, for a day or two till it's firm.
Then you trim it to shape:
![22788807_1091019394361584_1623305703869415277_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/568/5686532ea975d2edf5fd18f85c9dd89d.jpg)
You can put some detail to it if you want to,
![22789188_1091019421028248_2241573577058031915_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/444/444028732bc59fc1a67b819e04fe87b5.jpg)
![22814358_1091019457694911_8456758021567330451_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/f9a/f9a91441f0afc3fade5111e2bc33a651.jpg)
![22780279_1091019477694909_1197978731320446906_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d68/d6847bb1c132df1ba1f04707e5c6a4e4.jpg)
And apply some tint to it
![22780552_1091019554361568_5040618584263411190_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/f49/f49ed3517ab5aa742cd9b8f70c76c561.jpg)
![22815608_1091019597694897_5482851675165740726_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d76/d761cc57ba4691ea2e5f5384075eea29.jpg)
![22853201_1091019674361556_4761309781158636272_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/445/44501b87cf7266bc0b2b3939390308c2.jpg)
![22853132_1091019731028217_5815640481096688570_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/199/199bfbc4a9a26a9c592f4dc56bc2ada7.jpg)
![22853017_1091019757694881_6296162188798390501_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/68f/68fa3a0cd0acac9b98a86dd036e49aad.jpg)
Hope you like it and make your own leather saddle,
Cheers!