tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499007339440600562024-02-20T00:11:32.146-08:00Skully ChopsSkullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-60833261023093616732010-09-01T02:41:00.001-07:002010-09-01T03:02:55.168-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmdSg4F-c7TFWJUdVQqXBgl7iJ6wb6M516ns2u1tAWwzT07pFilg5ZSeD2Xsi_bOQqJgXJduZas-C3DbNRYD9pdgN8I0MokJg6M0SnaDAWchL8XQCaOeLgsY2KIxglSw54eHaaRc_wfk/s1600/DSC00659.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511883212147808258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmdSg4F-c7TFWJUdVQqXBgl7iJ6wb6M516ns2u1tAWwzT07pFilg5ZSeD2Xsi_bOQqJgXJduZas-C3DbNRYD9pdgN8I0MokJg6M0SnaDAWchL8XQCaOeLgsY2KIxglSw54eHaaRc_wfk/s320/DSC00659.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyz5UtJ4p44DzGTRivASe0zUtu4XKrEH5saONOgtAsQeZGHVYMHJTbQXYT4cNsVXPBHqrhcb46T2WGEvD2_FDPgJdAst3v0HsryDtVQzMUivYOiDW_fuAppxbcIoAZ1ACEbBWx1N-DXI/s1600/DSC00661.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511883209035847426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyz5UtJ4p44DzGTRivASe0zUtu4XKrEH5saONOgtAsQeZGHVYMHJTbQXYT4cNsVXPBHqrhcb46T2WGEvD2_FDPgJdAst3v0HsryDtVQzMUivYOiDW_fuAppxbcIoAZ1ACEbBWx1N-DXI/s320/DSC00661.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPselF0ARH-g7lFaBB2CVVKxjYLmGLnxMI41jf7w4F9-u1p_QcOvqMLMRL7wuVJPH37Qp11h9YizbXmy29hCm-Fu0GqcajxYBnyz4yt9Wc5kmOic3_hIODDxGYZ6DWIZF0kq5xA663C0I/s1600/DSC00655.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511883202889461042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPselF0ARH-g7lFaBB2CVVKxjYLmGLnxMI41jf7w4F9-u1p_QcOvqMLMRL7wuVJPH37Qp11h9YizbXmy29hCm-Fu0GqcajxYBnyz4yt9Wc5kmOic3_hIODDxGYZ6DWIZF0kq5xA663C0I/s320/DSC00655.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgi_KRkHLYgJ9gmeqn7FdgIkIJdUyz_N59Lxc6oVJmOA9Ew-cg9M3q565xhnPYtdnWVKBL2PFudQsdWpqfsFwC6wBrfWnico9I4vlz9ydEHw2YRoOT4n4kY4D9uaHgOQaV_uKtjhQrjXY/s1600/DSC00658.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511883195416636594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgi_KRkHLYgJ9gmeqn7FdgIkIJdUyz_N59Lxc6oVJmOA9Ew-cg9M3q565xhnPYtdnWVKBL2PFudQsdWpqfsFwC6wBrfWnico9I4vlz9ydEHw2YRoOT4n4kY4D9uaHgOQaV_uKtjhQrjXY/s320/DSC00658.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Been a while since I posted any saddles on here.<br /></div></div><div><br /><div>But here's two I just sorted, the first one, for Bruno, that was a gentle chop as the saddle is so old and cracked. The lettering looks nice on the old top.<br /></div><div>The other one is a gift so I put it back in it's packaging and added a little sticker to say it's one of mine.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-81573624121980512922009-05-19T08:26:00.000-07:002009-05-19T08:28:11.625-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6P3IVB4qlv5SJnM9qdzGvYX-HFwjnLgtJ_RJVPhuT4xrOGZSc4m2mq0gBEuD8wc03Z8xwnjPkNYLIbVkhyvx4pX70lypiDWoxmYY2KczUNlYPBNTGEirMKrXMjjvJhR3FeIfbESpXPsY/s1600-h/DSC00010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337557192445313858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6P3IVB4qlv5SJnM9qdzGvYX-HFwjnLgtJ_RJVPhuT4xrOGZSc4m2mq0gBEuD8wc03Z8xwnjPkNYLIbVkhyvx4pX70lypiDWoxmYY2KczUNlYPBNTGEirMKrXMjjvJhR3FeIfbESpXPsY/s320/DSC00010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONIfIszutPv1nlAXabmOSxjvbtHMmSxfXhE8dT6eiYnQMO0vgLSTteZzPB6ir3NEt2wSuQKRfPB6ffxQkEaOYgmrbHbzH3BOLHjYzahMCzSwRIWFYlFud6gNELeNNNGp0eO2a0S3HAHw/s1600-h/DSC00008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337557185409288530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONIfIszutPv1nlAXabmOSxjvbtHMmSxfXhE8dT6eiYnQMO0vgLSTteZzPB6ir3NEt2wSuQKRfPB6ffxQkEaOYgmrbHbzH3BOLHjYzahMCzSwRIWFYlFud6gNELeNNNGp0eO2a0S3HAHw/s320/DSC00008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjnbtrcpYK9s0owVj3gHIpYawPSVlfIZ2hn5WLMrzP2TFvWd4YqusUe5RjIvM2weg_L3nLoIFZ1maD7g9wiNcaAsCapXHWKEn3PDD3xqccnjSnmO4dYdavI-x8w0-BGSICSIwkgTtaWU/s1600-h/brooks2%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337557184658247826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjnbtrcpYK9s0owVj3gHIpYawPSVlfIZ2hn5WLMrzP2TFvWd4YqusUe5RjIvM2weg_L3nLoIFZ1maD7g9wiNcaAsCapXHWKEn3PDD3xqccnjSnmO4dYdavI-x8w0-BGSICSIwkgTtaWU/s320/brooks2%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYqO8g_kuc6So3Vake33EJHyZF_Inoskirzh3Kom7_mhe-mXRkhoQqtUZiP-JKXUj1Bo4MHsdpkmWPbQ34-uiGSet6xpKRtt1BhDrMg68XWzqhMCrh9ywJG24IeAw7ZG5A0FlECkmvCU/s1600-h/brooks1%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337557182106295842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 