sharpshooter81 Report post Posted May 3, 2012 I am fairly new to leather working....I have made different things, knife sheaths, rifle scabbards etc. The other day, one of the local horse owners found out that I did leather work, and she stopped by with a saddle she needs repaired. It needs the stirrup straps repaired (which I can do) and the saddle horn re-covered. The saddle horn is made of metal, and was originally covered with braided raw hide. The lady left the saddle here and wanted to see if I can repair it. I have no idea how to recover it....she said it didn't have to be recovered with raw hide, it could be just re-covered in leather. Can anybody direct me how to go about doing this? Remember I am a newbie to all of this and I'm sure there are a lot of terminology I have not yet heard of!! Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BondoBobCustomSaddles Report post Posted May 3, 2012 The best and simplest directions I have seen are in the Stolhman Encyclopedia of Saddlemaking. You don't have to have the whole set, I believe the information you are looking for is in volume 2. Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbusarow Report post Posted May 4, 2012 The patterns are in Volume 1, the instructions are in Volume 2. I'd get both. Volume 1 has a lot of good, general information in addition to the patterns you are really going to want to have. Also remember that to cover a horn properly you need to remove the swell covers. With volumes 1 and 2 you pretty much have everything on building a saddle, volume 3 covers some options but all of the basics are in 1 and 2. Knowing how to build one will help you figure out how to rip one appart without destroying it Good luck. Holler if you need more help. Dan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
