Chi Stockyrd Saddle Tree Report post Posted November 3, 2010 Hello Everyone @ the Leatherworker.net! Just started my membership about 2 weeks ago. Just now figuring out the set up of the site. I've posted some pics up in My Gallery. I'm a saddle tree maker. My Dad's a saddle maker and I've been watching him build saddles for a long time, but only just started to discover the art of carving leather again. I'm dabbling in new forms of saddle trees from other countries and bringing them here to the states for American saddle makers to try their hand at unique and one of a kind saddles. I'm also starting to build saddles my self since I've watched about 5,000 saddles being made over the years and thought it would be easy to pick up. Well boy'o was I wrong. I've tried to do some projects that would help with my carving and hands on technique. I thought that maybe I can get some good advice as well as give some so that all of us in the industry can grow. Here is a Half saddle that I made for a Saddle lamp project. I was getting the patterns down and will come out with a book of patters for the line of half trees I make. I didn't pay any time to carving it, but for my next two; I will carve up. I was wondering what has been sold in this area? what style of carving and if the patterns look right? I think I will bring down the Jockey housing and the rear housing a little further. But I thought they came out fairly square. What other details would make this prettier? I also have a pair of Buermann "reproduction" watch face spurs. I tooled some straps to go with them. I designed a clock gear motif that i thought would be nice. But the Teeth of the gears gave me the most problems. Any body have any pointers on a stamp that would help with those? And there isn't any leafs or vine that would go well like carving flowers for the back ground, any body have any ideas for that? Thanks for the help. Heath Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted November 3, 2010 Welcome to the forum and greetings from Central Texas! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abn Report post Posted November 4, 2010 Heath, I'm no saddle expert, but I'm a big fan of quality working gear, and that's a beautiful saddle to my eyes! Welcome to LW.net! Regards, -Alex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
