Hennessy

how aboot a shower mat one with suction cups. cut a 2inc strip measure to fit from belt under to belt[back] kinda like a g string suction cups out of course just enough traction what to call it [key]to sales my thought is cowboy tractionstring jest an idear

i wonder if the flat bar is meant to set the saddle behind the wither. on the back behind the scapula movement fore and aft and the occaisonal butterflying also when climbing or desending.i have noticed that dressage riders have their saddles well back and their horses move freely and in apparent comfort . their ears reflecting inner thoughts and contentment.the shorter bar wont reach the kidneys, the rig is where it should be to avoid forward tree movement.i have a horseman friend who loves them.there sure to be better tree makers in ol mexico mebe the maker reflects the quality[possible] .they have heat issues also to contend with,i had a pix of pancho villa on a big jug headed horse clearly you could see where the saddle set.hard arse'd they might be but they rode mucho miles every day back then and my opinion there must be some merit to the saddle

try this on scrap n see!first lacquer lea ,dry apply black oil dye thru lacquer,dry buff a tad,relacquer finished works for me

Rick J.rick just a note to humour ye.th nails in th bar,believe it or no a mex saddlemaker in greenville was makin me a sdl in my shop 12 mi n o grnvll almost finished and he up sides the bottom n drives two nails at back in line with cantle bar connection in th heart [he said]i ask him curiously Why did you do that his reply was billy cook told him to ever time.billy trained a slew of people here in this area toolers n saddlemakers n straphands most were wetbacks many busine'ss here are bc spinoffs how many nail'd down skirts are out there i'd say thousands ,i just pulled a bc saddle down from his first shop in abiline tx twas well made a bit heavy no nails on flat bar but one long one in valley by th frog .watch them greenville saddles eh adios peter john hennessy

kate nice saddle if you look you'll notice similaritys betwixt bj's saddles and billy cooks saddles.those two blokes plus many other good texas makers got their start with a rockwall tx maker named vaught,those two fellas went on greatly billy cook went further n bigger but their quality back then 60's 70;s was a1billy cook went in n out of business more times than bj did,they both set examples in th trade n taught many billy cook taught hundreds and can be liken'd to a military quartermaster as to acquistions,training,product ,n distribution even to this day!billy's worst weakness was his failure to employ american workers before Mexicans and ins hounded him more than any other sweatshop tx mx saddle shop in greenville tx so much so that he moved lock stock to sulphur ok.two years ago ins busted him thar with 50 illegals lets see at 10000 per /thats er oh well

luke your avatar kinda favors crocodile dundee a bit any relation? pete

i just come up on this thread,n reckon i'll add a bit of my knowledge of such.it is probably a bull thrower tree by a Colorado tree co,they originally made these trees for the Australian rough riders assn twixt th years 1962 to1967 as an interim saddle btwixt the old aussie assn saddle and the future assn saddle which was to be the american contest saddle.the reason was the assn wanted th aussie bronc rider to be able to go to canada and usa and compete equally because of familiarity with the us bronc sdl. they have proven their ability over the years and now theres allways a few doin good over here every year eh.this saddle proved to be such a good ridin saddle that it became the catalyst for a revolution in saddlemakin in Australia and spawned a vast array of hybrid styles many lookin very appealing.the saddle was not known as a bull thrower although many of them tried ridin it!i think it had a #212 or somrthing like that.when you hobble the lower stirrup lea up front like you do on the competition saddle it is a pleasure to ride a bucker and was well liked by the competitors of that time,i rode some broncs in it as a lad in australia n thats all i have to say aboot that pete hennessy

howdy bob,when i was a bit of a nipper back in australia i worked in two old prestigious shops awhile,i recall we used edge irons which we heated over a candle,then whilst hot stuck it into a block of beeswax then run th iron down the edge it had a concave wide edge and did a nice job.barra an aussie member in here could bring you to a total knowledge of this application pete

latigo is by tannage an out door leather stuffed with oils n stuff not conducive to further penetrating dyes,other than oil dye. try wetting th edge then slide saddle soap over edge and burnish with wood slicker adios pete

