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I have put together a list as best I could of hand made wood/rawhide saddle tree makers and their contact information. The best way to contact these people is by phone. Most don't have websites or listed e-mail addresses anywhere. I have added them where I could find them. If you know of other makers, or of changes in the contact information, please add to the list. I just thought if we had it all in one place it would be easier for saddle makers to find. Ben Swanke Swanke Saddle Company 219 N. 15th St. Billings, Montana, USA 59101 406-259-9227 Bill Bean 8000 Pearl Road Eagle, Idaho, USA 83616 208-963-0640 Dennis Lane 35 Pryor St. Quirindi, New South …
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Howdy folks anybody out there got a good set of plans/list of materials for a drawdown stand i could build starting in the saddlery business and trying to get my shop set up and such thanks everybody for your help and happy trails.------Hank
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Hello, Finally got tired of the weaver stand and went and took the time to build one. Would have liked to have gotten one of Ron's but don't have the means at the moment. Maybe if the wife would get a fourth job, HHHMMMMM, probabley not. In the meantime the one I built seems to be working all right. I made the top to the specifications in the stohlman books and so far it is working good. I put carpet pad under the canvas and tried to build it up a little more like a set of withers. The canvas is a little slick but I use a chap leather on top of it and it works fine. It does adjust up and down by undoing a tension bolt, but mostly I use it where it is set. Have a good o…
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OK, I want to build a saddle. What tools do I need? Please tell me the tools I'll need to start and complete a western saddle. I don't mean stamping tools and such. I mean tools like a drawdown stand and stirrup stretchers and such. Thanks Joel
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I'd like to hear opinions and experiences with fiberglass and trees. My opinion(one of them) is that they are too rigid with little flex. I am of the opinion that trees need flex to compensate for the horse's movement. As with other ideas I have had with things I have heard differing opinions that make sense. Enough to make me change my mind? Maybe, time will tell. For instance I made the comment on another post that I didn't care for large lace holes in rawhide caused from stretching dry. The counter commment was that lace holes often do that but it doesn't effect the strenth of the tree and therefore may not necessarily be considered a quality issue(Thanks Bruce). T…
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For those trying to choose the tree maufacturer based on the type of tree that suites their need. I.E., some mfgs. build trees in high volume for major saddle companies. Some mfgs. build for the individual saddle makers who build a lower number of saddles per year and those for those willing to use a traditional built tree. Some tree makers go beyond the traditional technology using sinthetic materials(nylon v.s. rawhide lace, staples v.s. nails,rawhide v.s. fiberglass v.s. bedliner cover ect...) for different reasons, lightness, economy. strenth, weather resistants,ect... Some tree makers go the extra mile, improving materials (wood type , laminated, ect..) The…
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Hey people lets hear your opinion on Timerline and Quality Mfg saddle trees. Give the good and bad points of these saddle trees. I have seen some of you use these saddle trees before.
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Does anyone know who sells a stand for building western saddles besides Weaver leather? I have been using a modified wood stand with a drawdown but it does not tilt unless I lay the stand on its side ..cumbersome and not very efficient... Thank You
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Wondering if someone can provide a list of the basic saddlery tools needed for saddlemaking? I am not asking for a raw materials list. Just basic saddlery hand tools that you beleive a beginner will have to have on their bench in order to properly build lets say a plain ruffout or smoothout saddle. If someone could also reccomend a good saddlery tool supply source it will be greatly appreciated.
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I have noticed some Ralide trees for sale but I have never dealt with one. I know the tree makers probably won't like them but what do you saddle makers think of them? Does it take a special type of glue to get the leather to stick to them? Will they hold up like a wood tree?
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