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In December Ron said the same thing about the website and then the catalog but it was due the first of April.. I joked about April Fools Day and he said no that it was supposed to be done then. I just got another 10th Anniversary catalog and price sheet last week. Many items in the sheet and catalog are no longer available as I found out in December when I went to the store. Regards, Ben

Troy, "Tooter Cannon" it has been a while since I heard that name. I would be interested in seeing the pattern for the rigging. Regards, Ben

You can possibly try their site. Adler USA and then go their Download Area. I also looked at Proleptic's website and didn't see it listed. Regards, Ben

I believe that you should start building your own. I haven't seen any for sale. Regards, Ben

I received Bob's latest brochure today. There was some talk of purchasing some of Bob's edgers. Bad news........ The Concord, Bisonette and Turn Back Edgers are all sold out. Regards, Ben

Ryan, CONGRATULATIONS! It is certainly a unique look. Also love the stingray seat. Humility is a great and wonderful trait to have and/or aspire to. Your work certainly speaks for itself. Once again - congratulations on the win. Regards, Ben

I have had Peter's blades (a couple of them - son and I both) for several years now and they are GREAT for light leather. The other Henley blade are great as well. I have several of them. You will certainly be happy with their blades. I didn't get Peter's blades from Cathy....bought both of them directly from him. Regards, Ben

The maker is a member of the forum (DLL). Here's another thread where they introduced themselves. SIlverware Edgers - DLL Hope that helps. Regards, Ben

Man I agree with the customer comments and the bathtub comments! The positive aspect is that there will be no bathtub for the saddle because there would no customer for it...at least not this one. Regards, Ben

I had to chuckle a little about the Danny M. "trough". I was given one of them as a present and thought to myself ...WOW! What a HUGE groove. I have only used it on heavier thread and multiple thicknesses. It has been rarely used up to this point. David Genadek's observation about the scratch compass having issues with heavy use was relayed to me many years ago by a saddlemaker. His fix was exactly like David's with a slight twist. He likewise used the handled Tandy ones with Allen wrenches from the pawn shop that were modified. He liked the Tandy blades with some thinning on the the blade for light leather but also used smaller Allen wrenches for these as well. He had about 4 of them set up for various thicknesses of thread. He used drill bits as gauges for his thinning efforts for the Allen wrenches so that they were always the same width before drilling his holes. Regards, Ben

Here's the patent for the Rosecrans Beveling tool. Up to this point I have only seen these edging tools. Rosecrans Edging Tool Patent Regards, Ben

Art, "equestrian rejection algorithm installed".... That's good! Tried it on 7 different ones around the office and my laptop and one of them at work doesn't work. The ones at the office are all locked down and can't be touched so go figure. Regards, Ben

Bruce, Have you looked at and/or considered Jeremiah's bisonette edgers? Regards, Ben

Bob, I am out of town but if you don't get any takers by the end of the week, I will send them to you. No need to trade I already have your CD. I would be happy to let you borrow them. Will see if the inserts are still there. I will know after I head home. Regards, Ben

Yes he is in Kansas. Regards, Ben

Steve, You've stated several times that function is most important but you slipped some great artistic talent into this saddle as well. The flank cinch and billet sleeve are rather unique.... I like the look of them a lot. The combination is quite striking. The saddle overall has some nice ultra clean lines and a nicely balanced design of rough out with some strategic tooling. Great execution in carving the water lilies. The inlaid seat adds to the overall execution of the design as well as the stitching throughout. WOW.....nice workmanship all over! Regards, Ben

Troy, Welcome aboard! For some odd reason I missed this post earlier. I have been admiring your saddles for more than 10 years. I have seen almost all of your Best of Shows (Brownwood and Wichita Falls) and admired them all. Now you have a lot more admirers on this forum as well. As everyone has already said the saddle is a work of art. Once again....welcome aboard. Regards, Ben

The artist, Loren Entz, has already been identified. His website is Loren Entz Website. Here's the pertinent information concerning the painting. The name of the painting is "Wes Schenk - Saddlemaker - Harlowton, MT". It is an oil painting measuring 32 x 26 Inches. Regards, Ben

Steve, WOW! Love the history lesson and the saddles. It is always neat when there's a personal connection with older gear. Thanks for sharing these. Regards, Ben

Randy, In talking with them they have heat treated and polished these edgers. Regards, Ben

Randy, If none of the McMillen stamps match the saddle you could take some detailed pictures and possibly do a clay form to have someone create one for you. Just a thought. Regards, Ben

Bruce, Sorry that I didn't repost earlier but, I hadn't been checking the forum this week. I'm glad that the formula works for you. I certainly found it to consistently give greater color. I was given the formula almost 30 years ago. I likewise performed a similar test for color way back then and also had the same results with people picking the No More Tears Formula every time. Regards, Ben

Tim, Exactly - you got it. Sorry that I didn't go into that level of detail but that is exactly what quick casing is. The only difference is that the "water" has been replaced by the No More Tears Formula. You still need for the leather to even out and return back to it's normal color before carving. Regards, Ben

Tim, It is a quick casing formula that you generally apply with a sponge to smaller projects. Regards, Ben

I had to chuckle a little here as to the tricks that older saddlemakers/carvers used. The more things change the more they stay the same. Many of them used the exact same methods, techniques and formulas. They had already figured out what was working. I was given a "No More Tears" Quick Casing Formula many years ago (25 +) that I thought was very good for carving and cutting. I modified the formula some and also added some Listerine to it to keep mold away (or so the thought was). No More Tears Quick Casing Formula 1/2 Cup Lexol 1-1/2 Cups Distilled Water or Filtered Water 1 Tablespoon Johnson's No More Tears Baby Shampoo 1 Tablespoon Listerine Regards, Ben