Author Topic: Next Contest Saddle (Read 53656 times)

cowboywc · « **Reply #120 on:** July 30, 2009, 02:06:37 PM »

Howdy JD
It took about 4 hrs to do the fender.
I layed the pattern on the leather and carved the design and stamped the weave on the second fender last night in an hour and a half.
WC

RollingThunder · « **Reply #121 on:** July 30, 2009, 07:41:35 PM »

Practice may not make perfect in every case, but it sure makes the second time faster.

cowboywc · « **Reply #122 on:** August 01, 2009, 12:01:51 AM »

Howdy
Got the other fender done.
WC

Advertising · « **Reply #123 on:** **Today** at 04:46:34 AM »

cowboywc · « **Reply #123 on:** August 01, 2009, 12:02:38 AM »

Here is both of them.
WC

Marshal Will Wingam · « **Reply #124 on:** August 01, 2009, 12:54:33 AM »

Those do look good. I like that herring bone basket stamp. It really adds to the design.

JD Alan · « **Reply #125 on:** August 01, 2009, 07:18:54 AM »

Thanks for that time info WC, and once again, wow! That is going to be one classy saddle.

cowboywc · « **Reply #126 on:** August 01, 2009, 11:59:27 PM »

Howdy All
Here is a little video I did while doing the deco cuts on one of the scrolls.
http://s394.photobucket.com/albums/pp25/cowboywc/Carving%20How%20to/?action=view&current=MVI_6978.flv
WC

Dr. Bob · « **Reply #127 on:** August 02, 2009, 12:19:55 AM »

Oh man, you are truly an artist with that knife!!

Marshal Will Wingam · « **Reply #128 on:** August 02, 2009, 04:59:54 PM »

Nice video on those decorative cuts. That's so much more effective than the way most show it. Thanks for posting the link.

cowboy316 · « **Reply #129 on:** August 05, 2009, 03:32:52 AM »

hey there WC
just a quick question bout making the gullet piece ive got the old one off that old saddle but cant get it flat enough to make a template from it any idea on how to go about doing a template for the gullet
thanks pard
Cowboy316

cowboywc · « **Reply #130 on:** August 05, 2009, 11:58:43 AM »

Howdy Cowboy
Wet the old one lightly til it will lay out flat.
WC

cowboy316 · « **Reply #131 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:18:16 PM »

ok now another dumb question WC what weight leather is used for the whole saddle

Cowboy316

cowboywc · « **Reply #132 on:** August 06, 2009, 01:18:06 AM »

Howdy
I use 13/15 saddle skirting. Lots of it has to be skived down to a feather edge.
WC

Gun Butcher · « **Reply #133 on:** August 06, 2009, 08:40:17 PM »

Hey WC, I was just looking at your saddle in the picture of you and JD and his pard. You are moving right along and it is really looking good. Before I left the house I was trying to get a pattern for my seat and the fork cover put together. Wow, I think I may have to work on that a while. Want to make sure I have it exactly right before I start cutting leather.

cowboywc · « **Reply #134 on:** August 07, 2009, 02:25:26 AM »

Howdy GB
I'm going to take some junk 6/7 amd try the seat pattern before I do the real one with all the tooling.
WC

cowboywc · « **Reply #135 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:55:26 PM »

Howdy
Got one of the rear jockeys done yesterday and the second just needs the deco cuts. I'll get on that in a bit.
WC

cowboywc · « **Reply #136 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:56:05 PM »

Detail shot
WC

cowboywc · « **Reply #137 on:** August 08, 2009, 02:15:11 PM »

Howdy All
I just added another little video on camo stamps to my photobucket.
http://s394.photobucket.com/albums/pp25/cowboywc/Carving%20How%20to/
WC

Dave Cole · « **Reply #138 on:** August 08, 2009, 02:56:29 PM »

Great WIP , thats some fine work.Dave

cowboywc · « **Reply #139 on:** August 08, 2009, 08:10:32 PM »

Howdy All
Finally got a chance to finish the other jockey.
WC

News:

Author Topic: Next Contest Saddle (Read 53656 times)

Advertising