 10. Finally, the parts were...  10. Finally, the parts were washed and inspected for quality to make sure the customer would going to be happy with the finished product. |  11. It is here where each...  11. It is here where each part was inspected. Any pits or marks, and the part needs to be stripped and started over. |  12. The parts were all hand-polished...  12. The parts were all hand-polished and wrapped up in paper or plastic for pick up. |
 The Seat Riff Raff Leather...  The Seat Riff Raff Leather
13. I told Pascal what I was looking for in this seat; something that was black and red with a little rocker chick to it, and this is what I got back. Pretty cool-looking with a lot of details. |  14. A rough sketch was laid...  14. A rough sketch was laid out on the pan with a few directions on where the tooling will go. I know what you are thinking-this is a different pan. We used a different pan to showcase the different stages. |  15. A strip of tan buffalo...  15. A strip of tan buffalo was cut and skived, then the strip was glued around the edge |
 16. A first layer of foam...  16. A first layer of foam was put on the pan with a cavity cut out for the gel. |  17. The gel was then layered...  17. The gel was then layered into the cavity. |  18. Another layer of foam...  18. Another layer of foam went on top, covering the gel. The foam was sanded into the desired shape. |
 19. The leather was cemented...  19. The leather was cemented on the backside following the edge of the top, then soaked in water until it was soft, and fitted to the foamed pan. |  20. Once dry, Pascal cut...  20. Once dry, Pascal cut out the top panel to be carved. |  21. The artwork was then...  21. The artwork was then carved into the leather. |
 22. Different textures were...  22. Different textures were tooled in to give depth to the leather. |  23. Pascal then dyed the...  23. Pascal then dyed the leather. In most cases, a few coats. |  24. The lacing was cut to...  24. The lacing was cut to size, then woven into the top and side pieces. |
 25. You can see that it was...  25. You can see that it was done as four layers of lacing, somewhere around 40 yards. |  26. Once the lacing was all...  26. Once the lacing was all done, the leather and foam were covered in glue, and then the leather was placed on top to form the seat. |  27. Then all the rolled extra...  27. Then all the rolled extra leather was trimmed off from the underside. |
 28. As the top was drying,...  28. As the top was drying, Pascal worked on covering the bottom. |  29. Same steps as before:...  29. Same steps as before: cut the shape, tool the words, cut, and dye. |  30. Once the dye had dried,...  30. Once the dye had dried, Pascal coated and treated the leather so that the dye wouldn't fade away. This is how you get a one-off seat for a one-off bike. |