presleyleather

Ah thank you, didn't remove the space when I searched the Username, thank you!

How does one get ahold of Cowboy Bob to buy a Cowboy CB4500? Read great things from this site about Bob and the machine, but haven't been able to find his username to get in touch! Thanks in advance if someone can point me in the right direction!

Where do you find "conchos" such as the one in the picture? Thanks in advance for any suggestions

I was looking through old stuff but most threads seem to be arguments about leather ground seat vs strainer. I'll try to find the one with pictures

Having a hell of a hard time installing this tin strainer and getting it flush with the bars. How flush and smooth is it supposed to be exactly? I imaging as smooth as you can get it, but can't seem to get it looking nice, it seems clunky and It's not shaping very easily at all for me. Plum broke my rubber mallet on it (are they supposed to be this difficult to shape) Finally had it sitting nice and shaped how I wanted, then lined the bottom and skifed down the edges and set it back on and it just doesn't look good at all Slick fork Wade saddle, have plugs installed. Looking for tips or installation pictures. And maybe your favorite place to buy tin strainers. Thanks in advance, really frustrated here and looking for some advice.

@oltoot Wow what a fantastic idea, thank you so much!!

@Josh Ashman Thank you so much, just the information I was searching for, that's super helpful! So it's alright to glue when the leather is cased? I just use Barge cement glue @oltoot Thank you I will definitely take that into consideration, I didn't think about the possibility for stretching. something for me to think about and decide on to stamp before or after assembling multiple pieces.

I've built one rough out saddle. I'm beginning my second, and am going to do a little stamping on it, except I'm not quite sure what the exact process is. I've been searching the forum for an answer to my questions but so far I'm just a bit more confused than I was before I understand that swells must be stamped after installed. But for everything else, what is the process? Do you first wet, fit, allow to dry overnight tacked in place on the saddle, then remove and then rewet for stamping? Do you allow the piece to dry completely after stamping before gluing, or glue while still damp? Or do you wet, fit, then begin stamping immediately (or after properly cased that is?) after the fitting? And then again, do you allow the stamped piece to dry completely or glue/install the damp stamped piece. I hope I explained my confused thoughts well enough. I have a wade saddle tree. I have Jeremiah Watt DVDs and Stohlman books and this website for references. Just doing some wild rose (hamley daisy) stamping with rough out seat and rough out fenders, everything else will be stamped. Would really appreciate some wisdom Thanks, Presley ps Here's my lazy napping sidekick sporting the rough out saddle I built

What's a good way to get consistent spacing when doing a hamley daisy stamping pattern? Is there a method to it? Any suggestions appreciated

How did you like the crawford linen? I was looking into it earlier I just hadn't found many reviews on it. Thank you for your reply, lots of sources for me to look through!

Where can I find campbell's irish linen thread in the US?