163px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYqO8g_kuc6So3Vake33EJHyZF_Inoskirzh3Kom7_mhe-mXRkhoQqtUZiP-JKXUj1Bo4MHsdpkmWPbQ34-uiGSet6xpKRtt1BhDrMg68XWzqhMCrh9ywJG24IeAw7ZG5A0FlECkmvCU/s320/brooks1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYbSd74oWLdQknczVy5O6wr9hk8vpxdhntCVmSmSS-yXfLWJiSHT-nLNiUKoEaUkbXcurkh4J-nfmH65r7-hAqSG74KNevfujFknm8op-Rd8gabkP0dA7EG8ag6RY_0ffXQkJfKu52Cg/s1600-h/3009_72728305963_620000963_2083556_3551995_n%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337557178701529058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYbSd74oWLdQknczVy5O6wr9hk8vpxdhntCVmSmSS-yXfLWJiSHT-nLNiUKoEaUkbXcurkh4J-nfmH65r7-hAqSG74KNevfujFknm8op-Rd8gabkP0dA7EG8ag6RY_0ffXQkJfKu52Cg/s320/3009_72728305963_620000963_2083556_3551995_n%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>and some more:</div></div></div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-35703967839261174152009-05-19T08:14:00.000-07:002009-05-19T08:26:54.075-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZCMydbjyUqevMqk5KQ457-tDb9kwG-0PVgdjSGwQX7ONtkB-9F64S7KTrAx27UCipjGcT0pcFtWflYaOJN3TJ-mj53_XXRRhhlvaVlvahQf-zm0Ey2geR02y_bhuWJ4PLXPObysN0Qg/s1600-h/3511984915_f1b1d9eb48%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337556848271768130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 182px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZCMydbjyUqevMqk5KQ457-tDb9kwG-0PVgdjSGwQX7ONtkB-9F64S7KTrAx27UCipjGcT0pcFtWflYaOJN3TJ-mj53_XXRRhhlvaVlvahQf-zm0Ey2geR02y_bhuWJ4PLXPObysN0Qg/s320/3511984915_f1b1d9eb48%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIfMmQJBNbZflV1aiol2msFnNFg94MtK6NnbCOWpEKIgH8Y4DwJzxxxnu3Cw_TXDzF7HjPa1vgXqTukQFx8_RiOY7egkuYgQ2Pa_yrBPe6becAaftjg4-x1kW2E4SfXsYZVaJz6XulG4/s1600-h/3508881976_9695993e61%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337556844224976674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIfMmQJBNbZflV1aiol2msFnNFg94MtK6NnbCOWpEKIgH8Y4DwJzxxxnu3Cw_TXDzF7HjPa1vgXqTukQFx8_RiOY7egkuYgQ2Pa_yrBPe6becAaftjg4-x1kW2E4SfXsYZVaJz6XulG4/s320/3508881976_9695993e61%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXCpiwj6Cx39C4z1ZyTNpucRe8eKP1C_Z1RXujaE3M94_ysDcUTQFeai-0cnMlSwmgb7W2QBmTvhEgWu0xjUvnxQAwKRT2E0U8Wb1QYDKE0ZEaj0yeIa-SU4HA8y2-n8gmh0v6VCxTvI/s1600-h/7556d1238157213-skully-3%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337556843841754098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXCpiwj6Cx39C4z1ZyTNpucRe8eKP1C_Z1RXujaE3M94_ysDcUTQFeai-0cnMlSwmgb7W2QBmTvhEgWu0xjUvnxQAwKRT2E0U8Wb1QYDKE0ZEaj0yeIa-SU4HA8y2-n8gmh0v6VCxTvI/s320/7556d1238157213-skully-3%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaZeNpsXFael2pOTLW2Gg3YBzkclWJqH9t6V50Ua1zit2EgQn1NO4xLnwm1PwFcahAyRbwXySiHrOD9uf-HVHd2IIyxUh8P9myAtvigJDmUxTEmJYaBt43QKCBRGZfsKq4zM1bKWaYCQ/s1600-h/7554d1238157213-skully-1%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337556833219879010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaZeNpsXFael2pOTLW2Gg3YBzkclWJqH9t6V50Ua1zit2EgQn1NO4xLnwm1PwFcahAyRbwXySiHrOD9uf-HVHd2IIyxUh8P9myAtvigJDmUxTEmJYaBt43QKCBRGZfsKq4zM1bKWaYCQ/s320/7554d1238157213-skully-1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYcrsff01NXtcr7w8GjB12ibqCCw_o-NlRkDC4Q-19B2EN31qnjYYHb_ubJbJM4rweCuTxYYgWpnEX4W5DHXj3q46mDo2JIbHDa70yq9rlrwdnz_ZB9wUChLL9OBB-w-eHDBDM9X0xUI/s1600-h/DSCN3863.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337556829975106226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYcrsff01NXtcr7w8GjB12ibqCCw_o-NlRkDC4Q-19B2EN31qnjYYHb_ubJbJM4rweCuTxYYgWpnEX4W5DHXj3q46mDo2JIbHDa70yq9rlrwdnz_ZB9wUChLL9OBB-w-eHDBDM9X0xUI/s320/DSCN3863.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Been a while since I bothered posting anything here, but here's some recent stuff done over the last few months.