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A revival of this old thing.
I just re-shaped MrJones' B17, i.e. hammered the 'cantle plate' (the horseshoe-shaped thing that the rear rivets go into) so that its more curved, as the B17s are quite flat, unlike the other more expensive Brooks. It looks brilliant, I'm going to do this on a B17 of mine that feels too flat across the bum area.
I've also tied this one, with lots of holes drilled through the skirts of the hide and a bootlace criscrossing underneath, as this one was super soft and saggy, having already soaked and stuffed it, and trimmed the ends. Now if I can just find my stamping letters ...
Before and after Pics to follow when I've stamped it. It'll be like the plastic surgery ads in the back of crappy magazines.
@Mr Jones and Ved, sorry about the long wait. Shouldn't be long now, I just have to find the letters, got packed in the move and haven't unpacked everything yet.