Steve Brewer

The button I have seen tied on them was a pineaplle knot.I always called it an Ore. twist.One of the braiders on here can tell you how to ty it better than I could. Steve

Dog, A really good looking wade.Keep up the good work. Steve

JW,Nice Clean looking saddle.Is this one for Wes? Steve

Steve,I have those stamps but they will cost you 25 and I will pay the shipping. Steve

Claire,Looks great for your first one.As you do more you will learn to hide your ending knots.Keep up the good work. Steve

Ryan,Nice swell fork.See you at the Bull Sale. Steve

Steve I nail after I cut my Stirrup slots.On top of my Ground seat,Around the cantle and accross the forks. Steve

Tim ,pretty snazzy dove wings.Look great to me Steve

Tim,Looks great,Nice tooling and the assembly is outstanding. Steve

Brent I make my seat button cuts by measuring up 1" from where the cantle meets the bar,tap the shape of your cantle into your seat.Remove seat and measure from the front center line to the button cut they should be the same on both sides.Cut one side then fold the seat and the other one should be the same.Cut the other side.Restretch in your seat and mark out the rest of your seat cuts. I put in all of my peices grain side down,they skive out better. Hope this answers some of your questions. Steve

Chuck you need to skive out the leather to nothing along the bottom of the bar on all the pieces exept for the cover piece.For it you want enough to let your stirrup leather set without making a bump in the seat. Steve

Jon,Thats one classy looking wade.Excellent Work like it alot. Steve

Chris,I started Stretching my seats before the fork cover and rigging while working in a big shop where they sent saddles out to be carved.We fit up the whole saddle and sent to the carvers.We put it togather whenit came back.I liked building that way and stuck with it

They look good to me.Keep up the good work. Steve

I cut the hole out in my seat before cutting out the ground I will post pictures of that at a later date.As for the sturrip slots ,I think you see your ground seat shape better when you cut them after the seat is shaped.That is a personal preference thing to do.By cutting them after the seat is streched in there is no need for plugs. This way you can draw around the seat hole and determine the bottom of your ground seat cut.The awl meathod for the front would work well.I would also mark where the bars meet the forks.Hope this helps. Steve

CW,It will be nailed in after the stirup slots and the hand hole is cut out

I will attempt to show my meathod of puttig in a all leather ground seat.We start with the bare tree and I add risers We then skive the risers to the shape of the bars Then i add the leather strainer piece and skive it to desired shape Followed by 3 pieces on top of it Skive to shape then add cover piece and skive out final shape Hope this will help some out .I cut the hand hole and stirrup slots after the seat is streched in. Steve

Mark,It came out nice,Should last for ever. Steve

Mr.moore,where are you located?,May need to get some of the locals to help out.

Mr.Moore,Several years ago my son needed a Kidney transplant,to raise money I built a raffle saddle.We sold tickets for $100 a ticket,raised 16,000 dollars.We live in a small Community here,sold tickets at any event they would let us.also put on some ranch ropings.good luck ,hope it works out for the boy. Steve Brewer

Thanks everyone for your posts.I just finished some others See how you like them. Steve

They look great Elton Steve

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