Colt W Knight Report post Posted February 20, 2016 (edited) I made these as a gift for a friend of mine. I got the pattern for these dove wing spur straps from the internet. They were said to be late 19th century design. I cut out the letters, and sandwhiched some turquoise pig skin seude between two pieces of vegtan leather. I don't know the thickness because I put the vegtan pieces on the belt sander to thin it down a lot. I hope I got them to around 4 ounces a piece. Sanded and burnished the edges. Gave them a healthy cleaning with saddle soap, trained them to shape, and then gave it a coat of beeswax so I could see the turquoise stripe on the edge. Then I finished them off with a hand rubbed finish of 1/3 beeswax, 1/3 olive oil, 1/3 tallow. I really like the look and feel this finish adds to a project. I debated with which way to put the initials. Do you put them where the person wearing them can read them, or other folks looking down? I chose the riders perspective. Edited February 20, 2016 by Colt W Knight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thekid77 Report post Posted February 28, 2016 I made these as a gift for a friend of mine. I got the pattern for these dove wing spur straps from the internet. They were said to be late 19th century design. I cut out the letters, and sandwhiched some turquoise pig skin seude between two pieces of vegtan leather. I don't know the thickness because I put the vegtan pieces on the belt sander to thin it down a lot. I hope I got them to around 4 ounces a piece. Sanded and burnished the edges. Gave them a healthy cleaning with saddle soap, trained them to shape, and then gave it a coat of beeswax so I could see the turquoise stripe on the edge. Then I finished them off with a hand rubbed finish of 1/3 beeswax, 1/3 olive oil, 1/3 tallow. I really like the look and feel this finish adds to a project. I debated with which way to put the initials. Do you put them where the person wearing them can read them, or other folks looking down? I chose the riders perspective. Nice! I just made my first pair a few months ago.....they can be pretty labor intensive! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonorabitandspur Report post Posted March 13, 2016 Nice dove wing straps! Nice clean job. Interesting thought on which way to place the letters. I usually place them from the perspective of others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt W Knight Report post Posted April 30, 2016 Thanks everyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
