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BAR BAR 2, woolies and other good cowboy gatherins

Faster horses

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Here were the WOOLIES. They are beautiful!!

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Anonymous

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Thanks FH.

I had the woolies ordered for a while and finally got to pick them up the other day. They are built in the batwing style rather than the pull-on. I never could see how those oldtime hands got those on with all of their winter clothes.

The bible cover is one of my favorites. I traded the beadwork off of a guy who grew up on the Pine Ridge Res. He had originally made that to go over a checkbook, but I got it before he put it on anything. Once I got it I was able to have it incorporated into the cover.

The canteen has seen more than its fair share of use. It along with the bible always goes with me when I'm dayworking somewhere for a few days. Its nice to have in camp. I've had a few of these made with initials or brands and given away as presents.

The last two pics are my shotguns. We went thru several books that depicted old gear and took parts of several different chaps and put into these. The conchas are sterling silver stars overlaid on black steel. The button on the pocket is rolled leather. The last pic is of my first brand laced into the cuff.

The guy who built all of this is Justin Bieshuvel of Gillette, Wy. He has done a lot of one of a kind work for me and I'm very pleased. In addition to the above items, I also have a wade saddle, chinks, halters, hobbles and headstalls built by the same guy. He does exceptional work at prices even a cowboy or poor rancher can afford. Just to give you an idea of his prices, the woolies were only $550. I saw some at the Blackhills Stockshow that weren't near as nice or even built correctly that were priced at $1500.

Thanks for letting me showoff a little bit. And thanks again FH
 
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Anonymous

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They will be used, although I wish that I could have got them a lot sooner. It will be next winter before they see any wear now.
 

JF Ranch

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Faster Horses,
The pictures are just right on my screen. No problem here.

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BarBar2,

I've always wanted a pair of woolies and have thought about making a pair myself. I've checked into getting some angora skins, but haven't found the time to get started.

Yours look fantastic! I really like them. This has given me a new spurt of energy to try it. However, at the price of yours, I might just give your guy a call. I really like your shotguns too.

I too saw the woolies at the BHSS that you mentioned and I couldn't agree with you more. They did not impress me at all.

Thanks for showing these things to us. I'd like to see some more of your one-of-a-kind things.
 
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Anonymous

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One of these days I'm going to get smart and make some money off of this stuff. I figure I can put a piece in a shadowbox along with a pic of me wearing it while I'm in some sort of wreck(which is usually). Then I'll make up some tall tale and sell it off to the "Rich and Ridiculous". I've heard of some gal over in SD that's does leatherwork that keeps several hands in new chaps each year. She'll take'em a new pair and get the old ones. She does all that I said above and apparently makes a killin'. I bet if all the folks on this board looked hard enough, we'd have 4 or 5 million dollars worth of wore out merchandise.
 

JF Ranch

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BAR BAR 2 said:
I bet if all the folks on this board looked hard enough, we'd have 4 or 5 million dollars worth of wore out merchandise.

You might have a point there B B Two. 'Problem is, my stuff are my treasures. I doubt that I could part with much of it! Unless there's a market for old, ragged Carhartt's or mismatched gloves!
 

mrj

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That stuff is beautifully made. What a craftsman he is!

NO old cowboy stuff ever is parted with here. We do need to figure out how to give some of it the respect it deserves and display it someplace appropriate in the house.

There is one old pair of very worn out 'woolies' that must have belonged to my husbands' grandfather that is a special treasure I'm determined to get hung up somewhere around here.
 
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Anonymous

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I keep saying I will someday, but I know that it won't ever happen. Every time a nephew comes out, it seems that they will put dibs in on something and that suits me fine. My nine year old daughter is now wearing my first pair of chinks. I had to have them taken up for her but they seem to fit the bill. It is still amazing though what some people will pair for stuff that is wore out. I've got a friend whose dads had bought him an old but still usable pair of woolies from a guy in the parking lot at the Torrington sale back in the 70's. They gave 50 bucks for them back then. Fast forward to this century. This friend met a guy who deals in used cowboy gear and mentioned the old woolies. Well, the guy had to see them. Upon inspection, he offered my buddy somewhere around $3500. They finally settled on $4500. After the sale was completed, the buyer said that Steven Segal was going to pay him somewhere in the neighborhood of 9 grand for them. This buyer apparently had the connections and went around buying old gear so the celebs could decorate their homes and such.
 

leanin' H

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A good friend of mine makes great chinks and chaps and such. When he made my chaps, i told him they were way to fancy to wear. He told me to wear em' pert near out and then he'll take them to a Las Vegas trade show he goes to and sell them for "Western Art/Cabin Decor" for $1000 or $1500 bucks! :shock:
 

gcreekrch

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leanin' H said:
A good friend of mine makes great chinks and chaps and such. When he made my chaps, i told him they were way to fancy to wear. He told me to wear em' pert near out and then he'll take them to a Las Vegas trade show he goes to and sell them for "Western Art/Cabin Decor" for $1000 or $1500 bucks! :shock:


At least you know now your goats were put to good use. :wink: :p


Mine is still here. :(
 

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