[drbodzin]

Originally Posted by Chuck W.

Great job. I just bought a 2 square foot piece of leather off of eBay for $15 delivered. The seller is bobkitchener.

What does the batting do? Can you just put the leather directly over the plastic?

A 1 Upholstery Leather Piece Cowhide Black Lt WT 2 SF | eBay

Hi Chuck,

Of course you can put the leather directly on the plastic :-)

But I chose to use the batting for the arm rests to give it some cushion. That's what's it for. You could also use 1/8 foam, like auto upholstery shops use. I was going to do that, but since I had the batting already, I chose it instead.