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Originally Posted by
Steel Charlie
Using anything other than a punch on leather is barbaric. Brooks did NOT drill holes.
Nor did they punch-out the hole rows after they had put the cover on the saddle frame. Pulling and twisting to gain access to the under-neath is not optimal, especially for dried leather from (Sturmey era) 1980's.
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