Another Will James

[Tyrel]

Hi All,

I haven't posted anything in awhile, but here's my latest saddle. It is made on a 15 1/2" Will James tree by Swanke. Tree has a 4 1/2" cantle, #4 horn, and 13 1/2" front.

Feel free to critique my work as I am always trying to improve...Don't worry I have thick skin so don't feel bad.

-Ty

[jwwright]

That's a good looking rig Ty. From your previous postings, I gather that you build primarily for cowpunchers, as I do. I like your style. JW.

[loopinluke]

I'm not always a fan of a swell fork saddle, but I sure like the looks of that one. Very nice job on the tooling and attention to detail.

[Janneman Pienaar]

I like it. One thing that stand out is the basket stamping on the fork is going a different direction then the basket stamping on rest of the saddle

Edited August 8, 2010 by Janneman Pienaar

[BondoBobCustomSaddles]

Nicely executed. Looks like the kind of rig that will catch eyes no matter where it is used.

Bondo Bob

[horsewreck]

Ty, Your a man after my own heart, a good round skirted, well done saddle that can be worked in. I like the skirt rig with a slight drop to the front rigging dee. Good looking all the way around.... Jeff

[aermotor]

Nice looking saddle, Ty. Thanks for posting. I like the shape of your seat jockeys and full fenders. Lots of guys are making too narrow of fenders that don't put any leather under a guy's knees. I'm curious about your Swanke tree. Is it made with northwest bars or Arizona bars? Thanks - Aermotor.

[Tyrel]

Thanks everyone for the comments!

I like to stamp my swells on the tree and I usually lay a heavy strap over the swells to figure out my angle the best that I can but by the time I get to the base of the swells my angle is going the wrong direction due to the curve of the swells. I don't know how to lay this out better and fix this problem. Any suggestions?...

[Tyrel]

Nice looking saddle, Ty. Thanks for posting. I like the shape of your seat jockeys and full fenders. Lots of guys are making too narrow of fenders that don't put any leather under a guy's knees. I'm curious about your Swanke tree. Is it made with northwest bars or Arizona bars? Thanks - Aermotor.

Thanks Aermotor, I use his regular bar. If I understand Ben Swanke right he uses the same bar in a swell fork as he uses in a wade. But I was recently told that he has a little wider bar that he calls a Bob Douglas Wade Bar. I would sure like to try it if thats the case. I sure think swanke's on the right track because his trees sit a horse as good as anything that I've ever used even if you have to catch something on a loose cinch they just seem to stay put.

Edited August 9, 2010 by Tyrel