Members TroyS Posted October 4, 2009 Members Report Posted October 4, 2009 Brent, That is a spectacular work of art! I would LOVE to have something like that on my IRON Horse! Troy Quote Troy
Members Go2Tex Posted October 4, 2009 Author Members Report Posted October 4, 2009 Absolutely top class! What are the two lumps? covered in dark leather behind and to either side of the pommel? I don't know anything about western saddles. Those lumps are called bucking rolls. They are used on slick fork tree saddles to replace the swells when needed to keep the rider in the seat when things get "western". They are screwed on and can be removed when not needed. Quote Brent Tubre email: BCL@ziplinkmail.com
Members BondoBobCustomSaddles Posted October 4, 2009 Members Report Posted October 4, 2009 Brent, As usual, your work is a fine example of how function and beauty can blend together into a piece that the owner will be proud of and will turn into a family heirloom. I too am a fan of W/C leather. Good stuff! Very nice work! Bondo Bob Quote
Members Go2Tex Posted October 4, 2009 Author Members Report Posted October 4, 2009 Thanks to all for the very nice compliments. It is always very satisfying and encouraging to hear from one's fellows in the trade and particularly comforting in tough times like these. Quote Brent Tubre email: BCL@ziplinkmail.com
ArtS Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 Beautiful work Brent!! I REALLY like it. How much does it weigh? Thanks, Art Quote Art Schwab "You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself." – Galileo Galilei
Members Go2Tex Posted October 5, 2009 Author Members Report Posted October 5, 2009 Beautiful work Brent!! I REALLY like it. How much does it weigh? Thanks, Art Thanks Art. I forgot to weight it before I boxed it up this time, but these usually weigh in around 38 lbs. It should be a little less due to the shorter bars and skirts, but I doubt that cut it down too much. Quote Brent Tubre email: BCL@ziplinkmail.com
Members Dangerous Dave Posted October 5, 2009 Members Report Posted October 5, 2009 An absolute work of art. A job very well done. Just for curiosity sakes, what would a saddle such as that cost? Quote Dave
Members bran7347 Posted October 5, 2009 Members Report Posted October 5, 2009 Absolutely breathtaking work! You should have entered it up in Wichita Falls this past weekend. Quote
Members Go2Tex Posted October 6, 2009 Author Members Report Posted October 6, 2009 Absolutely breathtaking work! You should have entered it up in Wichita Falls this past weekend. Well, thanks for saying so. I actually thought about it for a couple of seconds....just long enough to remind myself of the caliber of work that has been entered up there in recent years..... Guys like Troy West, Don Butler, VanDyke, Pedro Pedrini, to name but a few that consistently bring their jaw dropping, eye popping best work. I do have one I was planning on entering, but I ran out of time and I'm still not done with it. The way the show works, and, correct me if I'm wrong, but if you have any floral carving you must enter in the open floral and that catagory puts you smack dab up next to the likes of the aforementioned talent that take the term "full carve" to a whole new dimension. And if it ain't carved it's covered with silver. So yeah, I'm still workin' on it.... But thanks again for the encouragement. I'd like to see some pics of the entries, though. Anybody got some? Quote Brent Tubre email: BCL@ziplinkmail.com
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