charliehorse08

Thank you all for the advice!!! The saddle belongs to a friend of mine, who is wanting the repair and would pay for the cost and afford me the opportunity to learn. I do not have the saddle in my possession yet, she sent me the above photos. I wanted to post on here for some direction before I gave her a response. Thank you for the advice, I was able to further research cost of materials and complexity after reading your comments and figure out what I might feel more confident with. I came up with a couple of different options to choose from. I don't know who makes the saddle, but I suspect you could replace the whole thing for a few hundred bucks more than repairs. I think it is just a pleasure saddle for light trail riding for a small lady. Thank you for the advice on cutting and assembly! I am not sure yet if I will get pre-cut or cut myself, depends on what she wants to spend. I have a collection of tools and think I have everything to get the job done except for the rivets and buckles. I will add the books you suggest to my collection! It is great to get advice on books. If I am ordering online sometimes I find it hard to pick a book and feel confident that it will have the information I am seeking since they are usually quite an investment. I am nervous about doing repairs for the first time on someone else item. But I feel a little bit better with the advice and being able to research further. Thank you all again! Brie

Hello, I am posting on here for some advice and help. I am very new to working with leather and am hoping to be able to fix this old saddle and get it back to functional light use. I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations for replacing the fender and what kind of leather to use. I've seen the new replacement fenders that you can buy already cut and ready, but I'm not sure if maybe that is the best route to go? I would like to get it looking as close to the other fender, if possible, but it is not completely necessary. I have not tooled before and am uncertain that I would be able to match the tooling pattern. Anyway, I was hoping to use it as a project learning opportunity. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!