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Mark Superlative work. Well laid out and executed! I found your DVD to be interesting enough to watch it twice and picked up on something new each time. Very well done and easy to follow. I learned a few things from you and that's a good thing! Thanks for you time and putting out the effort! Your pattern packs are great also, well done. Gypsy: That cutting board is called HDPE plastic, same as kitchen boards. You can order it online here: US Plastic eplastics Mine is 1/2"x24"x48"

Use masking tape then use your overstitch wheel on the tape - it will leave holes in tape, stitch it up, peel off tape.

Extremely nice piece of work! I'm always interested in any posts that have to do with Arabs since I own 2 Straits and 2 halfbreeds. Tack fitment, especially saddles, is always foremost. Fit horse first, rider second or rider will loose horse! I purchased a saddle just 2 months ago and after trying many saddles I came up with exactly the same conclusions concerning bars and skirt length. Even with this bar length the curve of the leading tip of the bars can be critical as shoulder movement needs to roll smoothly under the tip. Not enough curve and the shoulder hits a wall causing short stride and eventually soreness. Another note is the fenders and stirrup leathers. Most saddlemakers usually make them to short on a saddle this size because they figure smaller saddle smaller rider. Not necessarily so. My saddle is marginal in this area and doesn't look as good as if it had longer fenders, I'm on the last notch for adjustment. I like the D's under the conchos as I am making a set of saddlebags and have to modify my saddle to attach them. Your tooling and finish is superb and I really like the looks of this type of concho, the one on the rear cinch is a nice touch. I don't like "Bucking rolls". They should be an option for those that have never landed on one. The Wade design will put the rider back into the "Pocket" on a bad landing. The height and dish of the cantle looks good and you have managed to bring this type of cantle and the Cheyenne roll together perfectly. If I had not already bought a saddle, I would be very interested in yours. What is your asking price. BTW, nice website too.

How about backing the leather with fiberglass cloth, or sandwich the cloth between two pieces of leather? That way the fiberglass would provide the support and you could use just about any leather you want. To find fiberglass cloth try a boat shop or Google search.

Google Spandex. I ran into this problem on a set of shotgun chaps. Elastic typically stretches lengthwise and "sidewise" is rare and expensive.