Making Tapaderos

[BigSkyEB]

Was gonna go about starting a pair of eagle peak tapaderos, but I do have one specific question question, how do you guys get the lacing that connects the leather to the stirrup to appear vertical on the outside, after it is slotted through the concho?

[JRedding]

some guys string all the way around the stirrup and they usually don't appear vertical to me, and some drill the stirrup just like you would a tree.

[Hennessy]

Was gonna go about starting a pair of eagle peak tapaderos, but I do have one specific question question, how do you guys get the lacing that connects the leather to the stirrup to appear vertical on the outside, after it is slotted through the concho?

i've found it easy and clean to screw lea concho to tap n stirrup then top it off with top concha then bleed lace

[HarryB]

Bigsky, here is what I have done on SEVERAL pair used by working cowboys and have had no complaints. I hold my tap and stirrup together with a spring clamp, mark the concho location for the outside concho and drill a hole through the leather into the stirrup. I then attach my leather string (for the bleed knot) through the leather into the wood with a #4 or 6 screw and finish washer then cover that over with the concho. I then mark a corresponding hole for the inside, drill and place a screw and finish washer on that side. You absolutely must be sure that the screw does not protrude through the stirrup. This will scratch the devil out of your boots! Otherwise, this makes a strong anchor for the taps. Good luck.