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-34656062049710844992009-01-30T06:01:00.001-08:002009-01-30T06:06:36.649-08:00'Pryally' aka Mark in Manchester sent me this brown B17N. First time time I've chopped a pristine new saddle. It was slightly tougher than one that's been ridden, but has come out well. Cheers Mark.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRILdr-UUenIAfqxN_SuvAsHlnoB3-P2SKD9AEqgVTIhVeoQPwAozjgAmUt1deIn_yqcY3dXH9cWrnAg93u2JdwiUfuoyQkC746PR4IR2sq2hab7GLnFI-L0fJy-NCBhoBITOpJ2rsDcE/s1600-h/DSCN3875.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297087465491163218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRILdr-UUenIAfqxN_SuvAsHlnoB3-P2SKD9AEqgVTIhVeoQPwAozjgAmUt1deIn_yqcY3dXH9cWrnAg93u2JdwiUfuoyQkC746PR4IR2sq2hab7GLnFI-L0fJy-NCBhoBITOpJ2rsDcE/s320/DSCN3875.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0pj6D3yHocWZNRmxwt5s_4Z2hV6DHLXkvzOpH_nSPyJisnQbBHNEZHG2VhGLiEVrncp2B8XcpflzdT47zVYWJ9yBBlO76VQQPWusvukg_aoOhYHq1awU4eNL2nGJkaMvgZtuCtFupQI/s1600-h/DSCN3874.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297087292203611090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0pj6D3yHocWZNRmxwt5s_4Z2hV6DHLXkvzOpH_nSPyJisnQbBHNEZHG2VhGLiEVrncp2B8XcpflzdT47zVYWJ9yBBlO76VQQPWusvukg_aoOhYHq1awU4eNL2nGJkaMvgZtuCtFupQI/s320/DSCN3874.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xCjRqpoQF1w_-XMfaxwr0RUNQ9BdQ_sZS4Lumq6E22lQfm3dWM0NuxZ8j_B0saijRyOjg4u9flWXbJ_oiNHxMDqB1YZr-za7JnCrfHTccQwkE2tDDmEFZAgjxKLzQEAnCC7gYV2SWEY/s1600-h/DSCN3876.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297087291357647730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xCjRqpoQF1w_-XMfaxwr0RUNQ9BdQ_sZS4Lumq6E22lQfm3dWM0NuxZ8j_B0saijRyOjg4u9flWXbJ_oiNHxMDqB1YZr-za7JnCrfHTccQwkE2tDDmEFZAgjxKLzQEAnCC7gYV2SWEY/s320/DSCN3876.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-37933377276924813132009-01-28T02:28:00.000-08:002009-01-28T02:36:08.880-08:00Aaron from Brixton (aka Stevo_com ) gave me B17 on Monday night, I chopped and stamped his name on it on Tuesday night, he should have it back on Wednesday night ... not bad!<br />Enjoy, Aaron.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnXH-rh_7Ezq0s5BP3DY0xZQ3OpBWpMANq2VmqqfnpWIlA9r8U7vFqlW2Er46MqswWqEmpsUpfOjDLTNdW3MuOeOuvZiKmrfvQ5u3W35chN4v4e0dwpswIoyO4KuYDIIMsekKWcjsL3A/s1600-h/DSCN3858.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296290149474118658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnXH-rh_7Ezq0s5BP3DY0xZQ3OpBWpMANq2VmqqfnpWIlA9r8U7vFqlW2Er46MqswWqEmpsUpfOjDLTNdW3MuOeOuvZiKmrfvQ5u3W35chN4v4e0dwpswIoyO4KuYDIIMsekKWcjsL3A/s320/DSCN3858.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OIMphT-OLGudf_0IxBReB9QtzxJ94KWAwkB0_oulJPFccZ85YxkJ3XF7wSOpxAx6qqcXahZvUfF6t_3neYrPbktDGTrLPFdO2X0uYnCK3ByosNLhHjAqWQDahFPpsNaqIz_ljgXfNkc/s1600-h/DSCN3859.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296290150572987506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OIMphT-OLGudf_0IxBReB9QtzxJ94KWAwkB0_oulJPFccZ85YxkJ3XF7wSOpxAx6qqcXahZvUfF6t_3neYrPbktDGTrLPFdO2X0uYnCK3ByosNLhHjAqWQDahFPpsNaqIz_ljgXfNkc/s320/DSCN3859.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRwpzcwx4XFsVOD3krAC4r-W-AZgnrc6-CF5y285hWrn9T5VMxLoFSkyxoWngmflgW9-Te2aR9L7vrDWTPDpfu5RowfCbygrKsUqBl8V5c8ATFmWT0CnM50ruKCV2i4DKs-91glgbWJw/s1600-h/DSCN3857.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296290144093279490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRwpzcwx4XFsVOD3krAC4r-W-AZgnrc6-CF5y285hWrn9T5VMxLoFSkyxoWngmflgW9-Te2aR9L7vrDWTPDpfu5RowfCbygrKsUqBl8V5c8ATFmWT0CnM50ruKCV2i4DKs-91glgbWJw/s320/DSCN3857.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Here's James' aka GrowUp's nice split leather affair has come back to me, now looking a bit smoother after playing some polo with it, for some letters to be added. Cheers James.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCIecWaXwr8F8AnLcHKVNJ7KkY3UkZxLYwZ5HxApRs3pnLecz0U2NgpAHm2qqskN3-KkBX19YPUx9c0lSxUewTjHtMTcHq0DNudxXa8RLk1Z9JFOeTF8CYPmrO2rzNhBSX_b6iW5yP7U/s1600-h/DSCN3856.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296290142806862914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCIecWaXwr8F8AnLcHKVNJ7KkY3UkZxLYwZ5HxApRs3pnLecz0U2NgpAHm2qqskN3-KkBX19YPUx9c0lSxUewTjHtMTcHq0DNudxXa8RLk1Z9JFOeTF8CYPmrO2rzNhBSX_b6iW5yP7U/s320/DSCN3856.