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SADDLE sa MODEL & MINIATURE SADDLE sa SADDLE BLANKET sa SADDLEBAG xx HORSE TACK How the western saddle parts function. A complete description of each part and a glossary of saddlery terms. How to set stamp the swells when making a leather saddle. Understanding English saddles. A complete description of each part. Saddle strap work. How to repair the off-billet, latigo strap, and rear or flank billets. How to install a strong, all-leather groundseat in a saddle. Hardware for the saddler. Part 1. Heel buckles. Covering the saddle fork with leather. Part 1. Hardware for the saddler. Part 2. Rings, snaps, halter squares, etc. Covering the saddle fork with leather. Part 2. Making a replacement flank strap for a saddle. Using saddle strings (narrow leather straps) to make a quick-release tie. Useful for securing a wide variety of items behind the seat of your saddle. A brief history of the Australian stock saddle. Includes sketches of eight styles. Covering the saddle horn with leather. (1) Preparing the patterns and installing three-piece coverings. (2) Rawhide horn rim. The recessed horn cap. An advanced technique for recessing a silver medallion into the horn top leather without using a rope edge. Adjustable English girth will extend from 46" to 54" in length. Universal saddle stands. What is available and tips on using a universal stand to orient a saddle in any position during fabrication. A new seat for an English saddle. Step-by-step photos illustrate the process. How to determine if a specific English saddle correctly fits a particular horse. Covering horns on Ralide trees. Easy method for making tunnel loops for the bellyband portion of the flank cinch found on western saddles. Uses a simple wooden jig to form the leather tunnel. Drawdowns and their accessories. One saddlemaker's opinion on how a drawdown should be built and used. Tip describes a guide for finding the correct curve of the cantle back when fitting a saddle to a jockey. Attaching fenders to stirrup leathers. A technique for mounting and setting the leathers, fenders and buckles so that a stirrup stays turned in the correct position to accept a rider's foot. The Old McClellan saddle described. Includes information on replacing all the straps, rigging, stirrups and hardware. Some thoughts on choosing an English saddle. Part 1. General features of dressage, multi-purpose dressage, multi-purpose jumping, and close contact saddles are described. Saddle repair. Cautions on the liabilities involved in tack repair. Includes tips on edge finishing (slicking). Some thoughts on choosing an English saddle. Part 2. How to fit an individual's body and leg sizes to a saddle. Saddle repair. (1) Tip for "breaking" the cement securing the swell cover to the tree. (2) Using wood paste to fill in bumps on a chewed rawhide horn cover. Tip on why to avoid running stirrup leathers through rigging rings. Some thoughts on choosing an English saddle. Part 3. Fitting the horse. Shaping the tree and the panels. English leather for English saddles. Each part of the saddle described by the type of stress placed on it and the leather that best meets those needs. Recessed silver mountings on saddles. Technique for use on plates, back cantle conchos, button conchos, stirrup bolts and horn caps. Tip on cutting saddle strings that are beveled on the flesh side so they will lay better through the saddle. Washed, oiled and ready to go. Saddle cleaning and oiling demystified. Part 1. Plans for a simple saddle stand furnished. Washed, oiled and ready to go. Saddle cleaning and oiling demystified. Part 2. Cleaning Western saddles. Restoration of antique saddles. Includes guidelines for evaluating an antique saddle and on cleaning and conditioning. Setting up shop for English style saddle making. The doughnut horn binding. How to cover a dally post horn on a buckaroo style saddle with a leather cap and rawhide or leather binding. How to craft a leather case to hold a sport water bottle as an accessory to fit on the flank rig ring of a saddle. How to make a horn repair on an Australian saddle. How to replace a felt panel on an English saddle. Tips on removing the swell cover when rebuilding or repairing a saddle. How to build a saddle with a metal-leather ground seat. Fashioning a two-seater saddle. Make a traditional silver mounted cowboy martingale (the strap used to keep the cinch on single rig saddles in place). Fashioning a two-seater saddle. Part 2. Using machine sewing techniques to construct high-quality swell welts for custom saddles. Saddle making series. Part 1. Saddle layout. The progression for laying out saddle pattern pieces on both two and three sides of leather. Saddle making series. Part 2. Starting a saddle by preparing the tree. Profits from the leather scrap bin. Make bucking rolls in both single color and contrasting colors. A bucking roll is a saddle accessory designed to put some swells on slick fork saddles that you can grab with your thighs. Saddle maker's shop manual. Sam Stag rigging. Saddle trees. Part 1. Different ways of measuring saddle trees and which measurements are the most consistent. Saddle making series. Part 3. Gullet cover and ground seat. Constructing a drawdown stand (a saddle rack with a lever device so a drawdown strap can be held tightly to the saddle bars or seat). Saddle repair. Part 1. Replacing worn stitching on a saddle horn. Saddle repair. Part 2. Replacing the entire horn cap and wrap. Saddle repair. Part 3. Covering stirrups using the laced cover method. Saddle repair. Part 4. Covering stirrups using the sewn cover method. More about the fork cover. Making a one-piece leather fork and gullet cover for a semi-Quarter horse saddle. Part 1. More about the fork cover. Making a one-piece leather fork and gullet cover for a semi-Quarter horse saddle. Part 2. | |||||||||
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