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B17 Special – Imperial Cut DIY

07 Thursday Mar 2013

Posted by Stonehog in Cycling

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B17, brooks, butchered brooks, chamfered brooks, channelled brooks, cut brooks, cut leather, Imperial, slotted leather saddle, slotted saddle, Special


Starting the cut2 holes at the endsClose up of backFully traced cutWith the toolCut complete
The pieceLayersFront detailSide detailAfter proofideLacing holes
Full channelImperial-like

Cut Brooks, a set on Flickr.

As I had two identical green B17 Specials lying dormant, and some curiosity about a Brooks Imperial, I decided to make my own. Tools – a carpet cutter, a drill, and a tracing done at my LBS (Thanks, Kathleen!). It took about an hour to get it done. Can’t wait to test it out…

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