Latigo cinch - were to find brown

[pella]

I just receive my latigo samples from Boutin, look nice!! 3 lovely browns...russet is quite dark! The brown is dark havana and the cognac is a beautiful medium brown. Their red is good looking too, it is dark.

thanks, i will order my next side there.

I know about any chrome-veg leather is not really burnishable, i use saddle soap on a rag for that.

I was very mad this month i ordered a 9-10oz red latigo from a canadian cie and i receive a 8oz side! GRRRR!!! I cannot do latigos cinches with this hide, now i am stuck with it untill i find a usage...Next time i will precise i NEED at least 9oz MINIMUM!!!!! on the butt of the hide...Dont know were they guage it, only place i find a 9oz was on the neck unusable part... :-| Let say it was the first and last time i'll order there. I even precise it was for cinches.

Thats the disavandtage when you dont have saddlery leather supplier around...and need to order by mail, hum...money wastage.

[jwwright]

Pella, I do sometimes use 8 oz or so latigo for cinch tie straps. If it is good latigo, it is plenty strong, and leaves that much less bulk for stirrup leathers to slide over. This is especially helpful on performance saddles,........cutters, reiners, etc. Just a thought. JW

[pella]

thanks jw

I do cut a strip 1¾ to use on my saddle to test it. You are rigth on less bulk but i do feel unsafe, so i make 3 fold instead of two around rigging...(and i am not sure if it is much stronger than 2 fold?) so as much (or more) bulk for me. I could use it for pony saddles maybe.

Probably with very best, strong and tight fibers leather it is ok. I find my hide stetchy so it will be even thinner than 8oz with usage. The boutin (salz) look less stetchy and is probably better for ligth weight quality cinches tie strap.