Leather covers for wheel

[sailorman]

Any idea what he might charge me for a 30" dia oval section (Edson) .
PM if you want.

pm me or wingdiver your contact details & we can pass them on
he has done one that i have seen & its a fine job

[wklein]

Here is one I did recently for an oyster,
http://www.riggingsolutionsdartmouth.../leather-wheel
You can buy reels of pre-punched leather which cuts out a huge amount of the work. Learn how to do the baseball stitch and you should be fine.

[Tradewinds]

Here is one I did recently for an oyster,
http://www.riggingsolutionsdartmouth.../leather-wheel
You can buy reels of pre-punched leather which cuts out a huge amount of the work. Learn how to do the baseball stitch and you should be fine.

Oooh, that's a nice job.

Got a BIG project on this summer so have no time to do this myself (I did one on my Moody years ago).

I won't be needing the wheel for a while

[wingdiver]

PM received and passed to John
His website is here - http://www.johnspear.co.uk/index.php There's even a wheel in the gallery.
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[Tradewinds]

Thanks

[dulcibella]

Why not cover the wheel with a nice-coloured cord whipping instead, with a contrasting turk's head to mark the top dead centre position?

[AllanG]

I can highly recommend Keith Taylor at:

http://www.leatherhelmwheels.co.uk

He covered my 30" wheel, complete with a Turks Head for central rudder position, a few years ago, and the cost was only £5 more than a DIY kit.....overall it was a superb job!

Allan

[davidfox]

you need John the Rigger from Fox`s
he makes saddlery as a hobby & does the odd wheel cover, he does a super job

How much are we talking here, do you know by any chance?

[sailorman]

How much are we talking here, do you know by any chance?

enquire via John`s web site would be the best way.
a mention of the YBW might indicate where you got his details
http://www.johnspear.co.uk/index.php

[uxb]

I put a new leather cover on myself from Clyde marine Leather (Google IT). It's quite easy to do, just time consuming.... I also had some leather left over and stitched it to the grab handles of my canopy frame.... I bought extra thread from kyrospruce.....

I got a kit from them as well- highly reccomended. I took the wheel home and stiched it on one winters evening. I didn't need to use any double sided tape - just kept checking it was lined up OK every few stitches.