philip7 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 im looking for the stuff that they put in they middle of stirrup leathers.. any help would be great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scott Report post Posted April 21, 2010 you might try a bronc saddle maker like beastmaster or some of the others. i'm sure you could find more in a net search. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Report post Posted April 21, 2010 I asked Slim Berg, who used to build Barstow Pro Rodeo's saddles and he said they used to paint the flesh side with benzoine several times, case the leather, and then compress it between the rollers on their splitter, then stitch it. He hasn't built any for almost ten years and the rules may have changed though. When he was building bare back rigs, they were rawhide centered and that's not allowed anymore. Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
secondcrk Report post Posted June 16, 2010 I asked Slim Berg, who used to build Barstow Pro Rodeo's saddles and he said they used to paint the flesh side with benzoine several times, case the leather, and then compress it between the rollers on their splitter, then stitch it. He hasn't built any for almost ten years and the rules may have changed though. When he was building bare back rigs, they were rawhide centered and that's not allowed anymore. Kevin I'm pretty sure they used neoprene at one time. I think some still do. You could buy sheets at a shoe finding company like Southwest leather, or Montana leather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites