jwwright Report post Posted May 6, 2008 Below, I hope, are a few photos of a saddle that I finished up today. It is my 4th saddle, and my first Wade. I sure appreciate all the wisdom offered here. Thanks, JW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckhornBrand Report post Posted May 6, 2008 Very nice looking work JW. Where are you located at? I'm just west of Howard in Elk County. I'm just finishing up saddle number two. Maybe I can get some pics posted when things slow down a little. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted May 6, 2008 JW, Looks like a good one. I am especially impressed with anyone who can run that stamp. Thjis makes the second saddle In 3 days I have seen with that diamond. I don't know whether to wave the white flag and sell mine or buck up and learn to use it. Good job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barra Report post Posted May 6, 2008 Slight side track question. How is that done. Is the diamond pattern cut with something like a swivel knife, then the stop put into the points of the diamond and finally the stamp done in the centre or is it an all in one process. Barra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anne newkold Report post Posted May 6, 2008 Diamond shaped tool, Who made it? Looks like a Bob Beard but I could be wrong. Bruce, Was the other saddle you are speaking of Leather by WC's? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwwright Report post Posted May 7, 2008 Thanks for the kind comments everyone. Regarding the stamp job..........the center part of that diamond is a stamp I got from Jeremiah Watt's Horsehoe Brand. He calls it the Navajo stamp, I believe. I have played around with it quite a bit, and have several ways of using it that I like, although I think this pattern on this saddle is my favorite. I don't know if I really know how to run this stamp correctly or not. I simply saw this pattern on one of Jeremiah's saddles, and tried my best to copy it. The way I do it is to stamp the the navajo diamond centers first. Then cut the lines with a swivel knife, and then the dots with a seeder. For me, any way, I have found that this allows me some wiggle room to get the lines and seeder dots looking pretty well lined up. JW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted May 7, 2008 JW, My diamond is the cousin to yours. Mine is the Santa Fe diamond from Jeremiah. It has a distinct cut border. It is dang hard for me to bring back if you get off with it. I do a border with it once in a while, but I wreck most anything else. I saw a binder a guy did with it a the NFR a few years ago. I congratulated him on a nice job with that stamp. He had an $800 price on it. He said if he sold it, he would still be losing money. The first three tries went into the trash. I told him I could relate, but I mostly toss checkbooks. We exchanged condolences. This is one stamp that consistantly kicks my butt. Wayne Christenson had one made up by Bob Beard with a beadline type border. he said you just overlap the beadline and it keeps it lined up better. I could see that. Anne, Yes, it was Wayne's saddle he sent me the pics of. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
