flathat4life

bruce, thanks for taking the time to post your thoughts. i appreciate it! i can tell you and i have the same preferance taste when it com to some of this stuff. i to prefer the broader basket stamp with a deeper set to it(althoe i have seen some skinny deep set ones i like ones i liked). i also prefer a hevyer head on my maul to set big stamps(baskets, geos., ect.) and a more balanced one for smaller stamps. thanks for clarifying the differance in feel betweeen the two brands. -you input will realy help-

thanks for the post! wish i could have found this place sooner. there is so many good ideas and cool people to get help from.

nice job harvey, looks good =) if you dont mind me asking, what brand of basket stamp and border stamp did you use and what are their sizes? -thanks-

Since im new here gess i'll introduce my self. My name is Jed Rice and im 15 years old. I'm completely self taught and have been doing leather work for about two years. I started out by makin myself a pair of chinks and a head stall. I realy enjoy biulding armitas and other tack items for myself and other working cowboys in the great-basin/nevada area. I'm currently trying to start my first saddle. Things are a little premature still but i hope to have a tree and some herman oak sides ready to go in the next couple of months.(this forum will be a BIG help on that project forsure!) I'm looking at upgrading all of my craftools to some better grade stuff (Bary King- maybe Jeremiah Watt) but i want your guys opinion first. I was looking at trying barry kings basket and border stamps, swivle knife, edgers and possibly a taperd head round maul. Is there a better bang for the buck, what stuff do you guys prefer? i'v seen a little talk on here about JW tools. are his edgers better that barrys? what else is on the market for high quality basket stamps. I apreciate your guys input. P.S.- This forum is awsome. i'ts great to finally be able to talk to people with the same interst. i just found this place a few days ago and i cant get of it =). you guys will definately be a big help when i start my saddle.