{"id":378,"date":"2012-05-18T19:11:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/18\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graha\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T15:03:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:03:43","slug":"ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neu-d9s.7ja.de\/blog\/2012\/05\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graha.html","title":{"rendered":"Eel Skin With Center Seam for Graham Silverstone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graham-silverstone-1024x768.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743962001153166594\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px; height: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graham-silverstone-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">(Click on any photo to enlarge)<\/div>\n<h2>Eel Skin With Center Seam for Graham Silverstone:<\/h2>\n<p>Eel Skin With Center Seam for Graham Silverstone &#8211; <span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Hi strap lovers, here is a <\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small;\"><strong style=\"font-family: arial;\">Dangerous<span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">9<\/span>straps<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">, completed earlier this month that I want to share with you. My good customer Scott from the US, had ordered a similar strap from our <a href=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/complex-center-seam-strap-for-graham-watch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Weekender Series&#8217; Nubuck leather for his Graham Silverstone<\/a> that was featured here a while ago. He liked it so much, that he requested I build on in Ebony Eel skin (this is the first time we&#8217;ve used Eel skin for the outer layer and on just as a strap lining &#8211; and I think it&#8217;s turned out great!). This one is also lined in Eel skin and I think is a really great-looking strap and I think will look great on Scott&#8217;s Graham. This strap posed a number of technical challenges: First, the Eel skin, while very strong is supper thin and so to give the top layer a little more bulk, especially around the Spring bars, I backed it with a very thin layer of vegetable-tanned leather. Second, since the center seam creates bulk at the center seam, I had to split the padding to make room for the stitching. Third, the white <\/span>accent<span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> stitching was built into the strap and stitched through behind the padding and the mid-layer, so keeping it from getting soiled during the <\/span>remainder<span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> of the build was paramount Because removing them and re-stitching is not possible since they are between the glued padding and mid-layers of the strap (This is not ideal, however, it&#8217;s the only way to avoid the discomfort of the stitching knots being directly under the thin Eel skin lining). Third, I had to add a mid-layer down the entire length of the strap to strengthen the strap and give it enough thickness, especially at the long side end where the buckle interfaces the strap. Fifth, build a curved lug into the strap to provide the best possible fitment to the Graham Silverstone case. Altogether, this strap is made up of 5 separate layers of leather: 1) Ebony Eel skin top layer. 2) leather backing layer. 3) Padding layer. 4) Full-length mid-layer. 5) Ebony Eel skin lining. Not bad for a strap that is 21mm wide and about 6mm thick at the lug and tappers to about 3mm thick at the buckle.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graham-silverstone-2-1024x768.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743961991344569522\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px; height: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graham-silverstone-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graham-silverstone-3-1024x768.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743961981494921650\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px; height: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graham-silverstone-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Read and see more:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To read more about the many straps that I have made for Graham Watches over the years, please follow this link to a list of blog posts featuring these custom straps:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/?s=Graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dangerous9straps for Graham Watches<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Contact us:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you would like me to build this strap for your Graham Silverstone or any other of your precious timepieces, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact me right away to begin your custom strap consultation.\u00a0 You are always welcome to e-mail me at\u00a0<strong>Dangerous9straps@gmail.com<\/strong>\u00a0or simply click on the contact button at the top of this blog and complete the brief contact form and I will get back to you right away.\u00a0 I would be happy to hear from you!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graham-silverstone-4-1024x768.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743961973437572882\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px; height: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graham-silverstone-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graham-silverstone-5-768x1024.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743961966008405826\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 550px; height: 733px;\" src=\"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ebony-eel-skincenter-seam-for-graham-silverstone-5-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">See the completed strap slide show:<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 480px; text-align: right;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Click on any photo to enlarge) Eel Skin With Center Seam for Graham Silverstone: Eel Skin With Center Seam for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1136],"tags":[1139],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - 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