Wade, full flower

[BrianHochstrat]

Do you use a filler that fills in the dish and folds over or just nails to the edge?

I glue my fillers into the seat fold it over the edge of the cantle, I cut 3 pies out of the cantle back one at center and one on both sides about a 1/3 of the way down from center and loop stitch the cuts back together, shape and dry it. Once it is dry, glue your filler in, also it only needs to be about a 10 oz. thickness and have it pretty wet, pull it over the edge and stick it down to the cantle back. Get it worked down some and skive it down to where it is contoured in the seat and has a square fold over the edge. Let it dry and then sand all the skive marks out with a rubber disc sander.

[Go2Tex]

Thanks very much for taking the time to explain your method. It's just about the same thing I did on my last roll. I had it layed back real nice but when I put the binding on, there wasn't enough room under the roll for the binding fold and my fingers without pulling the roll up some, which naturally spoiled my angle.

I think the key is how one installs and shapes the back cantle piece. Cutting those pie shapes out and stitching is part of it but making room under there for the binding is, I believe now, where I need to work on it.

Thanks again for the help with this.

Brent

[Newfman]

I just visited your website. Your saddlery is amazing. The carving is incredible. While I can understand how (not that I can do it) you folks can carve a flower or something. I can easily wrap my head around that. The creating this whole flow around and through all the parts of a saddle, the maze and mural like artistry, and to have it all start and finish so completely, yet no percievable start or finishing point. . .yup, I guess i am just dumfounded by artists.

Edited January 26, 2009 by Newfman