Claire

White Eagle saddle pads are another possibility. http://www.weaglepads.com Claire

There is a MacPherson Custom Leather in Burbank, CA They make saddles. www.mcpcustomleather.com It is a different company than MacPherson's Leather in Seattle. Claire (from greater Seattle)

Bork & Sons Custom cinchas and supplies Steve and De Bork 2304 W. Highland Extention Rd Benton City, WA 99320 Phone: (509) 588-3348 email: sbork1000@aol.com Call Steve for a catalog. They have pack cinches. I took a cincha making class from his son Ben at Pendleton last November. Claire

If you ever need one for a cub scout project, let me know. I have the cub scout 3-d stamp. Claire

Tim, They look great. I just wish the lacing wasn't covering up part of the carving. Maybe next time you could leave an uncarved space for the lacing like you did for the conchos. Claire

Thanks, Bob and Steve. I will contact the seller and arrange for a test. Claire

Hello, There is a Singer 111W103 for sale locally for $175. The owner claims it can sew leather but has never used it himself. He making some other claims I find doubtful, too. My search of the internet as turned up a parts list but no other useful infomation. Does anyone knows something about this machine? Claire

Thanks, Storm.

Hi everybody, I attended Ben Bork's cincha making class at Pendleton last Friday. This is the result of my first try. A big thanks to Cobra Steve. I asked him to sew the center as a way to demo his class 4 machine. He was nervous to sew on the cincha instead of a piece of scrap leather but it worked out great. Claire

Excellent news! I will see you there. Claire

There is a picture of a sidesaddle tree here: http://www.steelesaddle.com/trees.htm