greg gomersall

my rounder has been sold. thanks Greg

I have a Randall Harness Creaser for sale. Hand crank gear drive. Creases 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", 7/8", 1", 1&1/8", 1 & 1/4" and 1 &1/2". The right hand side of the rolls crease a flat single line while the lefthand side creases double line domed. Machine is in excellant condition. $650.00. P.M. me or call (208) 278-0133. Greg

Julia why not save yourself alot of messing around with the casts and try Dennis Lane's equine profiling cards on horses and keep info on back profiles and what you find that fits the different profiles. Greg

I have a used C. S. Osborne 11 hole rounder for sale in good shape. The price may be over your budget as I want $150.00 for it. If you or anyone else is interested let me know. Somewhere before the crash we were discussing rounders, the general consensus from all involved was the weaver rounder is a piece of fecal matter. Greg

I will also agree that an in-skirt rigging properly installed is as strong as anything and offers a little less bulk. The main drawback I see to an in-skirt rig is with someone who rides alot and sweats his horses out on a daily basis. Over time due to excessive amount of sweat being absorbed by the skirts the leather will deterioate making the rigging a little more vulnerable. But there are not many people around these days that sweat a horse out like that consistantly. Greg

Tosch go ahead. Greg

Alan I have enough trouble just checking my email let alone attempting something of that scale. If there is something I can help you with on a 1 on 1 basis feel free to PM me. Greg

Steve as long as the math works why not? Just make sure you record the transaction properly for your taxes. Greg

Darcy you could fill the holes with carpenters glue and the drive a tapered large sliver of wood into each hole to fill them. I would then replace the screws in a completely different pattern so they are not close to the old holes. The old holes in the rigging from the first screws would not be visable after the saddle was back together. Greg

there is a 6 inch crank splitter made by Landis on ebay right now. They will bring a hundred an inch or more used most of the time in good shape. Greg

That is a #3 landis. It is a needle/awl stitcher. They are a very reliable workhorse when working and adjusted properly. I have one in my shop. Parts can be a challange depending on what you need but Connie at Campbell-Bosworth can usually take care of you. They generally sell for $3000.00 to $3500.00. 10 times the machine that any of this chinese JUNK is that is being marketed under various brand names but if you are not somewhat mechanicly inclined probably not the machine for you. Greg

I have been doing quite a few square pointed skirts lately as well. I try to talk them into a corner rounded like a dime instead of the full point but some want the point. Steve is right when he says people want what they see. The ugliest saddle I ever built was a pine cone and pine needle stamp job and while I was working on it a customer ordered a rig with the same type of carve job. Yuk. Greg

I have an original US calvary belt and buckle. The belt is fragile but it is all there. What is your client willing to pay. Greg

Weaver leather has re-enactment hardware in their catalog but they are a wholesaler not a retailer. Greg

If the tree is missing the horn from a wreck the odds are it will be split elsewhere as well. I would tell them that they have 2 options, 1 replace the tree and 2 throw the saddle away. If they will not let you replace the tree I would not do anything to it for them due to the liability factor. Greg

Waddy make sure you use a stainless or brass ring as the chromed steel rings will rust when exposed to the weather and it looks like crap from the inside out at that point. Greg

1245 Pfaff for the simple reason you cannot wear a Pfaff out. The 145 Pfaff is a graet chap machine that uses the 135 needle system while the 545 and 1245 use the longer 190 system and we all know how much better a longer stroke is. Greg

I am east of New Plymouth 5 miles. Greg

Steve I have one of the Standard Rivet Co. single shot foot presses I got from TM years ago, works good but if I were doing lots of spotting I would want one of the auto feed spotters, big bucks but dand are they fast and slick. I used Dave Hacks once and loved it. Greg

I was fortunate enough to have 2 of the world's premiere saddlemakers from the Calgary area show me thier methods of putting in all leather seats and as Andy said the bottom piece is the critical one. One used bar risers the other didn't. Nail the strainer piece under the Cantle gullet and then set 2 to 3 nails at the rear ( one in center and one to each side approx. one inch) of the fork below the horn. The stainer piece should be tight enough that when you push down hard on it just behind the stirrup slots you can barely get it to touch the tree bars. Too tight and the bow of the strainer will go right back to the cantle, too loose and you will have no bow over the stirrup slot area. When you feel the tension is right spike the seat tight from side to side starting at the back and work your way forward to just back of the stirrup slots, then spike the front corners in. After your next 2 or 3 layers are in make sure you let the seat dry COMPLETELY before cutting your handhole and if you did not build a tunnel you will have to cut your stirrup slots as well( I wait till I am ready to glue my seat on before I cut the stirrup slots). Hope this helps. Greg

In your photo of the gator hide you are showing the tail. The belly is the desirable portion to use. The plates or scales are way larger on the tail portion and are prone to lift and peel over time. Greg

Caledon Sales in Calgary Alberta sells a brown apron split that is the toughest stuff I have ever used. Way tougher than mulehide. I have sent sample pieces of this stuff to several leather suppliers here in the US but NONE of them seem interested in carrying it. It is tanned here but the tannery needs a 10,000 square foot order to make it. Call Ken at 403 252 0232 and he will ship it to you. I also use it to make some of the toughest garment and rigging bags you have ever seen. Greg

I do not like Stohlman's method for an all leather seat because you need to spike the leather forward as well as sideways to get tension both ways to prevent this style of groundseat from collasping at some point in the future. Greg

neetsfoot and tan kote. Greg

My understanding of the Campbell?Randall story is that when they deveolped the machine in a partnership scenario the person or people of Randall snuk out and patented it in his name instead of in the partnership trying to screw the Campbell partner. The Campbell partner not to be outdone went ahesd with production anyhow but did not sell the machines. They were lease only thereby getting around patent infringements. This is why you could only lease a Campbell, you could never own one until recently. The 3 was introduced later by Landis to compete with the Randall and Campbell, 1911 sounds about right. The serial #'s on the 3 start at 10,000. Connie Nagel could probably shed more light on this issue. Greg