19 October 2012 We rode, Dad and I to the top of the world today. We were looking for elk, perhaps a wolf, and maybe a little peace of mind. We made our way through timbered draws, sagebrush slopes and rock ridges. It is familiar country for it is summer range for the cattle Dad […]
Archives for November 2012
The Cowboy’s Office
This is a notebook cover that sold at this year’s ‘Cowboy Crossings’ exhibit at the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City. The decoration on the cover is a design that shows a ram’s horns entangled in vinework, but the ram is dead and what has issued from its skull is new life. Easter lilies are […]
Carved and Rolled Edge on a Cantle Binding
On my top grades of floral carving, I include things like a carved cantle binding. This one also has a rolled edge at the stitch line as well. A very clean job on a rolled edge will be something that most folks won’t be able to identify, yet it is one of the things that […]
Focus Like a Laser.
Here’s a procedure that I’ve incorporated in my saddle building: an inexpensive laser that has a cross beam that allows me to be very precise when installing my riggings. It is absolutely critical that the rigging be symmetrical, otherwise the saddle will want to ‘rack’ on the back of the horse especially in gaits faster […]