Sixty Button Reins

[Leatherpownder]

I know one more way, Brad, you can send them up here for me to try out and make sure they will hold up!!!!

Bob

Brad is a good name but I'm used to Bret. Thanks for the nice comments. I haven't got any work that far east though.

[rawhide1]

Bret

Very nice piece of work.

Mike

[Ecapone]

Absolutely beautiful. Congratulations you have done a piece of art.

Enrique

[dundroven]

On 13/10/2011 at 11:38 AM, Leatherpownder said:

Here's my latest work, Sixty button eight plait rein and twelve plait romal.

 

[ScoobyNewbie]

Cool!

[GrampaJoel]

Mom 'o man! That must have taken forever.

Wow, getting all them buttons just alike and perfectly alike is simple amazing.

Holly moly you got my admiration.

Do you have a market for costly items like that up there in Idaho?

Money seems tight here in SOCAL.

[Squirrelly66]

Trust me when I say that those are cowboy artwork at its finest. Did you by chance cut your own rawhide lace for those? I love doing rawhide work myself.

[Alexis1234]

Beautiful work! I would love to learn how to braid.

[oltoot]

Do you use cores? or are they square?

[Big Sioux Saddlery]

I've done just enough braiding that I know I'd never be able to make a living at it, or even make any money at it.  I have a ton of respect for the people that can do collector level work, AND get paid for it.  I haven't done much braiding in the last 20 years; kids and making a living took priority.  However I do have two green hides in the freezer, and another two that I processed and cut up a couple years ago.  I just can't turn down the chance to get a hide off a skinny old cow when I have the chance!  Finding the right time to process seems a struggle, either too hot or too cold, very little in between since I've gotten the two that are in my freezer.  It seems like 60-70 degree weather works the best, and dry air, of which we've had none.