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-14173660950695243622009-01-21T04:19:00.000-08:002009-01-21T04:24:54.498-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HnaEmwep0vnO0TbxXW-gmB2Xgv4rGmNdAY19HPbQrfMHxESTsaUHgrVw2lQkgPxEQw4dBKuUiq70J6RrlCRpuwMvGdTM0COzJfbmCGLJPUI7jjMIK9vXBSmJdIfb3UxJBRJAr73zRTc/s1600-h/DSCN2617.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293721418422455666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HnaEmwep0vnO0TbxXW-gmB2Xgv4rGmNdAY19HPbQrfMHxESTsaUHgrVw2lQkgPxEQw4dBKuUiq70J6RrlCRpuwMvGdTM0COzJfbmCGLJPUI7jjMIK9vXBSmJdIfb3UxJBRJAr73zRTc/s320/DSCN2617.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINqZUZtS6-40CNwH7sEDRnCbD7wkkctNRjmfHXT6Q3HcS28-lfFX93G6wdy5uV_VJJzDkmFg6JRJgMywTY83LszLkslLP8Fiqh5DPsRMnJ0R5hwbApi3uc1GixH9nGS5V2jC7Kq7dPMQ/s1600-h/DSCN2618.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293721413799616002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINqZUZtS6-40CNwH7sEDRnCbD7wkkctNRjmfHXT6Q3HcS28-lfFX93G6wdy5uV_VJJzDkmFg6JRJgMywTY83LszLkslLP8Fiqh5DPsRMnJ0R5hwbApi3uc1GixH9nGS5V2jC7Kq7dPMQ/s320/DSCN2618.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzzgnJ2WnWLnx4ellwCG8-0hobB5gkqtlSfh3xYszS5JCF0dzAFxgaxciYFHdOq3XcfAfS44_1r6ZBXhuziI0XrnJOkW28SGTn1a9BLPvA2Awt7htLjG34yPgM8j5zAX8BCortJRA0GI/s1600-h/DSCN2616.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293721409227893634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzzgnJ2WnWLnx4ellwCG8-0hobB5gkqtlSfh3xYszS5JCF0dzAFxgaxciYFHdOq3XcfAfS44_1r6ZBXhuziI0XrnJOkW28SGTn1a9BLPvA2Awt7htLjG34yPgM8j5zAX8BCortJRA0GI/s320/DSCN2616.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>BigTed's (aka Ed, of Herefordshire) B17N. Chopped, tied, nise trim, 'ED' letters, all after blocking it out. It was quite seriously sagged, but some careful reshaping has done wonders and it looks like the original shape again. Hope it rides nicely.</div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-37731129420244077612009-01-15T02:45:00.001-08:002009-01-15T02:51:44.256-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHF1fNIbm-Jq9ZbURM5TGop9-VdSq2eOA4duJLAeOugB_AZRvLNsEObhzgiLhne82IiA2BZY8uxIwxSkszQa4q2fSIQHoNbKqRWJ5nj9Bc5J7QQT4OYV84iBb-d8ZJlhowiPl9K1Q0KWc/s1600-h/DSCN2611.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291471278294314290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHF1fNIbm-Jq9ZbURM5TGop9-VdSq2eOA4duJLAeOugB_AZRvLNsEObhzgiLhne82IiA2BZY8uxIwxSkszQa4q2fSIQHoNbKqRWJ5nj9Bc5J7QQT4OYV84iBb-d8ZJlhowiPl9K1Q0KWc/s320/DSCN2611.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf1Egx-GHo_p9znXXrnHqlaZPms2DqcQMkXHlrpa55K-iUbVhoHy4S2UIbfPxt822Sv24E64ei1NPzxdQG5eEhMlEgALCQciui6DfOegLnqrdIGh3zn_L6yB6V-6qx11WaXe_pqvjNHY/s1600-h/DSCN2610.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291471274104347970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf1Egx-GHo_p9znXXrnHqlaZPms2DqcQMkXHlrpa55K-iUbVhoHy4S2UIbfPxt822Sv24E64ei1NPzxdQG5eEhMlEgALCQciui6DfOegLnqrdIGh3zn_L6yB6V-6qx11WaXe_pqvjNHY/s320/DSCN2610.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JmRX4h_1fkWZgtCDXa6pX0Sjo7deLcjtWBxPmOV0XX_NXOfWJR2P4qTpkl-ekiYGWz6rNxq143bAOLLxzh-cWgTcP5RuiXHmcLDpmwDRUdtJsf03EyCc1p1I73BOiTxHDhudxfmnZx4/s1600-h/DSCN2612.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291471264470988274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JmRX4h_1fkWZgtCDXa6pX0Sjo7deLcjtWBxPmOV0XX_NXOfWJR2P4qTpkl-ekiYGWz6rNxq143bAOLLxzh-cWgTcP5RuiXHmcLDpmwDRUdtJsf03EyCc1p1I73BOiTxHDhudxfmnZx4/s320/DSCN2612.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Here's Dante's lovely old B17. Chopped and tied, chamfered edge and debossed name across the top.</div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-21832113514359926672009-01-12T01:59:00.000-08:002009-01-12T02:02:03.645-08:00Debossed letteringHere's a sample of debossed lettering on an unchopped B17 of mine. I fear the pictures don't do it justice - it looks great and feels fine to ride.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK-_5p3B_UTk75tZgMMmBuQeayVdBFRZ7TS0gbMerVi3EiZY9qmYo-1BZCax8Vb66ueuYxwRGyqwrUFt0KYCpz-qaAjwF2mB9Avl1tqMgIu1vxE4_maPDXtw7Vm1j-FbvFILZ8VCZXz4/s1600-h/DSCN2605.