Hennessy

i'm sorry to say i tried to inject a little humour 'wrong'!glovey leather to me is thin leather of a consistancy that would make it condusive to making into a glove. soft flexible good appearence and quality thus a glovey piece of leather.

that huge awl you speak of is probably a phillips screwdriver ground down,very common in production shops i'm sure it's been temper'd,i have one its thin a bit wide but sure is fun to sew with

years ago i repaired an old saddle ,well made when i removed the old lineing one side had a flat seam across the middle of the skirt.this told me that one skirt was two pieced.a beautiful flat stitched seam not visible from hair side..i'm ashamed to say that over the years i've applied that trick on repair work and new saddles.it doesn't seem right but if done properly when glued down its impossible to observe.sometimes your short on a corner etc etc.if you join wool so the nap lays the same way using matching wool scrap 69 thread small needle ,it can be done.also i've seen saddles that walked blankets out,a friend 's saddle walked out sideways on close inspection the nap on one side went to the head the other went to the tail.i believe a saddle shouldn't walk forward when rode,therefore the nap should lay against forward movement.the butt to the front on both sides .sounds strange but i bet its old school! i got that years ago n ah'm old.

howdy syd,if you will surf this site you'll get all kinds of help n ideas!oily leather is not condusive to holding acrylics you need a veg tanned saddle leather or strap lea in natural.many talented painters on here just go look n find good luck p

howdy miss jo,i know this has been suggested before,but i'll ask you again forgive my ignorance.i'm pretty broke right now.i've donated in the past and am now blue alla time eh.i want to chip in and contribute more and will when i get things rolling.right now i have a shop but no income and therefore my only way to contribute is to donate something i've made hopefully you can resell or give as a gift.i think lw could set up a shop and sell donated items to derive income for the cause.i have a king james bible that i've covered that i could send valued at at least 100$ possibly more at auction. i still want to have you all build me a site n host it also,if you could furnish me with a location that i might go to and figure costs i could start figuring how much i need to put back. i've started to pm members with a saddle help suggestion,a new business idea that i would like to slowly ease along.i wonder how many a day lw will allow me to send? Name: johanna UserName: Hennessy IP Address: 4.227.112.217 Email Address: petehennessy@earthlink.net

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us indians served unborn horse [colts]boil'd in the womb liquids,their most honourable meal .they also ate lots of dog,lewis n clark[explorers] relished dog also by the end of their two year adventure.chinese restrauants are [world wide]always getting caught for cooking cats probably dogs too,i cant help but eat there at least once a month [sorry] think of all the meat thrown away at animal shelters,how sad this couldn't be handled humanely. rabbits horses,snakes etc etc all need humane demise treatment you know even li'l squirrels are eaten.the meat and hide should be open to market thru good enforced regulation eh? ,

i think it is leather that has been tanned by workers wearing gloves so that their finger nails or pores don't scuff the surface

when i replace leathers i first tie curtain cord onto old leathers and slide them out leaving the cord on both sides of the bar, right and left has cords.with these cords i tie thru a hole on the tip of new leas i use skidmores a buttery paste and grease up leas about one foot then pull corded tip up n over n under rarely a problem sometimes th handhold skirt nail needs to be loosed works good for me.

johanna,i've sold and shipped to aust and nz many times,i found credit cards to be th best.no money orders[bad]calling long distance on land line anywhere we were put onto a carrier 1010502 just dial it first then rest of # saved us mucho over the years.they bill you every month very easy n honest.and you are an amazing lass adios

i have two old finishers that need to be worked up call me near dallas tx 9032698388 pete

i probably sound like a squeaky wheel with my opinions on production saddles,but heres the rub.competition is at cutthroat levels,most trophy saddles are alloted to the cheapest bidder,most are under 800 or even cheaper.to compete at that price means cheaper product material and production shortcuts.this approach spills over into production in general.many production saddlemakers make 6 to 10 saddles a week some on salary most on piece work ,safe to say most dont give a hoot as to symentry of bar surface or material or cut selection on leather.the trees are more than likely[not allways]mexico made ,which means poor quality control or none.the good companys who strive to do it right are the ones put in a pinch!how to pickout the honest companys, who honestly use american made materials from the ones who say they do,that is the question, better business bureau mebe google could take that on ?then theres mexic0 , china and india knocking on the door with their us styled products,i'm sorry i'm not going anywhere i'll close and apologise for my dribble