TimberWolf Report post Posted April 23, 2008 Made this pair of spur straps recently. Buckaroo style with Texas Ranger star conchos, & basket stamped inner portion. Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grumpyguy Report post Posted April 23, 2008 Timberwolf, Nice job! I favor the bib style staps like these. I like the spots! Did you airbrush the stain on the edges? The cart buckle is nice. I've looked for those locally here and only could find the No. 5 buckles which I make do with. I make these as well. (Tooled with background only and no spots which I've sold or given away all but my personal pair.) Mine are molded just before they are totally dried, after tooling and stiched to the lining. (Lining is dampened and molded at the same time.) That way they fit over the boots right where you want them. No heel chains (or baling twine) required to keep yer spurs in place. Try poppin' cows out of the brush and fouling your spurs with heel chains on them. Makes for a little strain on the joints. Anyway they never flatten out, always stay put and if you foul they will not do damage to yer horse if you gouge him in a wreck. (They happen even if your trying to be careful.) But it takes planning to get them to come out right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimberWolf Report post Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) Thanks Grumpy! Ya, I airbrushed the inner and outer portions. I prefer the airbrush for smaller items. I'll have to try the wet moulding trick..thanks for the tip. TW Edited April 23, 2008 by TimberWolf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudman Report post Posted April 23, 2008 Looks Nice!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Report post Posted June 22, 2008 wolfie, nice lookin straps! may I ask you how you attack the spur to the strap if there is a concho there? does it get in the way? do you have to modify the spur? maybe a pic of the back side would help. please advise. thanks much, oh yea an thanks for raising the bar, I will have to struggle very hard to even come close to this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted June 22, 2008 Very nice and good looking spurs Timberwolf! I made a pair just for fun in biker style and just like Grumpy I wetmolded them to sit where i want them. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Report post Posted June 27, 2008 does anyone out there know how to fasten conchos onto spur straps where the spur connects? I cant seem to wrap my brain around it and have it come out lookin good. im sure I will slap my forehead once someone shows me, but for the life of me I cant come to a conclusion. thanks in advance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimberWolf Report post Posted June 27, 2008 Hey Duke, that part of the the spur strap is two layers. There is an inside cover over the spur button. The concho mounts on the outside/ the inner layer goes on the spur button. Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanCantwell Report post Posted June 27, 2008 Very nice design. I like this style and made a pair recently but never thought to try two-tone, makes all the difference. Keep up the good work. Ian. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArtS Report post Posted August 2, 2008 They look great. Remind me of Roy Rogers. Makes me want to go down and start on a pair. ArtS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
