Equipe saddle, repair of worn saddle flap

[TomE]

18 hours ago, Mulesaw said:

Not a chance on that one 😄We are in the southern part of Norway, and it is bitterly cold here at the moment. Plus there is some incredibly bad weather in the North Sea at the moment, so we have been told to just stay put in the harbour until the sea calms down a bit and we can deliver supplies to the platforms again. 

On your triple stitched halters, the edges looked fantastic. Did you only use beeswax and heated edge irons on those, or also hide glue?

It sound like a very interesting experiment to use hide glue, but I think that I would be afraid that it would be sort of delicate and not handle rain too well? 

 

I've been to Bergen.  Flew into Oslo and took a train to Bergen where I spent 2 days before we boarded a ferry for a scientific conference in a beautiful fijord setting.  The conference honored a well known (to us) deceased Norweigan scientist who had trained a legion of scientists in the field of DNA repair.

The hide glue produces good results with less work (no sanding once the edges are leveled).  The edge readily accepts wax or acrylic finishes that I am testing out for a weatherproof finish.

[FrankHester]

That is great work!

[Mulesaw]

3 hours ago, FrankHester said:

That is great work!

Thanks for the very nice comment 🙂

 

[jrdunn]

Great work Jonas!  I have one more possibility, although it probably doesn't matter.  I was wondering if the previous owner may have needed the assistance of a right leg brace.  This from a guy who wore one for a while.  I didn't ride a horse with one though.  While I agree it would be confusing to a "well trained horse", some of those therapy horses seem to sift through indications to find intent.  As usual, JM2C.  Jim 

[Mulesaw]

16 hours ago, jrdunn said:

Great work Jonas!  I have one more possibility, although it probably doesn't matter.  I was wondering if the previous owner may have needed the assistance of a right leg brace.  This from a guy who wore one for a while.  I didn't ride a horse with one though.  While I agree it would be confusing to a "well trained horse", some of those therapy horses seem to sift through indications to find intent.  As usual, JM2C.  Jim 

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the nice comment, and also an interesting suggestion. In theory it shouldn't matter much to me - but in reality, I think it is very interesting.
I think I'll try to ask my customer next time I see her, if she knows anything about the former owner. But I kind of doubt it. Otherwise I think she would have said something when we discussed the job. 

Brgds Jonas

[jcuk]

That's a great repair, yes hand stitching means you can put the stitches where they should be, this going to sound silly but I have repaired and stitched saddles sitting on a old sofa with the saddle upside down between my legs found it was easier and quicker to do it that way. On the wear and tear it may have been damaged with the horse getting loose and running into something, or more likely that part of the hide may have been a little inferior it does happen even on expensive items of tack have seen this you won't believe somethings that are sent out for top money at times. We have have all seen it with other things made from leather, sometimes I see the price of things and shake my head at the price they are asking for somethings when you know the leather is not that great.  But yes riders will sit odd sometimes and don't even know it, some even will ride with one stirrup leather shorter than the other mostly just one hole but have seen two at times. Again great repair.  

Regards 

JCUK

[Mulesaw]

@jcuk Thanks for the nice comment.

The only thing stopping me from sitting in the sofa is that that the light is a lot better in the other part of the living room 🙂 I have considered getting a small head lamp though, since no matter how I do it, I always end up with some of the work being done in a shade. Especially when I have to do any stitching on the flaps. 
That coupled with black thread is sometimes enough to warrant a small break and a cup of tea to sort of reset myself.

I have occasionally considered making a padded table where I could lay saddles on while repairing them.  But then again, it takes up space, so I am debating if I should make like a padded tablecloth to put on the regular table. That would take up less space.

Brgds

Jonas

 

[jcuk]

2 hours ago, Mulesaw said:

@jcuk Thanks for the nice comment.

The only thing stopping me from sitting in the sofa is that that the light is a lot better in the other part of the living room 🙂 I have considered getting a small head lamp though, since no matter how I do it, I always end up with some of the work being done in a shade. Especially when I have to do any stitching on the flaps. 
That coupled with black thread is sometimes enough to warrant a small break and a cup of tea to sort of reset myself.

I have occasionally considered making a padded table where I could lay saddles on while repairing them.  But then again, it takes up space, so I am debating if I should make like a padded tablecloth to put on the regular table. That would take up less space.

Brgds

Jonas

 

A couple of old blankets can be laid on your table/workbench when working on saddles to protect them from damage they can be folded up after use and put away or a old  rug can be used roll it up after you have finished. I use free standing workshop lights for better light in the winter months L E Ds cheaper on the electric bills

Hope this helps

JCUK