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290344975942682674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK-_5p3B_UTk75tZgMMmBuQeayVdBFRZ7TS0gbMerVi3EiZY9qmYo-1BZCax8Vb66ueuYxwRGyqwrUFt0KYCpz-qaAjwF2mB9Avl1tqMgIu1vxE4_maPDXtw7Vm1j-FbvFILZ8VCZXz4/s400/DSCN2605.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMTxILfekp0WP9NoVDH_3bnuYpFEW7jQT8fiAwdIioWOYdoV395CtnkLSCJOX3upoXIc5tVWMqpQk8NlU0nncbcILjJp81EwZqBFnyGXNRxb9Wt6l3devNcOtkHIHqx4btKxwGGvNBvA/s1600-h/DSCN2602.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290344964163887010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMTxILfekp0WP9NoVDH_3bnuYpFEW7jQT8fiAwdIioWOYdoV395CtnkLSCJOX3upoXIc5tVWMqpQk8NlU0nncbcILjJp81EwZqBFnyGXNRxb9Wt6l3devNcOtkHIHqx4btKxwGGvNBvA/s400/DSCN2602.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-68243871569385193562008-12-17T03:45:00.000-08:002008-12-17T04:14:07.647-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDp24EQQIlba7Zd-_p1b2KzGLNOlMqxvE_IKRTDdXr5UBXxqWL-r9Gyu5__Jg3OWpjLSVrYK1nTTrXVXwF3cNuI9gu3_iuyRVej96n-2FanmbvjFs8POZPaI2fvzbooG254w7djAJoUo/s1600-h/DSCN2595.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280729165001933250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDp24EQQIlba7Zd-_p1b2KzGLNOlMqxvE_IKRTDdXr5UBXxqWL-r9Gyu5__Jg3OWpjLSVrYK1nTTrXVXwF3cNuI9gu3_iuyRVej96n-2FanmbvjFs8POZPaI2fvzbooG254w7djAJoUo/s400/DSCN2595.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280729157958423474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKnQyIsDRt2Xe-Z2bBkvFtnmP3GqbeqbJ8KUN74khqo1G9mEmP32hmk908hapoARTF5XXIkyYNElqdM5m__YnxmaNGE0YIWEY-BOD_-c-b2yowzQAIj7pfnJNEL9k-lyvKulc0cOpBiQ/s400/DSCN2597.JPG" border="0" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XbWCgdYBGf-GOz9Mplq-ET3Bn0gNYENvndLcNczGbvVi4CVgK4JG6U499i_oGiHotAnPvW-lydEUJ3_lec9V-PN_1OHxRo8mlREU2mT2sR2oSerWKWoE-prKcolYx5BX-8uR3FIy4D4/s1600-h/DSCN2589.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280724981057721442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XbWCgdYBGf-GOz9Mplq-ET3Bn0gNYENvndLcNczGbvVi4CVgK4JG6U499i_oGiHotAnPvW-lydEUJ3_lec9V-PN_1OHxRo8mlREU2mT2sR2oSerWKWoE-prKcolYx5BX-8uR3FIy4D4/s400/DSCN2589.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-98XSYv18ztCM4I3VS8K_3MwEKKxfMKSy0yRm_5wHo7m73uH9WouLb33B-TlEar_1w-wd5461LtBn8Q35Q33pYWe1DotSkng0PQNow0ApfIF33Oy_HtqFhx-FTn2h_OU5F4HIxH6IS8/s1600-h/DSCN2591.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280724759443437906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-98XSYv18ztCM4I3VS8K_3MwEKKxfMKSy0yRm_5wHo7m73uH9WouLb33B-TlEar_1w-wd5461LtBn8Q35Q33pYWe1DotSkng0PQNow0ApfIF33Oy_HtqFhx-FTn2h_OU5F4HIxH6IS8/s400/DSCN2591.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Alex aka Whiteflower's B17 narrow 'swallow' tie, with trims of the nose & tail too. (Good luck in your new life in Amsterdam, feller.)<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-70901588543789545222008-12-09T03:34:00.000-08:002008-12-09T03:41:16.734-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHngXnSm36POhttu_S4esrz1vDuUPRtsYyYZVZwpzqAeZKZ1ETh_6LbIiH3-OhbCvMQPcJPZcpUNdykX8IdkwmdljclWxNdcoZOyqX2ItqTyEvQlLTfDR3m4-IRyGBuXUdPXVgxBJo8x4/s1600-h/DSCN2586.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277753724843401346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHngXnSm36POhttu_S4esrz1vDuUPRtsYyYZVZwpzqAeZKZ1ETh_6LbIiH3-OhbCvMQPcJPZcpUNdykX8IdkwmdljclWxNdcoZOyqX2ItqTyEvQlLTfDR3m4-IRyGBuXUdPXVgxBJo8x4/s400/DSCN2586.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27PI7gnQmNW3nuvv1YiVJB5djI-GMn_XVw3x01cjacd-9XZlpVLeZuysgcsDA5AUwa-IK6AeUTUzsD-iqmFkPcTk72plhwmW1RlCc09O4ciyCIN1Y-qLedieSweGaHfXXRRm747VOowY/s1600-h/DSCN2585.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277753518171158066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27PI7gnQmNW3nuvv1YiVJB5djI-GMn_XVw3x01cjacd-9XZlpVLeZuysgcsDA5AUwa-IK6AeUTUzsD-iqmFkPcTk72plhwmW1RlCc09O4ciyCIN1Y-qLedieSweGaHfXXRRm747VOowY/s400/DSCN2585.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2siuOqUE031sstM245rYjhwDjkCU_v8_nKK2HMXC8Y1ONa2oj_qcCXKZqqNoSlcz_qZgK_qhs1MKaDdgefS9RjZYRF3BuUpTzfa4bbQfvEKJNZcncPr2_rKq_jy5cNuOhFpJNdW874u4/s1600-h/DSCN2583.