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Lots of 12" x 16" pieces of approx. 3 oz. leather. Mostly red, tan, turquoise and gray. I will sell 25 pieces of assorted colors(my choice, but will mix them up) for $20.00 plus $23.00 shipping on 1-3 day USPS priority shipping. There is approx. 32.5 sq. ft. in each box making it cost you $1.72 each piece or $1.33 per square foot. Great for craft people or linings for smaller projects. I accept Pay Pal, check or USPS m.o. Items will ship the day after payment is made or the day after check or m.o. clears. Message me at BLUE MOUND SADDLERY on FaceBook or call the shop 918-886-3500. Email at benthaxton@bartnet.net

If you are talking about BATIE saddle trees in Welch, OK., I was just by there a couple of weeks ago and looked like they were going as fast as they could! They had lots of trees in various stages of construction.

Thanks a lot Chris! Hope I can return the favor someday!

MuleFool, if it is not spoken for yet I would like to have it! Blue Mound Saddlery-11801 N. 4010 Rd. Dewey, OK. 74029

I can't see where it was made, but could have been made by Baldo Hill, who had a shop West of Chandler, Ok. Baldo Hill was the son of saddle maker, Onofre Hill. Ono Had a shop at Bartlesville, Ok. until his death in the mid 80's. Baldo had been at Chandler from the early 1960's until the last time I saw him in about 2002. Don't know if he still has a shop or if he is still with us. Reason I know about him is I apprenticed under his father, Ono, in the mid 1960's. Hope this might help. Also if you would post full pictures of the saddle I could probably tell.

Why don't you call a tannery, and talk to them about your needs and how you want the leather to perform. They will know exactly what you need to do and the feasibility of your project. They will also give you pricing, minimum quantities, etc. I would think this would be the easiest way to get all your answers from people who know

If you will get Osbourne spring punches and don't try to muscle the punch through, but rotate it back and forth as you squeeze, they will punch the leather easily! I have a set of Osborne spring punches that I had over 40 years and they still punch through saddle skirting with ease. Just an occasional light sharpening keeps them working great. I have never even had to replace a tube!

I don't know how old yours are, but I have a pair like them that I've had for 45 years, and mine were pretty old when I got them. I think mine say R. Timmons and Sons, with a large no.3, and "warranted steel hammer" located on the hammer part. Some further research might give some more information. I got mine from the Saddle Maker that I apprenticed under and he was in his 80's at that time. Instead of pincers or lasting pincers, he said saddle makers always called them "Bull Pliers", and I think I visually know why!

It looks like you have a part missing as there should be another bent rod below the thread looper that the thread should run through. We need some better photos from different angles to be sure. Parts are almost non existent for these old machines unless you can find one for parts. Cowboy Bob may have some parts hid out as I think he has one of the old machines for sale. He is one of the vendors on this sight!

Ihave to agree with you guys about the grease and oil and chipped paint! First of all to me that gives a piece of equipment some character. All of my old equipment have been used by me for over 40 years and all look like they have been used but are in A-1 shape. My old Landis 3 and Landis 16 stitchers need paint but I don't think it would make them sew any better. My old 5 in 1 and splitters and other machines have been great pardners over the years and look their age like their owner, but are used flawlessly 6 days a week! It seems to me that it is always the beginners and part-timers that want to tell you what your machinery is worth, while most don't have enough to even call a shop. Guess I'll just hang on to my old stuff before I let amatuers set the price of their worth! Just my 2 cents worth!

You need to resize your images! I can't make heads or tails of what your trying to show!

That looks like a parachute quick release latch. You can look them up on the internet for suppliers, and they cost about 25 or 30 dollars each. They are usually sold in two separate pieces that total that amount!

MadSaddler, if I were you I'd be mad too! After 44 years in the saddlery business, I'm having as bad a year in my shop as I've ever had. The liberals who get GRANT MONEY from taxes others have had to work hard for and pay, are always the first to take up for out of control Government spending. I've never had one thing handed to me and have worked for the little I do have. People who are given a start, can walk away when they are ready and can just shut the door and forget about how hard they had to struggle to make a business work! I guess our President was talking only about himself when he said no one made their own business! I just wonder how he can say that when he has never been in the business world as the owner of anything that I know of. You would think people would quit whipping on Bush, oh, I forgot OBAMA has only had 3 1/2 years to turn things around! At the rate we are going you will not be the only shops going out of business. I sympathize and feel for you, just know you are not alone! You said it all though!!!!!!!!

Sounds to me like you have a clutch motor that needs the brake adjusted. There should be about a 1/2 inch bolt on the end of the motor with a lock nut. Loosen the lock nut and turn the bolt and it will adjust the travel and brake in the clutch. When you push down with your heel on the treadle it should lock the brake stopping the motor and machine. When the adjustment suits you lock the nut again and continue sewing.

If your sewing machine is compatible, you should get a roller foot for it. That will make it a lot easier to stitch around the curved areas and follow an even border. I think it would look a lot better with larger thread also.

Drouth and high priced feed costs have already caused a large decrease in the cost of beef cattle! If the cattle market is down then so should be the cost of leather as it is an aftermarket of the beef industry. Guess I'll just keep buying leather whatever the cost!

Mia doesn't seem to have much rebuttal to everyone's posts. Makes you wonder if this was all on the up and up!

I must agree with the majority here! Some 44 years ago when I started in the leather business( saddles, tack, whatever), I made a deal with the bank I do business with. I don't loan money or fund businesses, and my bank doesn't do leatherwork. When one of us needs the others services, we are there for each other, and pay for what we need from each other. Has worked well for me all these years.

Potts LONGHORN Leather Company was located in Dallas, Texas during the years you are talking about. They sold their brand of saddles nationwide as well as all kinds of tack and equipment. Their saddles were contracted out to Billy Cook during those years, made to Longhorn specifications. The number is a model number used for that specific style of saddle. Hope this will help a little, and welcome to the forum!

I don't know for sure, but the saddle looks like a SADDLE KING OF TEXAS, manufactured by Ozark Leather Company. They made several models padded like your saddle in the 1960's into 1970's. North&Judd hardware was a common hardware in use in many shops and factories in that time span. Again, I'm not certain of that, but if you will research SK of T and some of their old catalogs online, maybe you will find that model number listed. Also I'm not sure that 10 is not a stamped TO. Good luck on your search for more info.

That is a fold up HOOF PICK to clean a horses hooves out!

An apprenticeship in a leather- saddle shop is really hard to find these days! Most shops have a waiting list a mile long of people wanting to learn the trade. If you are interested in a good school, there is one in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It is South of Tulsa, Ok. about 40 miles. The school is GREEN COUNTRY TECHNOLOGY CENTER and they teach all types saddle and boot making. They have a website under the same name that you can look up for all the particulars. Good Luck in your search and hope you can find what you are looking for.

Must be all in the nose of the user! I've used all three of the mentioned products for over 40 years and have never had any that smelled like pine to me. I guess it will be trial and error for you unless someone else has that problem!

I'm not finding any photo to look at!

I'm not finding any photo to look at!