Hennessy

a piece of 2x4 with a hole big enough to allow the rivet place to go will work too

easy answer! would i sell this to me mother?

i believe your in overkill in yer process on edging grizz.edges are sealed to eliminate problems with moisture,they are dyed to pretty up the project.my process is slick edge first by damping and one way rubbing nap down slick a li'l soap helps.let dry untill almost dry ,dye edge [now] hot iron beeswax on edge spread it with hot iron when finished wipe denium over edge, parrafin melted onto denium.[other way] ]now] apply soap over dyed edge and wipe parrafin rag one way with nap. try both n see pete

bob, i followed this thread thru to end and haven't seen this slicking trick mentioned,so 'ere goes' ! a really good production mex hand n friend showed me this,i use it a lot.get a square piece of fake sheepskin cut the hair half off with scissors.wet it good, hair side slide edge along for a foot then finger tip along edge one way forward then back find th nap which way does it lay, wipe one way once its found.a foot at a time,find th nap, wet edge, then turn fake skin over and use coarse cloth back to slick one way keep edge wet,nap will lay down slick,after entire length is done slick edge with a bar of saddle soap then burnishwith rag or stick,then dye n finish further if desired adios pete

hey bob,back in me nipper days back in australia i worked in some old prestigeous saddle shops in sydney.we edge'd the saddles thus [as memory serves me] dyed the edges then laid leather on bench and hanging edge on or slightly off bench,proceeded to hot iron edges.a steel tool an edgeburnisher i think [british made] we had a candle stuck upright in a small coffee[tea] can the candle provided the heat for the tool tip which was pushed into a block of beeswax. whilst wax was hot n runny we pushed edger along leather edge till it needed more heat then repeat over n over thru entire edge.when done properly it gave a smooth bright sealed edge and was standard practice for edging all leather work as i recall.i like your way better and your way is my way too adios pete

a few observations over 30 or so years is that tree makers [factory] tend not to advance construction technique.in other words a suiccessful bronc saddlemaker wants his tree such n such a way and this is my way dont sell this tree but to me! joe blo asks for a 16 in seat bronc saddle and it comes on full qh bars or so on! if you dont know what to ask for you dont get it! therefore some saddles are spread out from the start. most of the bronc saddles used in the top end are border line illegal in gullet width the front rig also is dicey at best the front edge of front dee must not be further back than centre of swell. tilt the swell forward in construction allows dee to set closer to centre fire this allows saddle to set easily on top of wither where the majority of bronc riders prefer .i have seen several top 15 bronc riders ride the floppiest leathers they can get reason.ride the horse not the saddle.i've been around long enough to see the complete cycle on leathers but the saddles have advanced some over the early hamleys n sundry but there ain't nothin purtier than a good bronc ride eh!

well a fella had a good idea about making a product and marketing it,he went to some various mfg;rs and got some quotes .tried a few samples from various mfg'rs settled on one [or two] and built some.he got them into a few salesmans hands and they took off ! shortly thereafter he had competition MADE IN CHINA,INDIA AND THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF ANYWHEREBUTHERE FOUND AT YOUR LOCAL WAL MART ! I JUST EMAILED MY CONGRESSMAN about fuel n stuff and EQUAL TRADE OR NO TRADE WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO BESIDE WORKING FOR WAL MART WAGES ?

cant help but think of the years i thought my hands were odorious things .now i know why thanks

that very flexible soft subtle[ veg]in chrome tan is perfect for making bareback ridin gloves for th rodeo cowboy[my 30 yr business] i think therefor 'glovey' is a salesmans word for buy it?

where are the bumps located.sounds like a hurry up n get r done factory job wot with staples n all.could be a broken bar,possibly no channel on one side and inhibits free leather slide around bar. good luck post your findings i'm curious pete

i sold my business to 'pink chaps ' several years ago.i dont have any bad feelings toward this person,other than they show up on my profile page at least every 5 mths or more.that would be ok too' if' they would say hi but they dont i therefore assume that their digging into my profile to see if they can catch me,wheeling n dealing in forbidden areas i kinda feel violated much as some pretty maiden. can you block people from visiting my profile site if so please block 'pink chaps' for me thanks pete Name: any moderator UserName: Hennessy IP Address: 4.227.117.136 Email Address: petehennessy@earthlink.net

for wot its worth! i had a boot n shoe repair business for 5 years back in early 80'z kinda helped me along untill my rodeo gear got goin.one neat trick out of th trade is how to unstick barge and masters or any rubber cement.,i've used it hundreds of times i'm sure,you must use rubber cement thinner nothing else in thinners,get a dauber or fake sheepskin wet it good with thinner i put it down on top side [backside if you can] skirting,whatever on old wool skirt liner start in a corner n lift enough to get a peel goin.give the thinner a few minutes to penetrate it'll surprise you on how easy it makes things go pete