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I wouldn't call it a successful re-covering but here's my first try:
It was all fairly simple really. Until i had to glue the front and rear. The front is hard to get wrinkle-free, while doing that the leather got a little frayed. The rear is even harder because from the back the area you are gluing will be visible. It's nearly impossible to do it without wrinkles and not having the old leather underneath exposed.
I think i'll try this again, maybe removing the original leather cover first and i might use different leather. The cracked leather i've used looks nice but it isn't as strong as i thought it would be.