Hennessy

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

g'day bruce,i bought a barnsley in sydney aust in 1966 i think,still have it and rarely need to strop or stone it.i've never used a draw guage got spoilt early,enjoy pete

yer i knew him a veritable knowledgeable tree n saddlemaker,i've known of him from th 60's.i was in new zealand in 67,but didn't get to his town.he shipped saddles n trees all over aust n usa.moved to us in 70's sold saddles [ol timers]held schools on trees n saddles n stayed till the late 90's then moved to brisbane aust and helped an aussie saddle makin school.very talented i got one of his bronc saddles from gallup nm.it had a#on back i called fred and he checked his records and it was made in '67 for a ariz cowboy,he even sent me a pix of it brand new!a couple years later i traded fred the saddle for a tree,12 years later all i got was a picture of a 1967 fred harsant bronc saddle that i once owned.god bless him,he had a gift. pete

nice work clay, i'm gonna have a go at some woolies soon,hope mine turn out as good pete

i used daubers for years,then went to felt and now a clothes pin and a v cut piece of foam,upholstery type,not very big it holds some dye n spreads nice.sometimes i use it twice. pete

i had a large finish machine out of a shoe repair shop,several size sanding wheels and a vacumn dust remover and ground all types of edges for 30 years.i couldn't get anywhere near th edge without.now i have a drum attached to a drill,tied down to table and continue to finish with good edges anything that i care to make. pete

i was gonna jump him out of picture but he block'd the stands

over my years in leather i've found a piece of shoe top lift material[some form of nylon]20 x 30 a sheet from a shoe find store works good.soft for your sharp edges firm enough to cut on skirt chap wotever.plus it can be moved out of way when not needed or to some other spot you may want to work at,worked good, you have 2 sides also mine have lasted years pete

who got herself all in a flutter,but a snip of a knife made everthin orright,n overnight n now she answers to jim pete

if my domer wasn't getting my dome goin i'd tap it a li'l with the hammer just enough to hold washer on,then go back to dome tool.the hole th rvt sits in helps if tight,also if you start with hard hits you'll bend rvt even tho it looks good finished.i rvtd for 31 years almost daily and have deliver'd some wicked thumps to me poor left thumb,had a free standing boot jack,a free standing bench anvil n a big thick block of graniten not enough hands at times eh pete

i've put in thousands of #9'z,n bent tons,when you are ready to [dome]over the washer after cuttin off excessi always set on anvil,softly patting rivet tool untill a nice dome was forming over washer i always strove for a nice large dome then one thump with th ball pein hammer to set th memory.also i chose to hit steel on steel and wore down many setters. one i had new handles weld'd on at least thrice pete

i sat on a tack once ,quick reverseal too!nice work eh kiwi pete

i wonder what dusty 'd do pete