Moderator bruce johnson Posted January 14, 2010 Moderator Report Posted January 14, 2010 I just finished this rope can up for a young calf roper in Alabama. He had contacted me a month ago about a can and maybe helping out a little with sponsoring it. I usually don't sponsor directly, and mostly donate to fundraisers. I was really impressed with how polite he was. A little Google work showed he could rope about as much too. He has been a three time NHSFR qualifier, three time USCRA World Finalist and Showdown Finalist, and Wrangler All Star. He competes in some of the association rodeos back there too. I am attaching pics of the can and strap. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
King's X Posted January 14, 2010 Report Posted January 14, 2010 that is beautiful Mr. Bruce! Be proud. side note: I received the pieces of leather today. I have something coming in return. Many thanks. Quote Greetings from Central Texas! The Grain Side Up blog #TheGrainSideUp
Members equiss Posted January 14, 2010 Members Report Posted January 14, 2010 WOW - that is beautiful. Since I am pretty new to projects like this, can I ask a few questions? how much time from start to finish (granted you probabyl had a pattern already close to done that was modified) did it take you to make this can for him? Can you take a picture from the side? I haven't done one yet, but really want to - this is really beautiful! Charlene Quote C. Stovin
Members jwwright Posted January 14, 2010 Members Report Posted January 14, 2010 Very kewl............When I was that young man's age, I never roped good enough to have a can like that. Sounds like he does. If yer gonna be fancy, better be a wolf! JW Quote www.jwwrightsaddlery.com
Members Storm Posted January 14, 2010 Members Report Posted January 14, 2010 WOW! If I still tossed a loop I would love to have one of these. You and Bob Park make the best rope cans my memory can recall. Storm Quote Please keep in mind that unless I ask for anyones critique I do not want nor require same.
Moderator bruce johnson Posted January 14, 2010 Author Moderator Report Posted January 14, 2010 Very kewl............When I was that young man's age, I never roped good enough to have a can like that. Sounds like he does. If yer gonna be fancy, better be a wolf! JW JW, Thanks. I never did either. Firs time I tied below 11, a 9.7 won it. When we were this kid's age, rope cans were made out of tin with a star pressed into the top and we wrote our name on them with a magic marker. They had a sack of dessicant in the well you'd throw in the warm oven every so often in humid places. In the dry we'd stick a pilfered wet Holiday Inn washcloth to raise the humidity. Remember those days? I got one of the early Sierra cans from Smith Bros in about 81 or so. They only came in tan then. Now we have a choice of 6 colors and tan isn't one of them. I'd like to find one of those old tin cans and a tan Smith Bros just to have again. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Moderator bruce johnson Posted January 14, 2010 Author Moderator Report Posted January 14, 2010 WOW - that is beautiful. Since I am pretty new to projects like this, can I ask a few questions? how much time from start to finish (granted you probabyl had a pattern already close to done that was modified) did it take you to make this can for him? Can you take a picture from the side? I haven't done one yet, but really want to - this is really beautiful! Charlene Charlene, Thanks. These are porbably my favorite orders. The font came off my computer. The flowers are tapoffs. The overall pattern took about 3 hours to draw the first time. I have modified it a little for each one I do, and that took about an hour maybe. I was thinking of fillling in the center with floral, doing a plank wood background, or basket stamping it. My wife said to stop right there where I did and leave the center open. My other advisor said the same thing without prompting so I believed them. Total time on the ropecan and strap - about 9-10 hours maybe. I don't have a picture from the side, he already has it. However here is a link that shows some I am kind of proud of - rope cans . At least two of the rope cans in there I did, and maybe a third. Some photographer thought they were photogenic. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members TimDreamer Posted January 14, 2010 Members Report Posted January 14, 2010 Sweet, another rope can maker!! Storm is right, so far you and Bob Parks take the cake on the cans. This really looks like a cool project to do. Quote An appeaser is a guy who throws his friends to the alligator in hopes that the alligator will eat him last. -- Winston Churchill True Gun Control is grouping your shots and hitting what you are aiming at. -- Tim Dotson
Members DaCodaBuchan Posted January 14, 2010 Members Report Posted January 14, 2010 It's good to see a bama man taken care of. The way you left your website is nice and classy. I like the flowers, I agree that the open middle is much better than having filled it in with another design. Quote
leatherman1457 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Posted January 14, 2010 Bruce that is a right pretty can you made for that young man. I hope he can rope as nice as that can is and he has a good future. lol keep up the great work and thanks for the pictures. Gary Quote If you can conceive it, you can achieve it. visit my web site www.leathertools4u.com "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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