for wot its worth,i rinse my mouth every day at least 6 times, twice of a night, with hydrogen peroxide,a homeless bloke told me its good alternative to fight germs etc.it seems to work for me [touch wood]get a bike[pedal]hunt local work,n dig dig dig hoo roo n good luck pete

i was showed a way to dye black that i consider'd [no way] but upon testing i found amazing results it's crazy but here it is.when your ready to apply dye,'don't' apply lacquer first,dry then dye , buff n lac or 2nd coat if necessary, buff then lac,it works really well pete

today an amish machinery sales /saddlemaker ask'd me to pass onto lw news about a guy travelling about sthn states ,selling his shop off.he has quite a list of delectable shop equip that he's priced to sell.'he's recovering from a stroke and wants out quick hence th low price.he will give you his shop adress[defunct]and offer the machinery to you on a test basis before purchase,'all'you have to do is pay freight up front,he'll contact you in a few weeks to make sure everything got there safely[ahem]he's making a living floating about biting gullible leatherworkers or part thereof.mostly for 350$ or so.he uses the name earnest webb from alabama but the name may change but th scam won't.this amishman had him checked out by a district atty who said he's made quite a trail, reports from several states of gypped people beware pete

i've done very little with buff but its big in asian saddles and mex also its tough and i think the tanner will make or break it.i've heard theres weak spots in the grain and it can tear a bootmaker told me so, but there are lots of projects where it would be effective,i would not hesitate to use it adios pete

some people have good sense,skill's,talent,charisma,driveand determination johanna strikes me as one of those.me i'm going to poker stars for a couple la dayz n then ah'll check back hoo roo n adios pete

howdy, i'm winding my shop down,i'm going thru my patterns now a 30 year collection chaps n saddles vests and sundry,a list will be compiled this week if your interested i'll pm you pete

i reckon 1/2 n1/2 a texalian aussie in rep of texas pete

heres a few more books;making &repairing western saddles by dave jones good shape a hard back 126 pages informative 30dollars plus $8 postage saddlemaking lessons in construction & repair by dusty johnson good info in good condition15$ plus 5$ post stohlman encyclopedia of saddlemaking 3 volumes ex condition100$ plus 15 $ post cowboy catalog hamley saddles 1942 reproduction paper back. a glimpse of years gone by,10$plus 5$ post horsemans handbook of western saddles by dick sherer good shape,paper back and informative10$ plus 5$ post leather art by fo baird 15$ plus 5$ post old cowboy saddles & spurs by dan hutchins identifies thousands of old saddle makers 240 pages informative in good shape 30$ plus 5 $ post saddlemaking in wyoming by uni of wyoming 71 pages top wyo saddlemakers profiled good condition 30$ plus 5$ post have a few more to list next week pete

howdy dink, i sold my rodeo gear side of shop several years ago and am under a clause which prevents me sharing my expertise with any one else,but feel free to call on me should you be in area come visit eh adios pete

i allways manage to shoot me foot,books sold, i was happy to see a leaworker .net member get it theres many good books about and i'll list several soon

i was turned onto a neat way to oil stain lea annnd it works!simply neat lac or lacquer finish'd job before you dye,apply dye, buff off after dry n if need'd dye again ,if not another light sheen let dry thats it i\ve not had any rub off try some scrap n see adios pete

thanks for your in put mark,i've managed to acquire many books on saddlemaking ,ever noticed a dr or lawyers collecton behind his desk?i never got that far,but my collection does have lots of pictures and as you know[ no doubt]a picture says a 1,000 words,i'll be listing all this week[wife helpin]inc some boot makin books pete

over 40 years i've gather'd at least 18 books on the trade.this book was very handy to me and constantly refer'd to,it's in good but used shape and still has original jacket.i'd be interested in any offer over 100 dollars,postage extra 20 $.i have a bunch of tools,inc 6 in splitter hand crank,an osborne bench splitter,old dixon oblong punches,2 line finishers [heavy]1finisher dust vacum assembly [needs a lil nikel weld repair]a ton of paper patterns chaps n saddles also some sides of light leather a lil deer,elk n chap, some in orangey gold.i haven't listed it all yet ,may do little at a time,hard to quit n part with my stuff,but th writins on th wall eh!contact me re book list or tool request pete hennessy