Hennessy

had a union lock awl split my thumbnail to the quik,hurt a bit also bled ,a couple weeks later a new nail was in the works,pete

celtic i've had a plough for 44 yrs i love it,amazingly, it has kept its edge really well i'm sure theres been some moments,but can't recall.some sth american lea's have hard spots in em and it gets tough cuttin. but i keep it on th table flat ,a li'l lh pressure to keep guide into lea .left hand holding the cut strip a lil pullin n pushing ,easy .a great tool mate.pete

has anyone ever heard the ol'ditty ,i've got a lovally bunch of coconuts,big ones small ones some as big as your head,custom fit should solve size problems.pete

i have not worked too much with the high density foam but will be from here on.years ago i did boot n shoe repair for a way to supplement my merging into making rodeo gear.i got to putting hush puppy soles on cowboy boots n heels,absolutely the most comfortable sole ever.10 years later the boot co's started doing it n still are.it seems to me fixin a problem basically is doin whatever,it takes to effectively overcome.some people wont pay into a huge bill for a custom tree, but would pay for modifications that work ,which is where you are now i think.foam might add heat to the back and smaller skirts might eliminate some of that,i see no reason why you couldnt rearrange bar angle with foam[good density].i have a world champion trainer riding a saddle with a forward double d and foam under skirt.he was an old rodeo'r a bb'er and he gave me a shot at makin one my way,he is very complimentary,has a pad that you can add inserts too,between the two he claims he's fitting everything.his horses are free'r and winning.i'm gonna build an aussie hy brid soon,i wont block skirts but will add an extra piece of leather under bars on my skirt ,then light plug edges and 1 in foam skirts.i believe the skirts were intended to be load bearing,i can be wrong,but i like to get clear of the scapula,on any breed,also helping people thru modification builds rapport etc adios peter john

elton looks like a bunch of left legged pick up men to me eh.nice pete

pella,i've got one in my shop almost identical,same conchos,same style as to shape dees,horn wrap the works.no makers stamp,leather is together ,well oil'd,beyond use tho ,am cleaning ,refleecing, repairing to liveing room standards to stand n be looked at by family.owner says it is a schoelkopf jumbo and in the 40's n 50's his father pulled a ton of bulls home from straying ,the tree is thick in bars th rigs are on the tree almost and altho outmoded is mucho stout.adios peter john

g'day barra,a good domer tool i've found for rivets #9 in the tandy spot setter tool box,several sizes one fits grreat hoo roo pete

i think i've replied to this b 4 dam,maube i'll do better,a wood burner or solderin iron [with various attachments of points]melt hole ,whilst still hot wak it flat on a anvilheat agin turn over n wak other side melt hole to clean appearence and size.ords heat n wak key words here ol chap,i've done a bunch this way eh. hoo roo peter john

g'day elton,like your work,i guess if your gonna back up your holes with nylon q,why not the buckle side too,i like seat belt nylon cause its thinner,use it in saddle rigs also,a li'l extra work but a better product eh.haven't made any gloves yet, i'd rather take a whippindesperation may drive me there soon .hoo roo peter john

i've found it easy and clean to screw lea concho to tap n stirrup then top it off with top concha then bleed lace

heres one i learnt recently,clean surface,dry, oil,dry,neatlac,dry,dye,let dry good ,buff excess surface,neatlac again for me no rub off,almost a patent lea black,first time in 40yrs i've enjoyed dying black.the vinegarooning sounds besr tho.

40 years of leather and i dunno.tool lea, clean,dry,oil dry,neat lac,dry,stain,dry antq or hilite,then clean letters off n paint white,then seal white with?i've never had perfectly clean white or colors with antq finish need help please peter john

wuz comanche named after reno's horse who survived th li'l big horn.

howdy rip, i've tooled some laser cut lea its outstanding,especially if you can get a li'l depth on th cut.does neat pictorial scenes iv' no pix to show tho, what state u live in peter john

here is an observeation passed onto me ,with a slight dash of ????? outside a montana or nth western location bar sits an ol beat up truck,an ol hand me down, in the back sits a 4000$ saddle in a sthn state mebe texas, outside a bar sits a 30000$dually with a 500 $saddle in th back of course these days aint nothing safe in the back eh.just makin light ,laughter is good medicine.

greg you can also set tree on flat surface,hold front off surface and ease tree down watching for when th dees touch surface if at the same time your even

dont pet th snakes in th bush peter john

i remember peter from a store on elizabeth st in sydney bak in th late 60's,if i da knowed he was goanna end up with toolin like that n b famous ahd mateyed up to him ahm that good eh adios peter john