I'm reviving this thread since I didn't want to start a new one...

Well, I finally did it! I "Swallowed" my approx. 30yr old Brooks Professional Select saddle today, and it was easy. It took about two minutes to lay out where I wanted to cut with brown packageing tape and another two or three minutes to cut the sides off using a high-speed (10,000 RPM) air-powered die grinder with a 120 grit sanding disc. I did this on my ten-minute break at work with plenty of time left over.

This guy at work gave me this saddle because it was too uncomfortable for him. He way overdid it with the Brooks Proofide because the leather under the saddle was almost ruined, and the tin of Proofide he gave me with it was almost gone!

Looks good, too, but probably not as professional looking as the ones The Fixer had done. I'll have to post a pic later.