Brushpopper Report post Posted May 28, 2015 (edited) This is a copy, as close as I can make it, of a rifle scabbard made by Frank Meanea of Cheyenne, Wyoming, in the 1890s. Edited May 28, 2015 by Brushpopper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Blea Report post Posted May 28, 2015 That looks fantastic! I think you nailed the style. I enjoy studying the old time carving styles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
compound Report post Posted May 28, 2015 Yes, i agree with Bob. Fantastic work!!! Love this "old time" style of tooling. I would like to know more about this technique Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce H Report post Posted May 29, 2015 That is way nice. I Love It! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brushpopper Report post Posted May 31, 2015 Thanks, pards. The early styles were derived from Mexican tooling, which was flat and schematic. When Anglo saddlers copied the equipment of vaqueros, they copied the carving style as well. In time, the Anglos adapted this style and made it more three-dimensional. It turned into the floral style with which we're all familiar. The original, vernacular style still exists in Central America in varying degrees of sophistication. The image below shows a scabbard I'm making that is closer to that Mexican style. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
byggyns Report post Posted June 1, 2015 I'm very interested in this tooling style. Do you have any suggestions for books or online resources to get more info on it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan28 Report post Posted June 1, 2015 I don't know jack about different tooling styles. I do know I think yours looks really good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stu925 Report post Posted June 2, 2015 Looks great, all that tooling must have taken forever. I can't imagine how long that whole thing took to put together. Stu Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brushpopper Report post Posted June 2, 2015 Thanks, compadres. Yes, it took a lot of time, since both sides are fully tooled. The books 'Packing Iron' by Richard Rattenbury and 'Cowboys & The Trappings of the Old West' by William Manns and Elizabeth Clair Flood are the best introductions to the subject. There are fine examples of early work in both. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmkjmk2 Report post Posted June 3, 2015 looks great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill46 Report post Posted June 10, 2015 You got a winner there ! I like your cunning craftsman ability too ! --- Wild Bill46 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brushpopper Report post Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Thanks, pards. This is another copy of a nineteenth century original. Edited June 11, 2015 by Brushpopper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
