English Bridle Vs English Rein Leather

[tonyc1]

I guess I didn't make it clear what I am asking. Is there a difference between bridle leather and rein leather, other than the length and weight that it comes in? Or, is it primarily a marketing name pertaining to the usage, i.e. bridles vs. reins and all the same tannage? If Siegel carries both bridle and rein in both backs and butts, surely there must be some difference! If so, WHAT? Maybe I should just call them and ask. duh. Of course they'll say there is, but can you believe them? Do they even know for sure?

Thanks for the comparison of Weaver to Sedgwick. I guess I'll know soon enough if the Weaver bridle leather I ordered is going to work for me. If not, then I guess I'll spring for the Sedgwick and find out for myself. Price is sometimes indicative of quality and if they are asking that much it might just be because people are willing to pay for it. Their Cahin latigo is not bad but not great. The brown is a little limp and the color isn't very deep. The black is pretty nice though. Makes good strings and tie straps. The burgandy is not as good as their old premium. That's for sure. I suspect their bridle will be about the same. I'd try the Hermann Oak bridle but there's no quarantee of quality with them anymore either. It's all pretty much a crap shoot.

Wickett & Craig is also raising their prices, I suspect in response to the falling value of the Dollar since it's coming from Canada now. (thank you socialist government monetary policies and enviro-nazi EPA regulation). Maybe they should keep the spew and charge a little less. I'll look for the new product, though.

Backs are longer than Butts.

Tony.

[unicornleather]

Thought I answered your question.

Backs longer than butts tannage the same.

Oz

Backs are longer than Butts.

Tony.

[Go2Tex]

Backs are longer than Butts.

Tony.

Thanks for clearing that up.

[Go2Tex]

Thought I answered your question.

Backs longer than butts tannage the same.

Oz

The tannage is the same. OK. That's what I was asking. Good thing we don't speak different languages because we'd be here all day on this one.

[Kevin]

I ordered a pair of black butts today from Booth in Mass. tanned by Putnam in England, we'll see how they look soon. I have ordered stirrup butt directly from Baker in England and it was nice but it took a month or so just to get a reply from them, maybe he just overlooked an e-mail or something.

GB and US, two great countries separated by a common language.

Kevin

[Go2Tex]

I ordered a pair of black butts today from Booth in Mass. tanned by Putnam in England, we'll see how they look soon. I have ordered stirrup butt directly from Baker in England and it was nice but it took a month or so just to get a reply from them, maybe he just overlooked an e-mail or something.

GB and US, two great countries separated by a common language.

Kevin

A month to get a reply? So, how long did it take to get the leather??? I've never heard of Booth. How do their prices for their English leather compare with Siegel?

[Kevin]

I had never heard of Booth either, I met the salesman at a trade show in King of Prussia, PA. Oh, and Clayton is the tanner not Putnam. Pricewise, it was less than $350 for a pair of butts + shipping. The last I got from Seigel was almost $300 for one piece (not sure if it was a back or butt) and free shipping. I haven't seen the leather yet, so it might be apples and oranges, don't know, but Seigel didn't have backs or butts in black.

As for Baker, I think after the communications were through, it only took about two weeks to get the leather.

Kevin

[Go2Tex]

I had never heard of Booth either, I met the salesman at a trade show in King of Prussia, PA. Oh, and Clayton is the tanner not Putnam. Pricewise, it was less than $350 for a pair of butts + shipping. The last I got from Seigel was almost $300 for one piece (not sure if it was a back or butt) and free shipping. I haven't seen the leather yet, so it might be apples and oranges, don't know, but Seigel didn't have backs or butts in black.

As for Baker, I think after the communications were through, it only took about two weeks to get the leather.

Kevin

Hey, Thanks Kevin! That's great info. Please let me know how you like the leather from Booth. PM me if you'd like. I very much appreciate it. Chasing down a good source of leather is the hardest part of this business.

I checked out their website, ( http://www.boothandco.com/products.htm ), and the link to Clayton Street Tannery, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, ( http://www.claytonleather.com/saddlery.htm ). Looks promising.

Mucho gracias.

[Kevin]

Got the leather today. I have to say that it's not nearly as pretty as Sedgwick's. The back isn't finished as well and it is "greasier" on the surface. I probably won't get a chance to really use it for a couple weeks, but I will try to report when I do, or if I use it before then.

Kevin

[awharnessshop]

Got the leather today. I have to say that it's not nearly as pretty as Sedgwick's. The back isn't finished as well and it is "greasier" on the surface. I probably won't get a chance to really use it for a couple weeks, but I will try to report when I do, or if I use it before then.

Kevin

I was going to go down and check out this guys leather! His warehouse is 10mins from my buddies barn and right down the road from a good seafood joint! Maybe next week!

Andrew