Members Jdavies Posted January 12, 2009 Members Report Posted January 12, 2009 those are very nice, good tooling. Quote Justin Davies Custom Saddles Three Forks, MT www.fourdsaddlery.com
Members mudman Posted January 12, 2009 Members Report Posted January 12, 2009 They look GREAT to me!!! Quote
Members megabit Posted January 13, 2009 Members Report Posted January 13, 2009 Great craftsmanship on those they are beautiful. No I do have a critique for you, that belt looks great but I would want something that would break easier if it got hung on my saddle horn if say I suddenly found my nice calm mare trying her best to look like a saddle bronc. They sure are nice looking though. Quote
Members flathat4life Posted January 13, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 13, 2009 thanks guys..... Jed Quote "You have to give somthing you never gave to get somthing you never had." ~Ray Hunt~
Members iowabullfighter Posted July 15, 2011 Members Report Posted July 15, 2011 steve, thanks for the complement.. i cut my fring with a utility knife.. mainly because you can always replace the blades to get a razor edge(this plays a big factor in how crisp the fring looks when its cut)..... i normally oil with 2-3 "light cotes" of netsfeet oil and finish with tan cote to get a natural shean back in the leather.... then i slick my edge with t-gum from tandys.. after tooling, while the leather is still moist i edge everythin and rub the edge with damp canvis (thats mainly where you get a good edge from ..the t-gum is just to smooth out little frys on the edge caused when oiling)... i was in a hury to get these pair finished and i cut some corners i shouldn't have (plus i was out of oil enyway) .. otherwise normally i do oil before sewing... (it definately pays to take your time and do the job right )........... I'm still learning so just my two cents worth =) i'm interest to see how other people do things.. maybe some of you guys can fill me in ..... im completely self taught so i'v always had to figure things to teach myself and come up ideas....... i mostly do that by studying good quality gear i like made by top saddle makers...... i can always see what i want my end product to look like but somtimes i have trouble geting it to that point...its nice to descover others ideas and process of doing things.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the complements and opinions guys.... keep it coming..... jed Hey Jed How long is that finge? and what weight of leather is that? Im looking to make a pair for the first time myself and the ones in the picture are exactly like what im shooting for minus the tooling and all of that. Thank you Godbless! ~Jeff Quote
Members hiloper Posted December 8, 2011 Members Report Posted December 8, 2011 Nice work. I've made chaps and chinks, but never armitas. Do you know where I could find patterns? Thanks Quote
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