Starting First Saddle

[colttrainer]

nice job on your first. A point about your tunnel ground seat risers, I normally stop mine about an inch in front of the cantle points,this will help you to start placing the rider in a proper riding position and closer to the horse.

[Chaed]

Thank you for your advice, colttrainer! I'll write it down for next time!

[Chaed]

Oh my, I neglected this thread... not so much the saddle building though. It's been slow progress, but that's better than no progress at all.

Here's some stamping of the skirts.

And here they are drying after blocking.

And this is with the shearling on.

Here is my first ever floral carving on the rigging.

And this is a do-it-yourself stirrup leather stretcher (<-- very proud of the invention).

And that's about it for now!

Cheers from Austria,

Anne

[Northmount]

Thanks for the update. I think you are doing an extremely great job.

Tom

[Chaed]

Thanks for stopping by Tom.

I didn't get far this weekend (pre-Christmas chaos), but I put some work into edging all I got so far, and doing some stamping on a stirrup.

[Northmount]

I'm jealous. Really nice work.

Tom

[rickybobby]

First ever floral carving? Nice work, and nice progress on all!

[Tosch]

You are doing great.

I enjoy following your thread.

Tosch

[GianniWest]

Great work, congratulations!

[jeffroberts]

Excellant post and a great job!! I am about to start my first 1/2 seat loop saddle (1880's stock saddle) and I am extremely anxious...Nice tooling and stamping....Stay with it and Merry Christmas in Austria.

Jeff