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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
It shouldn't be that hard to cut a piece of wood to the desired shape, stretch a piece of soaking wet bull's hide over it, and let it dry like that. But will the leather harden enough to retain its shape in use?
I can cut the wood mold no problem, if anyone wants to volunteer to undertake the leathercraft....