Members jbird Posted March 1, 2011 Members Report Posted March 1, 2011 First let me say how amazing your work is ! May I pose a question or two? On my last padded seat the thought entered my mind. What is a proper space between the cantle edge and the padded seat? How tight is to tight? How much material do you need to maintain proper integrity on the seat? also if you would tell me about your finish process I would be very pleased Thanks Josh Quote Josh Dusty Chaps Leather & Seven O Saddle Shop 801-809-8456 Keep moving forward! On a horse. Hebrews 4:12 My link
Members mulefool Posted March 2, 2011 Members Report Posted March 2, 2011 Sure is a thing of beauty. I really like the shape of the inlaid seat. I always kind of wonder about what Josh asked, too. Chris Tornow Quote www.horseandmulegear.com
Members kseidel Posted March 3, 2011 Author Members Report Posted March 3, 2011 First let me say how amazing your work is ! May I pose a question or two? On my last padded seat the thought entered my mind. What is a proper space between the cantle edge and the padded seat? How tight is to tight? How much material do you need to maintain proper integrity on the seat? also if you would tell me about your finish process I would be very pleased Thanks Josh Sorry to take so long to get back here... just been too busy to check the computer. Good question on the inlaid seat. I try to make the cut out as wide as possible to prevent the rider from feeling the edge. This can get quite close to the corner of the cantle. I make a "pillow" for my inlaid seats using a piece of firm 3-4 oz tooling leather for the bottom under the rubber. This gives the seat support from side to side allowing me to get closer to the corner without sacrificing integrity of shape. I am more concerned with comfort and then aesthetics at this point. I calculate the cutout to correspond to the lines of the cantle binding and the tooling borders of the dish and ears of the seat. There is usually about an inch to 1 1/4" from the ear cut of the seat. Your next question about my finishing process is a much bigger question. What specifically would you like to know about? And in how much detail? The basics... Color is a custom mixed color to be a rich chestnut, oiled to depth with olive oil. Antiqued finish is lacquer, Fiebings mahogany antique paste, and another lacquer. Background is dyed with chocolate dye. The real color is achieved with the oil. It takes several coats and several days to balance the color prior to final finish. Thanks for the compliments. Keith Quote Keith Seidel Seidel's Saddlery www.seidelsaddlery.com
Members compound Posted March 3, 2011 Members Report Posted March 3, 2011 Yes, clear work with incredible produce. I thought is impossible produce this work on earth These pics are truly inspirational Thanks for your pics Martin Quote
Hilly Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 Keith, I have admired your work since I came here to L.W. I would like to be a fly on the wall in your saddle shop so I could watch you work, and learn all your saddle making secrets! Hilly Quote
Members AndyKnight Posted March 6, 2011 Members Report Posted March 6, 2011 Keith Thanks for your shameless self promotion!! It is inspirational to see work and craftmanship of this quality. Keep sharing Andy Quote Andy knight Visit My Website
Members ct701996 Posted March 8, 2011 Members Report Posted March 8, 2011 amazing cantle binding, beautiful tooling! Quote Bill
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