Dwight Report post Posted August 20, 2011 A friend of my son asked me to fix her saddle, the stirrup leather on the mounting side had broken over half way. It was a fairly nice Billy Cook barrel racing saddle I believe. It seemed simple to replace a 2.5 in wide strap of 14 oz leather, . . . sew on a backer strip, . . . punch some holes. I started to remove the old stirrup leather, then is when it became fun. IS THERE A TOOL that saddlers have tucked away in the recesses of secret areas that assist in un-screwing the conchos? I was only able to get them off because I have excellent finger strength, . . . and just grabbed them and hogged em out of their holes. Just lookin for some direction, guys, . . . in case this comes around again. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtwister09 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 Dwight, Here's one such device... Pro Concho Turner Regards, Ben Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted August 20, 2011 I'd post a picture of my most reached for concho convincer, but if you,ve seen one pair of Channel-lock pliers, you've already seen it. Wrap the jaws with a bit of tape. Don't squeeze too hard and taco-shell the thinner conchos. I have the Pro Concho Turner and it works alright from the point of "got them started" to "almost there". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
