30/03/15
Hello!
This past saturday I made some decent progress.
Cut out fenders, billets and finally got up the nerve to proceed with the inlaid seat portion of this project.
Built my pattern by looking at saddles by Kent Frecker, Cary Schwarz & Steve Mason...I'm sure it isn't as nice as what they do but overall I'm happy.
Here's what I did:
Pulled the seat off the saddle. verified by measurement approximately where the pattern was going. Using the center line I had scratched into th
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Dear All! I have a beautiful H.S Lebman saddle that is to heavy for me to manage easily!, I am asking for advice on where is the best internet site to sell it, and also what the 'circa' value, It is a 15.5" Saddle in good condition. I am sorry to have to sell it but for long distance rides its 16 kilo is too much weight! any advice much appreciated
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Saturday: Got seat rough fitted - Pulled it in and then let it dry up to where the seat and front jockeys were firmed up. I follow Jeremiah Watt and Dale Harwoods theory that you need to pound the leather into the middle - Draw the bubble into the center and pound it in. I also do like Jeremiah Watt and work a bubble into the cantle face and then compress it in - Really helps leather fit into cantle dish.
Sunday: Wet the center part of the seat down and pulled it back into rig. Marked my c
Last night I tooled up one of the skirts - Just a simple border pattern set 3/4" in from the outside edge.
Here it is sitting under the rig...
And then I cut out the cantle filler / cheyenne roll stiffener...It's out of 10oz Hermann Oak - and skived to a feather edge where it fades into the seat.
Once the barge is dried up solid i'll really wet down the outside edge and pull and glue it down onto the single ply that is the start of the cheyenne roll.
Once that's done I'll sta
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Hi. I was just wondering if anyone could help me with this saddle. It was made by the Ozark Leather Company for the 150th Anniversary of the Texas Rangers. I can't seem to find any information about the value of this saddle. The one I have is in like-new condition. Does anyone know of how I could get an appraisal or value. Thanks.
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Dang - Just typed up a whole entire update and the thing deleted somehow. This post is going to contain a lot less detail!
Anyhow - Life has been busy so haven't put in much time in on this thing, but here is progress from Saturday and last night.
Rigging plates installed saturday. I like to glue mine in as well as fasten mechanically.
Last night I blocked on my skirts and cut them to the bottom profile I wanted: Also, this time i'm not lacing my skirts all the way to the back tip.
22-02-15
So I finished the tooling on my leather belt today. I'm pretty happy with the outcome. Next I've got to make the holes for hand stitching.
Full belt
Shark
My initials in a sort of anchor design
11/02/15- Okay so today I made a pattern for the back of the belt onto tracing paper which I then transferred to the leather. I also cut the pattern in with a swivel knife.
Here is the design I drew. The water is flowing out a Cuthulu/Zoidberg like sea monster before turning into waves.
I transferred the pattern onto the leather.
Cut the right side using a swivel knife.
Cut the left side.
I'm very happy with the pattern and look so far. Sadly that is all I had time to do today.
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So I recently made a helmet with a wave design on it taken from a famous Japenese painting the 'Great wave of Kanagawa'. After making it I remembered I'd picked up a cool looking rusty belt buckle from Tandy leather store and decided it would make a nice design to use with the buckle.
Here is the helmet and wave design:
Here is the buckle:
So I have made a start. The leather I have at hand was very thin so I decided to double it up, sticking it together to stitch after I have tooled and d
I'm brand spanking new to leather crafting. I bought a starter kit with patterns and projects, the first set of instructions tells what to do with the swivel knife. When I get to the next pattern it doesn't. Question, do I cut all of the traced lines on the pattern, like I did in the first project.
Here is the latest progress:
Rigging plates are all tooled up and have one sewn and riveted, the next is ready to sew and rivet.
While I waited for glue to dry I built some stirrup hobbles - These are 1/2"w and set-up for 2.5" stirrup leathers. Jeremiah Watt buckles. Used 1/8" beader to create edge detail.
For my rivets - I know there is a lot of debate surrounding 'doming' rivets. I certainly agree that too heavy of a dome is undesirable - However, I purchased the domers f
