Re: [CR] Fwd: Leather Brake Hoods

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 16:56:30 -0800 (PST)
From: "Scott Gabriel" <slipangle2@yahoo.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinnT=bHXkWQJnaw--6xmwSVcNkWEGnTX_0iNNQd@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Fwd: Leather Brake Hoods


Those,

are very interesting. really nice work.

Scott Gabriel Cape Cod

-
> Here is some of Mr. Ishikawa's fine
> craftwork...
>
> http://www12.ocn.ne.jp/~hishikaw/page005.html
> http://www12.ocn.ne.jp/~hishikaw/page029.html
>
> =- Joe Bunik
> still digging out in
> Walnut Creek, CA
>
>
> On 2/2/11, Angel Garcia <veronaman@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Denis Young I think it was. I have a pair of the
> leather brake hoods that he
> > was selling on behalf of a Japanese guy (Young was
> living in Japan at the
> > time).
> >
> > Angel Garcia
> > Long Valley NJ
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Eric Elman <tr4play@cox.net>
> > Date: Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 6:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CR] Leather Brake Hoods
> > To: rhandsfieldmd@ptc.kscoxmail.com
> > Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> >
> >
> > Hi Rod,
> >
> > Many years ago there was a CR list member located in
> Japan (I believe he was
> > an American ex-pat) that made very high quality
> leather brake hoods.  My
> > recollection was that he made high end wood furniture
> as his normal
> > craft/trade.  Anyone recall this list members
> name.  I recall doing some
> > business with him that went very smoothly. 
> Anyone?????
> >
> > Eric Elman
> > Somers, CT USA
> >
> >
> > On Feb 1, 2011, at 4:45 PM, Dr. Rodney Handsfield
> wrote:
> >
> >> Does anybody have a source or a pattern for
> these?  Rod Handsfield,
> > Wichita,
> >> KS.