Members DirtyDusty Posted April 9, 2021 Members Report Posted April 9, 2021 So as most of the guys who have been commenting on my post and helping me out greatly know, I am trying to build my first saddle. It’s for a mule and I ordered a HF tree and it had issues. So I went the custom route and ordered one, which came in this past fall. Due to time issues, I am just now getting back on this project. I been watching the Jeremiah Watt video and learning from it too. I started laying out where my stirrup will lay on the tree. Using the method that Jeremiah Watt uses, he suggest 3 3/8” clearance fir a 3” leather. He also says they should be squared to each other. So as I started laying out on my tree I find I can’t square them up perfect because of the stirrup slots being slightly offset from each other. If I split the difference I end up with almost 3 1/16” but the edges will be riding on the radius of the slots. Am I over thinking this and trying to be too perfect? Quote
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