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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Etiennef" data-source="post: 3419412" data-attributes="member: 131307">Sorry for not updating this thread for quite some time. This project came to more or less a standstill after my daughter was born in April. Suddenly it did not seem so interesting to spend time on this. Anyhow, I decided it was to devote some of my spare time (which is not that much any more <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) to get some progress on this. So, this is what the bino looked like after I cleaned it best I could. Some of the old adhesive came off easily, some needed some extra effort, and some was so hard to get rid off that I left it on the bino. You can get it off, but it requires so much effort, and I reasoned that if it's that hard to get off, it won't cause me any problems if i leave it in place. -To easily get the new leather cut into the proper shape I scanned the old sheets, adjusted them somewhat for shrinkage and deformation, and printed it on the back of the leather sheet (on the sheet that protects the adhesive). It's not perfect, but it at least allows me to get an approximate outline. The new leather also allows for some deformation, so it's possible to tweak the shape a little bit after application.I have a quite a lot of red leather. My plan was to do a first test, just to get a feel for how the leather is to cut, apply, etc, and then see what needs to be adjusted. After that I'll do a second batch.Results will be uploaded soon! :gh:</blockquote>

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