Latest Rope Can

[bruce johnson]

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.

[King's X]

that is beautiful Mr. Bruce! Be proud.

side note: I received the pieces of leather today. I have something coming in return. Many thanks.

[equiss]

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

[jwwright]

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

[Storm]

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

[bruce johnson]

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.

[bruce johnson]

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.

[TimDreamer]

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.

[DaCodaBuchan]

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.

[leatherman1457]

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