Members shirleyz Posted July 25, 2008 Members Report Posted July 25, 2008 That is beautiful! Wish I had a horse, just so I could make a saddle. or try to at least. ShirleyZ Quote badassseats As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death. ~George Bernard Shaw
Members kseidel Posted July 25, 2008 Members Report Posted July 25, 2008 Hi Shelly, Nice to see your work. I have always been a fan of your braiding. Question: your third pic showing a close-up of the horn shows the wrap in a left handed configuration. Did you edit this pic and post the reverse image, or did you wrap it left handed? Keith Quote Keith Seidel Seidel's Saddlery www.seidelsaddlery.com
Members Shelly Posted July 25, 2008 Author Members Report Posted July 25, 2008 Hi Shelly,Nice to see your work. I have always been a fan of your braiding. Question: your third pic showing a close-up of the horn shows the wrap in a left handed configuration. Did you edit this pic and post the reverse image, or did you wrap it left handed? Keith Hi Keith! Well, hadn't even given it a thought when I did it - I had taken the pic, didn't like the angle of it and kept flipping it around until I got what I was after - it is a reverse, as I always wrap left over right! I guess you must be the first to notice it...! I suppose it would be understandable - I'm left-handed - but I do lots of things like a right handed person will...including braiding...I taught myself from the Bruce Grant books, and always assumed it was somewhat harder for me at first, because my assumption was the diagrams and instructions were most likely for right-handed people...the man that got me interested in the first place was also right-handed - but the plaiting he showed me how to do doesn't really matter as far as which side you are dominant on - it didn't get interesting until I started braiding buttons - and cutting/beveling my own rawhide and kangaroo was especially interesting trying to use Hansen's cutter the first time - was really a trial for about a week, called him and told him I wasn't having much success with the thing, and he thought to ask if I were left-handed - then he sent one that was set up for that, and I sent the RH one back - never had any trouble afterward! Now have had a couple other cutter/bevelers, but both are 'user-friendly', and can work for either, which is handy when your help is right-handed and I'm left! I have to stop and think sometimes when I'm teaching him something new, as I have to switch it around in my head to adjust for him, or anyone else that's right-handed... How's things in Cody?? The store in Scottsdale still doing well?? You've always given me something to aspire to and look up to - first class work, first class stores, etc...sometime I'll be able to get out to Sheridan again, and will make time to visit Cody longer than just half a day - maybe I can talk Bruce into a 'vacation' and spend a week...! Quote Shelly
Members kseidel Posted July 26, 2008 Members Report Posted July 26, 2008 Hi Shelly, Actually I am not the first to notice the horn wrap. Another forum member asked me via PM if that was correct. He had been taught that it was wrong to wrap to the left. I figured it might be a reverse pic. We have a pretty observant bunch of leatherworkers here. All is well in Cody. Business is sure slower this summer! We sold our interest in the AZ store last fall. I was in Cody most of the winter while the rest of the family was in Scottsdale. We didn't like being separated and I didn't like being in Cody alone all winter! Sure miss AZ in the winter. Missed you in Sheridan this spring. Hope you can come next year. Keith Quote Keith Seidel Seidel's Saddlery www.seidelsaddlery.com
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