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277753509037377778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2siuOqUE031sstM245rYjhwDjkCU_v8_nKK2HMXC8Y1ONa2oj_qcCXKZqqNoSlcz_qZgK_qhs1MKaDdgefS9RjZYRF3BuUpTzfa4bbQfvEKJNZcncPr2_rKq_jy5cNuOhFpJNdW874u4/s400/DSCN2583.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Mooks' B17 standard.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-74178948317675409522008-12-08T02:21:00.000-08:002008-12-08T02:32:25.220-08:00Here's one I polished off last week, in time for Kam to get it on a birthday-build for his girlfriend. What a nice build it is too, good work Kam. Nice to meet a new forum person through doing their saddle.<br /><br />It's the first time I'm trimmed the back skirts off one with saddle loops, it actually looks better than I anticipated. This one was my quickest so far, I must be improving ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF5bJk2i_8HBAEUauMwXocCeYoZxcXdYSv0O7gfSegG-WbWFRvDbUDGl4mCYrqoc7GkQ2zShEAi_ognYAsOaCx79f3WtppIisynHYWduY7rFFMeQn3MUfvAuGAGmRykOBVblZ2iVHQZk/s1600-h/kam_b17_3088309899_836d673e67.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277364258425230642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF5bJk2i_8HBAEUauMwXocCeYoZxcXdYSv0O7gfSegG-WbWFRvDbUDGl4mCYrqoc7GkQ2zShEAi_ognYAsOaCx79f3WtppIisynHYWduY7rFFMeQn3MUfvAuGAGmRykOBVblZ2iVHQZk/s400/kam_b17_3088309899_836d673e67.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjRs9U-HVKmwEVXMuXM5UY-ladhyIR5o3iJFRZhB9iBjj-iA3ltcFKv-tgu5EX1fiR1YMsday_He1ZzWVRhr6dw9z8mTgN5rT5tnwAYAdnulO9X4pECUAb__33AhoAyJ8xNcg7bWihoQ/s1600-h/kam_b17_3088309937_2fdaabe74d.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277364259349780162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjRs9U-HVKmwEVXMuXM5UY-ladhyIR5o3iJFRZhB9iBjj-iA3ltcFKv-tgu5EX1fiR1YMsday_He1ZzWVRhr6dw9z8mTgN5rT5tnwAYAdnulO9X4pECUAb__33AhoAyJ8xNcg7bWihoQ/s400/kam_b17_3088309937_2fdaabe74d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kd5GXSS0NtxMgAzqIo3KX6RYSRbnn0h5RPV2VIQ7035MVuNYRnD-71zpqz9cpUfNHa1DRwN0Nm4Bfoa9ZRyDApQ-hX3NOeSVWeWV5Yh3VUTamIG9pL7qPU7DfrqJjzW6tXVDEKbbGyY/s1600-h/kam_b17_3088310035_79cac50660.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277364250456420882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kd5GXSS0NtxMgAzqIo3KX6RYSRbnn0h5RPV2VIQ7035MVuNYRnD-71zpqz9cpUfNHa1DRwN0Nm4Bfoa9ZRyDApQ-hX3NOeSVWeWV5Yh3VUTamIG9pL7qPU7DfrqJjzW6tXVDEKbbGyY/s400/kam_b17_3088310035_79cac50660.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-67678961578479900222008-12-04T01:57:00.000-08:002008-12-04T02:02:58.281-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiei2EVtbMbWAZMN2mYC5z-WcDjhgzkvfFz07YbeW1ZZC1ykdkLs3GRSlmUk9kil93d8CqbqIinuZKsav4SJAtFB0bOuQh0gdpPYH2-zNolzN90lO_VK9ahdi07wQEygA-8FSdZ0LEd7Y0/s1600-h/DSCN2582.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275873028953882546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiei2EVtbMbWAZMN2mYC5z-WcDjhgzkvfFz07YbeW1ZZC1ykdkLs3GRSlmUk9kil93d8CqbqIinuZKsav4SJAtFB0bOuQh0gdpPYH2-zNolzN90lO_VK9ahdi07wQEygA-8FSdZ0LEd7Y0/s400/DSCN2582.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG_HcKXkBARpw1voN3co6bKfElNg8oWACy1AAIEnWyGOjgs85FXHRFoCJQXIYBXRp5KQhoAXB4Yz_qeMViexlrYmXSlfcEu9MxYSOEjA3sGToJmaFxF9LCMqHsECnGWuzE3Eqydh6-C4/s1600-h/DSCN2581.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275873020080680754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG_HcKXkBARpw1voN3co6bKfElNg8oWACy1AAIEnWyGOjgs85FXHRFoCJQXIYBXRp5KQhoAXB4Yz_qeMViexlrYmXSlfcEu9MxYSOEjA3sGToJmaFxF9LCMqHsECnGWuzE3Eqydh6-C4/s400/DSCN2581.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShoxBFhDBV58sDMD_5fwzJG6Q8qU8HjlnEDZzeESS1ANp3cySfTN0Ro4qBVY8HqrZAZ1DR8SEDIj-kKgyfuW-LCVk62B737nv_Uxa6MP8AM4tOOacOy15WtgNOGR4G-yh9pjBGm0Bgq8/s1600-h/DSCN2578.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275873017679941490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShoxBFhDBV58sDMD_5fwzJG6Q8qU8HjlnEDZzeESS1ANp3cySfTN0Ro4qBVY8HqrZAZ1DR8SEDIj-kKgyfuW-LCVk62B737nv_Uxa6MP8AM4tOOacOy15WtgNOGR4G-yh9pjBGm0Bgq8/s400/DSCN2578.