Getting Set-Up
Hello There,
I am a very green saddle maker - Have built one saddle so far and am about to start saddles #2 and saddle #3.
This blog will allow you to follow my progress and also, will help some of you who are contemplating jumping into addle making understand what is involved.
Saddle #2 is going to be a wade. Tree is from Quality Mfg and showed up and fits the horses it will be used on - It is going to have a 15.5" finished seat, inlaid, padded seat and buckrolls. 7/8" flatplate rigging, 2.5" stirrup leathers, guadalajara horn, finished at about 4". Cantle is 12.5" with 1" dish x 4.5" high - I'm planning on going with a cheyenne roll.
Saddle #3 is a 3B with a small dia wood post horn. Once again this will be a 15.5" finished seat but it will be a hard seat and a pencil roll. Cantle specs are same as above. It will be 7/8ths flat plate rigged.
The tree for this saddle is coming from Glenn Christman. It hasn't showed up yet. I t will be set-up with 2.5" stirrup leathers on the outside of fenders. Trying to get somewhat 'old timey' look.
Skirts on both of these saddles will be round and somewhat 'butterfly' styled.
Leather is all grade 'A' Hermann oak. 1" bark tanned shearlings. Both saddles will get 3" monel stirrups.
My goal is to make both of these rigs look nice - Serpentine border & floral tooling.
Anyhow, I have all the leather and hardware in now. I have set-up a small saddle shop that is heated and am pretty much ready to get building. As I make progress on these rigs I will post pictures and info. I also am open to critiques and comments on these saddles I am building so please feel free to comment.
Ron
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