Mike Report post Posted December 7, 2007 A couple of years ago, I worked for a saddlemaker for a very short time. When I left, he asked if I could do saddle repair on the weekends. Well, I work weekends. As a result the drawdown stand I built is left ignored. It's the first one (only one) I have built and it is nicer than what we had in the shop but it's not fancy. What do you guys think of it and should I keep it? It's made with simple tools and the teeth were cut out with a hacksaw. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skip Report post Posted December 7, 2007 Mike If I had built that nice of a stand when I started working with saddles I think I would have kept it. do you ever work on saddles now or do you think you will in the future? I would keep it around that is if you have the room to do so. if not I am sure that you could sell it whether locally or on eBay. when i started to fix saddles I was always looking for a place to put the next saddle to repair as I had only one stand and limited space in my shop so an extra stand would have helped. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don101 Report post Posted December 7, 2007 Mike im a horder, and had to build a stand recently and the one you have got looks a lot better and stronger than the one ive got so yes i would keep it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Report post Posted December 8, 2007 The ones we used at work were somewhat flimsy and just had wool nailed to the top rails. I was able to get some leftover carpet from a neighbor so I built the front end up some to resemble withers. The hard part was cutting the steel. I was going to put more teeth in it but found it did not need them. I doubt I'll work on saddles. I've got videos, books, curiosity and such but no resources. The saddles built by the shop I was at were a cross between English and Western style. That didn't teach me enough about the western saddles in use around here. Not only that but hundreds if not thousands of saddles are turned out each week just 20 miles north of me in Greenville, TX. I do not have the experience to compete in that market. I may hold on to it in case I find a saddle cheap that I can work on but more than likely I'll let someone around here have it for a reasonable price. I haven't gotten any use from it. In case your curious, it's made from pressure treated lumber that I had left over from building a deck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
