greg gomersall

Rod Weaver has brass lace tacks if you can't find stainless. Greg

For those that don't realize it 99% of Montana Silversmiths products are silver plated with a Very Thin coat of silver. It is a very lucrative thing for them. I will elaborate on making rounds when I have more time. Greg

Don On the next one fit your seat, figure out where your lines and borders are, then take it off and tool it on the rock. You will be much happier this way. The only piece I tool on the tree is the fork cover. Also the bottom edge of your front jockey could be lower so that it would be more inline with the rear jockey. Other than a couple other minor details you should be very proud of what you have done . gutten-tog. Greg

Pull a ladies nylon stocking over your spool of thread with a small hole in the top for the thread to come out through. This will hold it in place while also allowing you to see your spool. Greg

Pella if it is just surface mold white vinegar will take it off and kill the mold spores. If it has ate into the leather itself throw it in the profit pile. Greg

Seems to me that Rick Reed is over around Bozeman somewhere as well. Greg

tennesse tanning. greg

Next time you latch onto an ol cow with your nylon twine pay attention to how much give ( stretch )is in that stuff. The stretch in nylon is one of the reasons I switched to poly thread in my machines as well. Greg

We need to keep in mind that wood over the long term never quits shrinking and that rawhide never quits shrinking . That is part of why they work so well together. I don't know if the line-x or the bedliner will do that. Time will tell. I realize eventually there will be a better mousetrap but till I can be convinced otherwise I will stay with the tried and true. Greg

Dave Alderson, Ernie Marsh, Richard Brooks Rob Schaezlein, Mark Dahl are the usual for me. If the customer wants some specific we will go that way as well. greg

Dave don't take this the wrong way but I highly doubt Rod or any other handmade high end tree maker will sell you a tree in the bare wood to have coated. their reputation rides with every tree they make. Greg

If you take reasonable care of your gear cold storage will not hurt it. I was taught as a kid to not store your tack or harness in the barn but use a seperate building. With the barn being full of livestock a huge amount of humidity rises out of the stock which will damage your gear. We quite often had 20 head of horses tied in at night and if it was calving season we would generaly have a few head of cattle in as well for one reason or another, the leather would act like a sponge with this humidity and that is not good. Greg

I believe the taps in the photo are of the saddle Bud Schaul built for Pat Sullivan due to harp on the bottom of the tips. Greg

Sarah I have one I'll sell. It is a Bonis Brothers and works fine, will also include a copy of manual for same. This is a head only, no stand. Makes shipping easier. $175.00. Email is gomersall@fmtc.com or phone (208) 278-0133. Greg

I double glue mine and then nail them approx. 1" apart all the way around. On one pair I rolled the leather over the edge and scalloped this and set a nail in each scallop all the way around. Looked cool but was time consuming. I use a nail set to set the nails. Greg

I've rodded quite a few of them over the years and its not hard to do. It helps if you have someone to stand back and watch to keep you drilling straight sure helps. A drill bit long enough to go completely through the fork isn't cheap but is the best way to go. You can over tighten a fork and actually make it very brittle and easily broken if you are not careful. Measure your gullet width with a set of dividers before you start and use this as a reference while you are tightening to see how much its coming together. Found it kind of funny that one particular make seems to spread more than others but I have also been told their forks are butt-jointed together so that if that is true it would explain it. Greg

Darcy a lot of the factory saddles use a piece of crap for this strap. Besides being a glide for the stirrup leather it is also a stablizeing deal. When run from the front dee to the rear dee the stabilizing factor is somewhat reduced but when run up to the tree as Bob showed it helps transfer some of the pull to the rear of the saddle. You don't need a heavy piece but it does need to be a choice cut of leather. Greg

Grabbing the horn or the cantle will put your body out of position to ride a rank one. If you place your hand on the top of the horn and push down on it your shoulders will square up, push your pelvis into position where it should be and your gonna weather the storm. In theory it works but in reality it is hard. That,s why some people are more fork-ed than others. Greg

I don,t buy much from Steve but I did party with him in Sheridan 10 years or so ago. Fun guy to drink with. His catalog is The most Comprehensive leather and tool catalog available from any supplier, I would hate to be the inventory manager for his operation. I also hate to turn away business but I also realize its impossible to please everyone so I have from time to time and am sure I will again ask a potental customer "What Gives You The Right To Own A Piece Of My Work". Steve welcome on board and I will try to send a little more money your way. Greg

With the post office you are limited to $700.00 insurance on international shipments. Greg

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Elton Ron seen the stuff in my shop. I gave him the contact info and he has gone to promoting it. The stuff comes as a concentrate which you mix 3 parts water to one part compound. Ron sells it mixed. I can sell you the concentrate. Half gallon for 25 or gallon for 45. Mixing it 3 to 1 it goes along way. I have been using it for 12 or 13 years and have went through less than 3 gallons of concentrate. The pen aplicators are from Ready-Flow and you can get them from Beiler's Mfg if you want one that doesn't have Ron's name on the side. Greg

Go2tex I would talk to UPS again. I brought a sewing machine and stand over from England for $600.00 with insurance of similar value as a saddle. It was in two packages, weighed over 350 pounds and was here in a week. I regulary ship saddles to Canada for approx. $100.00 including $4500.00 insurance and have shipped to variuos parts of Europe for the $250.00 range. They have different levels of service and might be quoting you the fast rates. Greg

Mike and Cindy Beaver. Greg

Lute in my opinion the coats peasent resembles the look of linen the closest. If you are still having trouble breaking linen in your Pearson try using one size larger needle then you are currently trying. Let me know how that works. Greg