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Mike Craw

Antique Side-Saddle

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This is the side saddle in the photo in the "Let's See You" section of Carlos and me. It was the customer's great-grandmother's saddle, and he figures it is about 200 years old. The before photo is how we got it. I'm guessing this was a restore job done about 75-100 years ago, probably not by a really experienced saddle maker. I say that mostly because of how the seat was covered and the material was bunched and nailed around the bottom of the tree under the skirts. The saddle still has its original horse-hair and straw padding, and we were able to salvage most of that. Unfortunately, the tree is bone dry and was not rawhided, so this one's for display only now.

Mike

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Simply gorgeous! Great work!

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That is very nice restore

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