Members steve mason Posted June 28, 2007 Members Report Posted June 28, 2007 (edited) Howdy; here are some photos of some cowboy gear I have made this week, a pair of flower carved bib style spur straps with 2" handmade conchos by Richard Brooks, a set of crazy stamped spur straps, some basket stamped bib style spur straps with handmade conchos by Richard Brooks, a flower carved belt with a buckle set from Olsen's Silver and a small photo album. I have also posted all these items on my saddle blog along with a couple saddles I have finished recently, saddle blog Edited June 28, 2007 by steve mason Quote check out www.stevemasonsaddles.com check out my saddle blog
Roger Posted June 28, 2007 Report Posted June 28, 2007 very nice! i have one of those geometric stamps you used on the "crazy stamped" pair of straps but have not played with it yet. i really like the texture it gives. great looking stitching also! thanks for sharing the pics!! Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted June 28, 2007 Moderator Report Posted June 28, 2007 Steve, Very nice work. As Roger said, I like that stitching also. Your tooling on the oakleaves and flowers is interesting. You have done your silverman proud. Bruce Johnson Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Contributing Member Regis Posted June 28, 2007 Contributing Member Report Posted June 28, 2007 Very neat I also like the stitching Quote God, Family, and Country (although liberals are attempting to destroy these in the USA)
Moderator Johanna Posted June 28, 2007 Moderator Report Posted June 28, 2007 Ahhh... I really like when leather looks like leather...nice work, Steve! Thanks for sharing with us! Johanna (off to look at Steve's saddle blog...) Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
BruceGibson Posted June 28, 2007 Report Posted June 28, 2007 Beautiful! Quote "Don't squat with your spurs on." www.GibsonLeather.com
Members steve mason Posted June 28, 2007 Author Members Report Posted June 28, 2007 Thanks for the kind words, the album is only the second time I have carved an oak leaf/acorn pattern. For some reason I have always resisted carving them, they can still use some improvement. I thinks with all things leather there is a never ending evolvement of your style and methods, for the better I always hope. I will post a photo of an album I have made a while ago also. There have been a few comments and questions about the stitching, I will post a photo of my stitch groovers. I use old Osborne stitch groovers with the bits or races from Bob Douglas, I use two different sizes of races, one for smaller threads and one for larger. I have always felt that a narrow deep groove will look and work the best, I think that if the groove is narrow and deep the thread will be protected by the leather a little better than if it is a shallow wide groove. These items were grooved with my smaller stitch groover and sewn with a size 160 needle and 207 thread. Quote check out www.stevemasonsaddles.com check out my saddle blog
Members mulefool Posted June 28, 2007 Members Report Posted June 28, 2007 Looks real nice. I've got a couple of Bob Douglas groovers. They're sure nice. What sewing machine do you have? Quote www.horseandmulegear.com
Members Cowboy Crafts Online Posted June 28, 2007 Members Report Posted June 28, 2007 Steve, Great work. I also enjoy the saddle blog. I wish I could work with you on ground seats. Ashley Quote
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