I am working on my first saddle. I am using an SF Bowman tree and Pete Gorell's series from Leather Crafters and Saddlers Journal.
When putting the last piece of the ground seat on, I started having trouble with my skiver. The part of the seat over the cantle dish went on pretty thick. The next morning I noticed that a couple places are a little bit soft, meaning that they pulled away from the tree. The spots are very small, but it is still drying. Do I just live and learn or do I start pulling leather off the tree?
