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Nice looking work. Do they adjust. I also like the four into one and the long button you put on there. The pineapple knots also have a nice shape to them. Mike

That turned out nice! Mike

Well stop typing and start braiding!!!!!!!!!LOL Looking good! Mike

You may not need to split it but you should still bevel it. As beveling the lace will give you a lot nicer finished braid. Mike

Damn nice work brotha!! I'd be proud to wear any of those shields. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work. Mike

can you resize the pictures. The are to big for me to see. Thanks, Mike

Thanks! I'm putting it on my list. Mike

Very nice work. I like the way you attached the popper by having the solid rawhide opposed to braiding all the way down. What did you use for a core. Thanks, Mike

You would never know that was your first bosal. Very nice work. Mike

That's what I was after. Thanks, Mike

Brian Nice! If you don't mind can you show a picture of how it joins. Thanks, Mike

Dannie Here is a saddle I'm cleaning for my daughter right now. I bought it off of ebay and I don't think it was ever cleaned. It's a old Martha Josey made by longhorn. I'm just using lexol liquid glycerin and lexol leather conditioner. I first scrub the saddle down with the glycerin and a toothbrush. I then go over it with a damp rag to get excess glycerin off. I then wipe it down with the conditioner. I'm not sure if this is the right way or not but it seems to work for me. I'd also be interested if there is a better way or product. But I have a feeling that if you ask ten guys you get ten different answers. Mike

Paul Great interview and what a way to get some great exposure. Thanks for sharing. Mike

Denise Thank you for adding that to your site. It's very informative while I don't build saddles it's nice to know the steps in building a tree. Heck those are so pretty it's a shame to cover them. Thanks again, Mike

I like the thinking out of the box with the tooling!! I think it's pretty neat looking I can't really critique it as I've never built one. I will give you credit for having the conjas to jump in and build one. The next one should be easier from what I've heard. Best of luck, Mike

I'll just add I've always had great service with them also. Mike

Knipper Very nice work!! I just added three to my wish list. I had no trouble viewing prices. Mike

Troy Thanks for sharing your work. It just proves there's more than one way to skin a cat!! Mike

Bruce Thanks I'll take a look. Mike

Thanks Troy I'll probably make a few more. But for smaller knives. Mike

Bruce Thanks for the info. If you get any in your wanting to part with give me a holler. Mike

Does anyone know if a #5 single line hand creaser is the biggest that was made by gomph or osborne. I have a #5 but was looking for a couple of bigger ones. Thanks, Mike

Well I finally got around to doing this it was a fun project. I started out with making a sheath out of some scrap roo. I skived all the edges down so you couldn't feel a seam and glued them. I then covered this with a long 8 bight pineapple knot and used a herringbone pattern to fill in. I had to go with a under 3 over three.I used one string and I bet there's 30 to 40 foot of string used. For the loop I chose to use a strip of rawhide. I then put a coat of clear lac over it. All critiques welcome. I did cut the first knot off as it didn't look right. So counting the first knot I probably got around ten hrs. in it. Thanks, Mike