Rope Can

[SouthPaw]

looks like you have a great start to Sheridan carving

[Double U Leather]

Do you mind sharing your finishing technique on this project? I really like the color and constrast. It really turned out beautiful!

Thanks.

ATX,

I used a typical Sheridan style finish technique that I learned from this board.

Neatsfoot Oil (let dry good)

NeatLac (cover thoroughly so there's no spotting)

Antique (That's EcoFlow medium brown I think)

Tan Kote.

That's the sequence. The key I think is to not get impatient. I really make sure stuff dries well before I go to the next step. Hope that helps.

[King's X]

That's what I used on my latest project after screwing one up with "super Sheen" in place of Neatlac, it came out absolutely horrible. So I "stole" an open can of Neatlac from a friend since Tandy is not selling this product anymore. Man, that stuff works really good!!

I appreciate the response, I hope to show off my latest project with the use of my 'stolen' can of neatlac. It's beautiful.....but when I went to put on my 'Tan Kote' the finish started coming off???? so I freak, just a little, but I stopped after the first coat. It dried for two days before I even considered the T-Kote?

I guess I am still learning.

Appreciate you

Greetings from Round Rock, Texas

[RichardCollmorgen]

Looks great.

[Spider]

Great looking Rope Can. I totally admire those who do sharidan work and you proved why.

[equiss]

Where does one get the cans, Smith brothers rarely has any, and I have tried national roping supply, with some luck - but are there any other places to try?

[bruce johnson]

In early December I needed some more for Christmas orders and Smith Bros backordered me. I ended up and got a couple from Kings and four from Callaway Ropes in Dublin, TX to get me through. It sounds like the reason SB was out was Callaway had just ordered about 75 in. She was very easy to deal with and I'd sure order from her again. A couple days before Christmas SB sent me the backorder, so I expect they've got them again. If you just need a couple and they're out again, I've got black 4 rope cans right now.

[Double U Leather]

I've always had pretty good luck with NRS. The can in the pic was his old can that we just cleaned up. It used to have a basket stamped cover with an inlaid hair on lightning bolt and R2W tooled into it. Unfortunately, he got caught in a horrendous downpour a couple years ago at the Little Britches National Finals and the rope can was actually floating in about 2 feet of water. Needless to say, the old cover had seen better days.