Blissy42

I would like to commission a custom tooled breastplate for a roping horse. I will want two horses with ropers tooled on the left and right, as if they’re roping a steer, and a custom brand tooled in the center. Specifics can be discussed, and your valued input is appreciated. Standard attachment points and buckles will be used. The craftsman must be US based, and experienced in making tack. I would like to see photos of previous work. This is not a rush-job, and a reasonable timeframe will be mutually agreed upon. Thank you for your time. Rob B. Rebliss at hotmail dot com is best POC.

This is exactly the type of information I needed--thank you! Joe--I definitely agree with you, but I think there are still some parts of skates that can be correctly repaired--it's just getting to be fewer every year!

I am an ice skate technician, who does equipment repairs for ice skates. An "old hand" mentor of mine showed me a piece of leather he said is known as "skate leather," and is used for repairing various parts of ice hockey skates. Now I'm sure that's just what they called it, and there's no specific designation or type of leather for it. He didn't have a source for acquiring any. Could anyone recommend a type of leather that would have excellent toughness properties, resistant to excessive stretching, is not too thick, and can be folded and conform to contours of the skate. An example for its use would be in the lacing area of a skate when an eyelet rips out. The fix would be to cut a piece of the leather to fit the area, the internal reinforcement cut out and replaced, the leather patch folded over and sewn through. Then new eyelets punched. Thank you for your input!