^^ Thanks- I have read those threads (that's where I got the word 'cantle'
). I thought I would try and see how it worked, get my hands dirty so to speak. Thanks for the tip on the Brooks rivets. I looked for a while at Tandy and could find nothing like them.
I have seen a wide variation in leather thickness with Brooks saddles. The leather I used was the same thickness as the stuff I removed and similar to other saddles I have. But a lot seems to depend on the actual leather itself and its own properties.
Thing is, this stuff is so easy! The rivets themselves are the hardest part. It only takes a few minutes to remove the leather portion. In the meantime, I have a saddle that works as opposed to one that didn't.