the rails are cut out and bent by hand




and the two parts are rivetted together




back in the leatherworks, someone rivets the nose to the saddle




the rails and skeleton are then riveted onto the saddle




and the rivets are hammered so that they're flat (!!!)




and for a swift (and i've always wondered how this got here) the sides are cut out -- by hand, of course


the saddle is then tensioned


and polished


and that's how you make a brooks saddle!