Members Dually Posted March 16, 2009 Members Report Posted March 16, 2009 I meant to ask...was it this saddle you won with? You said you only finished this 4 days ago. If not what piece did you have entered? And can we see it? Quote Trust in God, but tie your horse. Randy
Elton Joorisity Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Posted March 16, 2009 Thanks everyone. Dually, yes this is the saddle that I won Kamloops with. I had finished it the night before we left for the show. Quote "If you see your stirrups slap together above the saddle horn, you're probably bucked off" Dave Stamey, The Bronc Ballet
gtwister09 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Posted March 16, 2009 Elton. Nice looking saddle and congratulations on the win! Regards, Ben Quote
Members flathat4life Posted March 17, 2009 Members Report Posted March 17, 2009 (edited) Elton, congradulations and exalent job on the saddle!!!!!! I always liked the old style square skirts. You got some pretty good lines runing there. The buck stitch on the fork cover is kinda atracting and ties in nice with the inlay seat...... All the way around i like you rig and hope i can be doing this good on my #4. If you dont mind, could you please tell me the specific demintions of your tree, primarly on the horn and cantle. How long did you have to wait for it and what is Bills going price? Also, can you direct me to somewhere on the forum here where somones already posted Mr. Bean's contact info. Thanks a bunch! Jed Edited March 17, 2009 by flathat4life Quote "You have to give somthing you never gave to get somthing you never had." ~Ray Hunt~
ArtS Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 Really nicely done Elton!!! Art Quote Art Schwab "You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself." – Galileo Galilei
Ambassador broncobuster Posted March 20, 2009 Ambassador Report Posted March 20, 2009 nice job elton looks great. Quote
Members BondoBobCustomSaddles Posted March 21, 2009 Members Report Posted March 21, 2009 Nice job Elton! I very much like the overall continuity of the design and theme of your saddle. Your attention to detail from the pictures shows that "you get it". The only things that I would do different, (mind you each of us is different) is that 1) I personally do not like stirrup leathers over the fenders, pinch your leg in there once and you will know why. and 2) I would suggest that you incorporate your front "d"s into the plate rigging down below the front jockeys. They will be much stronger there, and do not stitch across them. The stitches and lacing holes effectively cut down on the cross sectional strength. Attached are a couple of pics on how I do it. All together a very nice saddle, very professional, some one will be proud to ride it and that's what you are looking for. Happy Trails! Bondo Bob Quote
Members jwwright Posted March 21, 2009 Members Report Posted March 21, 2009 Howdy BondoBob..........not Elton here but, I am going to disagree a little bit with a couple of your suggestions. The outside stirrup leather / half double arrangement is very common on cowboy rigs, and does not pinch at all if done correctly. I have ridden them for many years, and I build a high % of them. Secondly, on the breast collar / martingale Ds........there are up high under the front buttons for a purpose........that is where they need to be. If a person is using a steer tripping type collar, then the lower position would be fine. There is no strength problem with the higher placement, as I am sure that Elton has the strings running through them, and/or has them screwed down to the tree. Everyone sure does things differently, just my take on it. Respectfully, JW Quote www.jwwrightsaddlery.com
Elton Joorisity Posted March 21, 2009 Author Report Posted March 21, 2009 Bob, if I put my dees that low, it wouldn't work with a Martingale/ choker style breast collar and that's why they are where they are!!! Quote "If you see your stirrups slap together above the saddle horn, you're probably bucked off" Dave Stamey, The Bronc Ballet
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