I am a saddler of the old School. Did the Profession in a Saddlery teach about 3.1 / 2 years learned.
I needed about 10 and more years to be really good.
I offer restoring many carriages and I put more than 40 harnesses of all types ago.
Including fine English Coach Harnesses with the collars. Everything from Hand-sewn with 14 stitches per inch.
Also cars from the period before 1914, I have already made.
I ask also still produces the so-called box-loops that were used 100 years ago in Englisch Harnesses.
I have to memorize the pattern plates to impress at the 30th.
I collect my Tools since I was teaching at that time of saddlers who died today on the internett.
I use most of the tools to work, but some of them I do not know why they were needed.
Unfortunately, I only speak a little englich, I hope it is understandable.