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#Post#: 11678-------------------------------------------------- |
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Leather Bonnet Straps or Luggage/Fuel Tank Straps |
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By: Richard Holland Date: October 8, 2024, 4:47 am |
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If you want to have bonnet straps or luggage/mock fuel tank |
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straps? |
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For my CycleCar I bought 2 off matching horse stirrup straps. 49 |
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inches long with SS buckles. |
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The pair was �5 used. |
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Give them a good wash, then treat with saddle soap/ horse tack |
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cleaner /feeder. |
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As I have a nosed bonnet. I placed a buckle where I wanted it. |
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Cut off the end, where I would attach it to the car. I did this |
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with both. |
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I then had a shorter tail and a longer tail. |
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Swapped them so longer tail with longer buckle end. Shorter with |
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shorter. |
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Since then I have bought a whole bag of old horse tack at a car |
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boot for �2. |
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Needed a good scrub and was quite dry and hard. A good coating |
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of Vaseline and leather feeder. Left in a plastic bag for a week |
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to really soak in. Hey presto 👍 |
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I just made the tuck loop for these, from a leather offcut. |
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As per horse tack, you cut a long scarf joint, to stitch |
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together. |
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You make a neat row of holes with a home made tool that looks |
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like the end of a small fork. |
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Or you can mark and drill or mark and punch. |
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The other two are 44inch long new hide belts from Choice Outlet |
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Store. Brass buckles. �5 each. |
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Sort through as not all their belts are 100% leather. |
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Richard |
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"Inches Away from mm Perfect" |
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#Post#: 11681-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Leater Bonnet Straps or Luggage/Fuel Tank Straps |
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By: Jimr1999 Date: October 9, 2024, 4:04 am |
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Good looking straps Richard, and the leather will be top quality |
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considering what they have been used for. Very nice. |
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JimR |
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