Shelly

Today's progress... Have to finish the swell and install flank, Latigo, offstrap... Goes home soon!

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Wade, metal strainer

Another excellent video to add to this list is Saddlemaking: The Ground Seat, first published on DVD in 2012, where Cary Schwarz, a founding member of TCAA, leads you through the process of building and installing a ground seat in a custom saddle. I got mine through the TCAA, not sure if it's still being produced. The ground seat is probably the most important part, and then equally important is the rigging choice and placement of them for horse and rider. Great thread!

This is a custom reining saddle, should be done by end of this week. Features Mincer conchos and hardware, border stamped with oak tooling, on chocolate Wickett & Craig skirting.Black Elephant inlaid seat, Roo buckstitching, and Orrell 3" flatbottoms in curly cedar to finish off. Already designed, made and delivered - matching breastcollar, headstall, spur straps. New chaps will also be made to go with the set. Now, if he can just get back in the show pen... Covid has no friends!

AVAILABLE FOR SALE - Campbell/Randall Lockstitch Sewing Machine- $5500 OBO. Located in Mineral Wells, TX. This is a really good machine - makes great stitches, very pretty work. #7852 - this heavy stitcher has stitched saddles that have won top awards at Big Bend, and contests in CO, etc. This machine includes everything shown - 7 bobbins, speed reduction wheels, various tools, a pack of needles/awls, a book, table, bobbin winder, and an extra arch cover for the various attachments that can be added. I love this machine, but I am trying to et a bit more room in my shop. Pick up in Mineral Wells, (50 miles N of Ft Worth). Call or email for more info - 940-682-5657, mjliggett@gmail.com

AVAILABLE FOR SALE - Campbell/Randall Lockstitch Sewing Machine- $5500 OBO. Located in Mineral Wells, TX. This is a really good machine - makes great stitches, very pretty work. #7852 - this heavy stitcher has stitched saddles that have won top awards at Big Bend, and contests in CO, etc. This machine includes 7 bobbins, speed reduction wheels, various tools and a pack of needles and awls, a book, table, bobbin winder, an extra rear arch cover for the various types of attachments that can be added, etc. I love this machine, but I am trying to get a bit more room in my shop. Pick up in Mineral Wells - PM for more info - mjliggett@gmail.com, or call 940-682-5657

Hermann Oak has buffed hides. I think you can get them buffed from Wickett and Craig also. Costs a bit more. You can use an orbital belt sander on the parts you need to take the fuzz off as well. Just do what needs done, what is seen. I'm not sure what grit to rec as I only buy buffed hides for rough out saddles...

REINING SADDLE TREE FOR SALE, BUILT BY STEELE SADDLE TREES #1 horn - 2 3/4" high x 1 3/4" cap 16" 'in wood' seat length gullet - 8" x 6 1/2" 13 1/2" bottom bar spread - front 13 1/2" bottom bar spread - rear 4 3/8" handhole spread 12 1/2" cantle width, 1" dish, 3 1/2" high CS front, 12" x 3 3/8" thick 8" waist Yellow Pine covered w/fiberglass, with fiberglass strainer Price: $250 plus shipping/box This tree will have a nice, narrow feel for the rider when finished out!

Postage to Australia is something I would have to calculate after I know what you want...I can put the strap blanks in an international shipping envelope, weigh it, and get a quote for the shipping. Then I will let you know what that cost would be... Let me know what you want to order, then I can put that into an international mail envelope, get a qoute for shipping, and let you know...