Members Brokenolmarine Posted January 7 Members Report Posted January 7 I have been making holsters, sheathes, pouches, belts, etc. My daughter came up for Christmas, and dropped a new project on my bench. One of her friends has an old saddle she loves, and her fenders are badly worn. "See if you can redo the fenders," my daughter said, "the attached stirrup leathers should be fine." The fenders were tooled in a basket weave pattern. "Nope, she'd actually rather lose the basket weave, it's been eating up her legs for years. A border would be okay." This will be a new experience. Break down the existing pieces, saving the parts that are still good, and the hardware. I ordered the saddle skirting weight from Makers, and the heavy rivets/burrs plus the setter I'd need. Looking forward to the challenge. The owner knows I've never done this work, but has seen my tooled belts and sheaths. I have my wife and daughter to advise me. Both have years of equine experience. Waiting on UPS. Wish me luck. Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted January 7 CFM Report Posted January 7 Good luck man, you got this!! Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Brokenolmarine Posted January 9 Author Members Report Posted January 9 Still waiting for materials. I'm chomping at the bit to get started. Quote
rktaylor Posted January 9 Report Posted January 9 As far as saddle repairs, I think this is one of the easier ones. Post questions as they come up. Good luck, Randy P.S. Basketweave is eating her legs up? Is she riding in shorts? Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted January 10 CFM Report Posted January 10 20 hours ago, Brokenolmarine said: Still waiting for materials. I'm chomping at the bit to get started. Don Gonzales has some videos on saddle work if you use you tube. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Brokenolmarine Posted January 10 Author Members Report Posted January 10 16 hours ago, rktaylor said: As far as saddle repairs, I think this is one of the easier ones. Post questions as they come up. Good luck, Randy P.S. Basketweave is eating her legs up? Is she riding in shorts? Yup, they do that a lot here as the temps get into triple digits. 5 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: Don Gonzales has some videos on saddle work if you use you tube. I've watched a lot of his stuff over the years. Excellent instructor, even via you tube where you can't ask questions. Quote
Members Brokenolmarine Posted January 13 Author Members Report Posted January 13 Getting close, the order is due Wednesday, via Fedex. Quote
Members Brokenolmarine Posted Friday at 05:41 AM Author Members Report Posted Friday at 05:41 AM I got the order in late yesterday. Got out this morning and rearranged the shop for the larger workspace needed for this project. The shop usually looks like this, with a cutting table on the near side, and the table behind it holding the table top drill press for knife scales, the oscillating sander and the belt sander for shaping and finishing the knives. After moving the equipment to the woodworking bench behind the table and cleaning them both off, I had the needed space to get started. Quote
Members Brokenolmarine Posted Friday at 05:43 AM Author Members Report Posted Friday at 05:43 AM The two fenders had been clearly well (loved) worn. One so much that it actually failed. Quote
Members Brokenolmarine Posted Friday at 05:49 AM Author Members Report Posted Friday at 05:49 AM So, I began the Johnny Five Process. "Awww Disassemble." Using everything from a hammer and centering punch, to a drill and a pair of dental extraction pliers (Great for grabbing rivet heads) I took my time and pulled the failed fender setup apart into individual components. ONLY the Stirrup straps and hardware will be reused. After about two hours, the one setup was pieces and parts. I'll leave the other Fender setup all together to use as a reference for assembly and a pattern for tracing the cutouts for both sides... up until the time I need to remove the metal hardware and the stirrup strap. Stick around, this could get interesting. Stick around for the ride... (Pun Intended.) LOL. Quote
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