2nd Bridle

[BlackDragon]

This is my 2nd shot at making an English bridle.

I took quite a bit of time on it going back and forth looking at posts here (Thanks @TomE for the inspiration!) and websites of custom bridles. As always I welcome critiques to help me improve.

I used 9-10oz vegtan for the crown piece, along with 3-4oz burgundy English bridle for the lining and 1/8" Landau Foam for the padding.

The brow band and nose band are 2 pieces of 4-5oz vegtan with a 10oz core, the lining/padding for the nose band is the same as for the crown.

I used NFO, then Fiebing's black pro dye, then Fiebing's leather balm with atom wax. The crown, brow band, and nose band are machine sewn. The buckles and keepers are hand sewn. The keepers closest to the hardware are sewn in place. 

I also made a few loop sticks out of some hardwood I had laying around for the keepers. I think I'll need make several 5/8" if I going to make a lot of bridles.

          

 

For the nose band I made a wedge on either side for better spacing.

  

[DieselTech]

Looks nice. Great work!

[BlackDragon]

6 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Looks nice. Great work!

Thanks!