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NOW WE ARE AT THE STAGE WHERE THE HOOD IS SEWN TOGETHER BUT INSIDE OUT, NEXT IS THE NECK BRACE. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO FIX IT ONE IS GLUE AND THE OTHER IS TO SEW IT ON, MOST OF THE TIME I GLUE IT ON NOW AND AGAIN I SEW IT, YOUR CHOICE. WITH A SOFTER LEATHER CUT A STRIP THAT WILL GO ALL THE WAY AROUND THE NECK. PUT GLUE AROUND THE HOOD NECK AND ON THE STRIP, THE GLUE MUST BE AN IMPACT GLUE THAT DOES NOT GET HARD OR BRITTLE WHEN DRY, IT MUST BE ABLE TO FLEX. PUT AROUND THE NECK WHEN READY AND CUT OFF ANY EXCESS MATERIAL. ONCE IT IS DRY WHICH SHOULD NOT TAKE LONG YOU ARE READY TO TURN IT INSIDE OUT AND THIS SHOULD BE DONE WHEN WET. SO SOAK IT AND TURN IT, DRY OFF THE EXCESS WATER WITH A TOWEL. PUT ONTO THE APPROPIRATE HOOD BLOCK AND SQUEEZE IT WITH YOUR FINGERS AROUND THE MOULD. USING AN AWL HANDLE OR PIECE OF DOWEL TAP THE HOOD AROUND THE HOOD BLOCK , THEN WITH A ROLLER ROLL ROUND THE HOOD SO THE HOOD STARTS TO TAKE THE HOOD BLOCK SHAPE. USING A HAIR DRYER START TO DRY OFF THE HOOD , INSIDE AND OUT. DOING THIS WILL ALLOW THE HOOD TO DRY TO SHAPE. YOU CAN LEAVE IT TO DRY NEXT TO A HEATER IF YOU ARE NOT IN A HURRY. ONCE IT IS DRY USE THE AWL HANDLE AND RUB THE HOOD, YOU WILL SEE THE HOOD START TO SHINE A LITTLE. WHEN YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT LOOKS STOP YOU CAN ALWAYS DO MORE LATER.