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkETbWp2B4iC-lJcMHR48Wm-pusNkCOB2ymK_FNxMzvp1ofvZFXM0OytOePWMJnz-vkDXQUBstS5q203dc9wIbhjaj19HytpbQpUan6X-JrgDFzICXUNeQlozAw_v8XYfoBWVXo_WRjo/s1600-h/DSCN2577.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275873011423003122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkETbWp2B4iC-lJcMHR48Wm-pusNkCOB2ymK_FNxMzvp1ofvZFXM0OytOePWMJnz-vkDXQUBstS5q203dc9wIbhjaj19HytpbQpUan6X-JrgDFzICXUNeQlozAw_v8XYfoBWVXo_WRjo/s400/DSCN2577.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Here's Richard's B17N</div><br /><br /><div>I used two chain-links on this one as he's a pretty well-built feller. I got to try out my new embossing lettering on this, with his nickname (initials?) BRM. I'm very pleased with the results, although I made the mistake of using too-hot water to soak that area with and this has discoloured the leather a little. Lesson learned.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-82294510583035360282008-11-24T08:11:00.000-08:002008-11-24T08:15:27.116-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBs8YqFVgrNLki378PaLU2jx01ir7hsORo_5AOt4pelCktoDRqOkzISESX1m77wvXAevyl32Wu0TcNDhlnPTopaIsSSMeW3SGBtkc27h6TRqXqPZOZpQACla-PH9BoHUtDDihIUhp6XGA/s1600-h/DSCN2543.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272258262288820210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBs8YqFVgrNLki378PaLU2jx01ir7hsORo_5AOt4pelCktoDRqOkzISESX1m77wvXAevyl32Wu0TcNDhlnPTopaIsSSMeW3SGBtkc27h6TRqXqPZOZpQACla-PH9BoHUtDDihIUhp6XGA/s400/DSCN2543.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRD6-OVgB-Lb2wAleL_IhkeM5CG_-Cjzq_2wSRWK3moPnSCr44bY8CLflunzsUi_EyQv-VdSHSc24hpcriCdlATF1bbcIo3JMWy4v_VJ-D_wvjawQy5v8D2-w1YJtU4ObsAlZQ-ebdeI/s1600-h/DSCN2542.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272258053864172818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRD6-OVgB-Lb2wAleL_IhkeM5CG_-Cjzq_2wSRWK3moPnSCr44bY8CLflunzsUi_EyQv-VdSHSc24hpcriCdlATF1bbcIo3JMWy4v_VJ-D_wvjawQy5v8D2-w1YJtU4ObsAlZQ-ebdeI/s400/DSCN2542.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ir_99g3lYiXPf3vX4oIrjWJyRZUf3Znupov5n_wYQ34mBrd7kZtuuNWQYpMha9mimOHBY_fl1DF1SaecILJjSkYSgCj6t8HAt4AN2Jhs8IdbVzcz6CYIS5D5lj1sX6clnQh_sUw3cQo/s1600-h/DSCN2537.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272258052073978002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ir_99g3lYiXPf3vX4oIrjWJyRZUf3Znupov5n_wYQ34mBrd7kZtuuNWQYpMha9mimOHBY_fl1DF1SaecILJjSkYSgCj6t8HAt4AN2Jhs8IdbVzcz6CYIS5D5lj1sX6clnQh_sUw3cQo/s400/DSCN2537.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3w4yyHaFmDqFeXD6kiyPIdIrmPSArmXQYqNH-4KWC_6lXES7DJ9yAOKj2vHLK0S-aLWNWZVbIBPa-ydLhUt61WJsZTZofLpIBDc0X_K49B9-OVTk19VgAdWVvhr_p0bMWF0tkislsizI/s1600-h/DSCN2536.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272258046314195202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3w4yyHaFmDqFeXD6kiyPIdIrmPSArmXQYqNH-4KWC_6lXES7DJ9yAOKj2vHLK0S-aLWNWZVbIBPa-ydLhUt61WJsZTZofLpIBDc0X_K49B9-OVTk19VgAdWVvhr_p0bMWF0tkislsizI/s400/DSCN2536.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Grow Up James' B17S, in a fine split leather. Yummy.</div></div></div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-54967517735780650432008-11-20T09:21:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:24:43.114-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZvYcKNtcogZ6hMxCbat5phi7GFcvlbJhVL_IYkt_9AKmTv6QPVD-WL6zQALH-mbkkRZTFC2WIbuoqpt-couBzhQvWXcGVbu7V84_DPEp-pDf2d2-mBzANh-6h1lQd62lVW6p0vfieTA/s1600-h/saddle1%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270791551605915826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZvYcKNtcogZ6hMxCbat5phi7GFcvlbJhVL_IYkt_9AKmTv6QPVD-WL6zQALH-mbkkRZTFC2WIbuoqpt-couBzhQvWXcGVbu7V84_DPEp-pDf2d2-mBzANh-6h1lQd62lVW6p0vfieTA/s400/saddle1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66xpWUhkSdB_ckI6KQt42L4rigT_DTfx6PiqtY6CVtJSkqxPQg0YrNGvavBEuPVAtvWnNvhbKrRGlD5P-QitXuI9B03LopNXeLSmpBCXMNLXDs30EE5Ln2Yoc179WEzuJjdYCNudAhDY/s1600-h/saddle4%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270791547845432482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66xpWUhkSdB_ckI6KQt42L4rigT_DTfx6PiqtY6CVtJSkqxPQg0YrNGvavBEuPVAtvWnNvhbKrRGlD5P-QitXuI9B03LopNXeLSmpBCXMNLXDs30EE5Ln2Yoc179WEzuJjdYCNudAhDY/s400/saddle4%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This time it's Horatio's team pro, it was once grey (special ed colour that wore off after one ride).