Quoth Raoul Delmare:
>And by the
>way , cutting away the sides really does reduce the stiffness of the
>leather "shell" of any leather saddle ( well actually it would do the
>same for plastic also , wouldn't it ? ) .
I never tried that on a leather saddle, but back in the day, I usedta butcher Unicas.
I would drill 'em out like swiss cheese, not so much for weight as to make them more flexible and for "breathing" to avoid perspiration build up. I also used to scuff up the tops with a hacksaw blade to make 'em less slippery.
Sheldon "Wasn't Always A Leather Guy" Brown
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