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Old 08-03-13 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by orangeology
nope. a good friend of mine did. he's a leather artisan.
this was kinda prototype. he also restore/reconditioned a '60's Agda saddle for me.
the only prob with the hoods is that it's bonded to the lever. a true one-off.
in discussion with him on detachable/resuable hoods for the next projects, in fact.
will be adding more custom leather stuff in collaboration w him going forward—only where appropriate.
Neat. I've got to try to make a set of those, a'la that guy in Japan who does such nice work, or these.
Just need to find a piece of the proper leather. You say, "bonded to the lever". You mean, they are glued on?
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