brycew74 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 Hey all looking for your thoughts on building a set of Santa Ynez reins out of leather I know they won't have the body and life of a rawhide set but I am wondering if there would be too many other drawbacks any help would be appreciated Bryce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LTC Report post Posted March 6, 2014 What kind of leather? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bucksnort Report post Posted March 7, 2014 Bryce, You might consider using a 2 rawhide strings about 1/8 by 1/8 or whatever size seems right as a core. One in each of the split strands & bring them together as a core for the main braid. I've done that for a small core in small diameter bosals & it adds a lot of life. Buck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brycew74 Report post Posted March 7, 2014 Thanks buck that's a good idea and ltc im going to be using latigo leather for my next few sets of reins so that is the kind i was considering Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluerider Report post Posted March 7, 2014 Are you splitting your latigo or do you have a source for thin hides. I ask only because about 10+ years achoo I was at a friends shop and he was using up the last bit of a 2-3Oz latigo hide he got from Siegal's not long after the Saltz tannery closed and it was very close in quality to the Saltz latigo. I later bought a 10 Oz latigo hide from Siegal's that was supposed to have been made using the Saltz recipes. It was good stuff but I never again saw thin hides. I recently conditioned a dog leash I made for from some Saltz largo for my own use. It had been out in the rain but when I conditioned it it was so obvious how much better qualify that saltz lartio was. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brycew74 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 The thinnest I've found is 6/8 oz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
