hidepounder Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 Wow Troy, that's beautiful! I'm not sure I could rope out of it, though. I'd put it on a saddle rack next to my television where I could stare at it while pretending to watch TV! The tooling is beautiful as yours always is and I'm inspired to improve my own tooling after looking at yours. Thanks for sharing! BTW.....why don't we see more plate rigged roping saddles? Cost? Bobby Quote
Members TroyWest Posted August 17, 2010 Author Members Report Posted August 17, 2010 Ben, I'm shallow enough that I haven't grown weary of hearing those accolades so thank you very much. It may surprise you but this is only the 2nd saddle that I tooled an open diamond pattern on. The other was a wade. JW Thanks Aermotor Thank you, always wondered how you got that handle. Bobby You see great tooling every day when you look at your own stuff !! LOL. I appreciate it very much. I think there are a few more flat plates in the arena than there used to be but the double D is still very strong in the roping world. Thanks again. Quote
Members BOB BRENNER Posted August 18, 2010 Members Report Posted August 18, 2010 Troy, Simply elegant. Bob Quote Bob Brenner Pikes Peak Saddlery www.pikespeaksaddlery.com
Members TroyWest Posted August 18, 2010 Author Members Report Posted August 18, 2010 Hey Bob, Thanks. Really appreciate it. Troy Quote
Members AndyKnight Posted August 19, 2010 Members Report Posted August 19, 2010 Troy , Beautiful.. all of it. awesome job on the roll Andy Quote Andy knight Visit My Website
Members Billy H Posted August 20, 2010 Members Report Posted August 20, 2010 Troy, What a fine looking saddle! I'm with Hidepounder, if I put it on one of my horses first thing they would do is find a fence or trailer to rub against and I would never forgive myself or I'd have to shoot them to feel better. I look at your work, and become a little discouraged, I passed the half century mark and I know there are not enough years left to get to your skill level. Thanks for posting your work, love to look with a cup of coffee in the morning. Billy Quote
Members kseidel Posted August 20, 2010 Members Report Posted August 20, 2010 I look at your work, and become a little discouraged, I passed the half century mark and I know there are not enough years left to get to your skill level. Billy Billy, You make me laugh! That is sooo true. Many years ago I was at a saddle show and saw this kind of work and thought I would not live long enough to get that good. It turned out to be great inspiration! Since then I have felt that it was just a matter of time and I could achieve anything I set my mind to.... recently I was in a clients home and realized that there was not enough time left in my life to make enough money to live like that. Humbling and somewhat discouraging at the same time. Keith Quote Keith Seidel Seidel's Saddlery www.seidelsaddlery.com
Members Billy H Posted August 20, 2010 Members Report Posted August 20, 2010 Hey Keith, You are in that same caliber of makers that I refer too. I can not remember if I have seen your work on this forum, but I have looked at your Web site on more than one occasion and find myself saying wow. Billy Quote
Members TroyWest Posted August 20, 2010 Author Members Report Posted August 20, 2010 Troy , Beautiful.. all of it. awesome job on the roll Andy Hey Andy, Thanks for looking. Really appreciate your thoughts. Troy Quote
Members TroyWest Posted August 20, 2010 Author Members Report Posted August 20, 2010 Troy, What a fine looking saddle! I'm with Hidepounder, if I put it on one of my horses first thing they would do is find a fence or trailer to rub against and I would never forgive myself or I'd have to shoot them to feel better. I look at your work, and become a little discouraged, I passed the half century mark and I know there are not enough years left to get to your skill level. Thanks for posting your work, love to look with a cup of coffee in the morning. Billy Hey Billy, Thank you. I don't know what to say. There is no end to what we can all learn. I say never give up, never give in. Keep striving for excellence. It might surprise you what you really are capable of. Sometimes it is just a matter of a little instruction or adjustment in technique. Sometimes more. If you live to be 100 you still have 50 yrs to work on it. Don King was doing stuff in his eighties that I had never even thought of. Tiny, tiny flowers. A belt with maybe 50 or more flowers done and done well. Any way, thanks again for sharing your thoughts. Such kind words are an encouragement to me. Troy Quote
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