I really want to manufacture my very own tensioned leather bicycle saddle, something like a Brooks B17. I want to bend the rails, manufacture the tensioning bolt set up at the front, press the rear metal frame and river the leather to the metal structure.

I’ve recently done a leather course and am confident that I’d be able to shape and make the leather part but less confident with the metal work.

Has anyone made their own or got any advice for bending the rails and making the pressed metal templates?