Hard leaher cases

rudolf35 · 02-21-2011, 11:04 AM

I am on a hunt for some hard leather cases. The style of the teens and early 20's. Anyone ever see some for sale and where.

bgoodsoil · 02-21-2011, 02:35 PM

I've been thinking of making a set for one of my littler bikes. Leather's not hard to work with if you want to make a set. Leather is hardened simply by boiling it in water. 40 seconds is usually all it takes. It does shrink about 25% and it's stiff as a board afterwards so you'll need to do some planning on that.

there's a belt company on eBay called Leather by the Piece that sells their scraps for pretty cheap. Scraps are usually over a foot long and 8 inches wide.

02-21-2011, 11:04 AM	#1
rudolf35 ^OP Warped & Twisted Mind Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Arlington, TX Oddometer: 713	Hard leaher cases I am on a hunt for some hard leather cases. The style of the teens and early 20's. Anyone ever see some for sale and where. __________________ 2012 H-D Nightrod, 2005 H-D FXDC-I, 1999 Jeep Sahara, 1998 H-D XL1200S, 1973 Honda CL350 K5, 1971 BMW R60/5

02-21-2011, 02:35 PM	#2
bgoodsoil Dare to be Stupid Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Oddometer: 3,877	I've been thinking of making a set for one of my littler bikes. Leather's not hard to work with if you want to make a set. Leather is hardened simply by boiling it in water. 40 seconds is usually all it takes. It does shrink about 25% and it's stiff as a board afterwards so you'll need to do some planning on that. there's a belt company on eBay called Leather by the Piece that sells their scraps for pretty cheap. Scraps are usually over a foot long and 8 inches wide. __________________ '85 BMW r80G/S--Another G/S on the road--Central America on a Shoestring--Nova Scotia on a Shoestring--Never Leave a Man's Behind Proud SmugMug User Support ADV: Don't give those cheap bums your discount code

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