Hi, I have been making some prototype lens caps for my variety of different vintage LF lenses over the last month.

I have been using black art board and construction paper to make my prototypes so I can get a feel for what I like and what might work when I start making the permanent lens caps. I mainly make them to act as a shutter.

I am ready to move to the next step and I have purchased some balsa wood to create the circular end cap and the skirt which acts to keep the cap on the lens. I am petty confident this approach will work based on my art board prototypes, but I am thinking about how to possibly cover the cap with something like a soft leather maybe? I have no idea how to even approach that...

I was wondering how many other large format photographers have already gone down this path?

If you have and want to share some of your ideas/lessons learned, please let me know.

Thanks!!