Below: Series of pictures demonstrating how the leathers flex when you raise your arm. Note how the front & rear leathers stay flat and relaxed - only the central leather has to move. You could optimize this by using a thicker leather on the front & rear and a thinner one centrally.
Some pictures of the releathering process...
Attach central leather to set the minimum overlap.
Below: After attaching the central leather, I am tilting the lame to the desired angle so I can mark the new hole locations on the straps. Note how this results in more overlap at the front & back than it does in the center.
(You don't strictly need to clamp things in place, but it definitely helped me to take pictures of the process. )
Again, attach central leather first to select overlap.
Angle the plates, mark the holes, etc.
My mirror is dirty... need some windex.
Maybe a little bit too much clamping....
Here are the leathers from inside that shoulder section...
Purple dots - original rivet placements (BEFORE picture)
Green dots - revised rivet placements (AFTER picture)
Below: The same image, except I have clearly labelled which sets of holes go together.
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