DavidMillsSaddlery Report post Posted November 27, 2011 Hello! It has been 12 years or so since I've worked with leather. I was a better craftsman than a businessman so I had to close a shop and go to "work for a living" I started out in the early 80's working for Eli Rios when he was with Longhorn Boot Company in the Valley! After nearly 8 years as a pro rodeo bull fighter, I retired from the arena! I then started making Rodeo Chaps here in Central Texas. I was hired by the Movie "8 Seconds" and got my name in the credits as one of the "chapmakers" That was great advertising!!! I was also one of the first people in the country to make a bull riding vest! I also did work for the movie "All the Pretty Horses" Although my contract didn't include any "credit listings" That's where I get the "famous" from lol Again had I been a better businessman thinks might have been different! I soon began collecting Singer Sewing Machines and then I started Making Saddles! I was pretty good at it too from what I remember! My biggest problem was I was too busy making stuff I wanted to do, and not what I needed to do to make money... Well now I am going to get back into the trade as a hobby only... Yes I will "charge" for what I do, but it won't be to make a living, but to make extra money just to put back into the craft! I currently Haul Heavy and Oversized equipment and I have a lot of free time between loads! I was racing off road, but this was expensive, and I have "been there done that"! I will still race but just not as much! (TEN races this year as far away as California Arizona and New Mexico! Well there's a little bit about me! David Mills http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.257246370973038.69861.100000630308869&type=3 not sure if this link will work or not? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidMillsSaddlery Report post Posted November 27, 2011 pictures... Hello! It has been 12 years or so since I've worked with leather. I was a better craftsman than a businessman so I had to close a shop and go to "work for a living" I started out in the early 80's working for Eli Rios when he was with Longhorn Boot Company in the Valley! After nearly 8 years as a pro rodeo bull fighter, I retired from the arena! I then started making Rodeo Chaps here in Central Texas. I was hired by the Movie "8 Seconds" and got my name in the credits as one of the "chapmakers" That was great advertising!!! I was also one of the first people in the country to make a bull riding vest! I also did work for the movie "All the Pretty Horses" Although my contract didn't include any "credit listings" That's where I get the "famous" from lol Again had I been a better businessman thinks might have been different! I soon began collecting Singer Sewing Machines and then I started Making Saddles! I was pretty good at it too from what I remember! My biggest problem was I was too busy making stuff I wanted to do, and not what I needed to do to make money... Well now I am going to get back into the trade as a hobby only... Yes I will "charge" for what I do, but it won't be to make a living, but to make extra money just to put back into the craft! I currently Haul Heavy and Oversized equipment and I have a lot of free time between loads! I was racing off road, but this was expensive, and I have "been there done that"! I will still race but just not as much! (TEN races this year as far away as California Arizona and New Mexico! Well there's a little bit about me! David Mills http://www.facebook....30308869&type=3 not sure if this link will work or not? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caaront Report post Posted November 27, 2011 Thank you for the pics and welcome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidMillsSaddlery Report post Posted November 27, 2011 Can't seem to get the uploader to work right? here's more pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted November 28, 2011 Welcome to the forum TurboTexas! Thanks for the photos and congrats on your movie work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