<br /><br />I used two chain links this time.<br /><div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-65904706130119692922008-10-31T05:25:00.000-07:002008-10-31T07:08:10.130-07:00SkullyChops first customer: Jonny 'English''s Team Pro<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2989093482_1ce4d3a2a5_m.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2989093482_1ce4d3a2a5_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2988237171_f55e6bda0e_m.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2988237171_f55e6bda0e_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2988237239_43461fe171.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2988237239_43461fe171.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2988236881_e5dcc9fb7e_m.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2988236881_e5dcc9fb7e_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/2988237323_1e5f301a9d_m.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/2988237323_1e5f301a9d_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Well this was the 'EUREKA!' moment, the night I choppped this saddle. I went to bed wondering how to bind the tabs together (which I had cut short, unlike the overlapping first attempt). Insomnia ruled that evening, until the chain-link as binder idea hit me! I bought some suitable hardware the following morning, and finished it that night.<br /><br />SkullyChops is now up and running, as of 31 October 08, an auspicious date.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>Here's my foray into marketing, this morning on <a href="http://www.londonfgss.com/">http://www.londonfgss.com/</a>:<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div>SKULLYCHOPS<br /><br />A chopped and tied ''swallow'' job on a Brooks Team Professional in green, this one pictured is Jonny's summer polo tournamant pressie from Brooks.<br /><br /><br />If anyone wants to get their saddle swallow-chopped, tied, or just the ends trimmed, please feel free to get in touch, with your requests. I can do a bit of restoration work to saddles that need a bit of TLC, too. They look lovely without the Brooks badges.<br /><br />cheers<br />Skullhead Wilderness.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649900733944060056.post-43276460406780458652008-10-23T06:18:00.000-07:002008-10-23T06:45:17.321-07:00Testing testing<div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/2907078092_105c894643.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/2907078092_105c894643.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<br /><div>Hi World.</div>
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<br /><div>Here's my first chop. It's a second hand BrooksTeam Pro, was honey but has gone very dark (from the previous owner's jeans, no doubt).</div>
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<br /><div>I chopped it one balmy evening this summer using Mr Stanley's finest blades.</div>
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<br /><div>It's tied underneath with a simple overlap and bolt that goes through the layers of leather, in a sort of tube shape. Closeup pictures of this saddle to follow ...</div>
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<br /><div>Today I am testing out some ideas for my first "customer" and, really, the first Skully Chop. It's a green brooks Team Pro belonging to Jonny 'English', he got it at a polo tournament. Seems a bit wonky like it might actually be a second, which I think is a bit lame, but hey they were free from Brooks. The rails are uneven height and the tension bolt looks really skew-wiff. Ah well no problems if it goes a bit pear-shaped. I have an idea for a way of binding the tension straps and I'm excited! Unfortunately Jonny 'paid' me with a bottle of wine which has already been drunk and the job's not done...</div></div>Skullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732635380656734589noreply@blogger.com0