Curly
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It was made by Steve Mecum from over in Crowheart, Wyoming.
Saddles... (pics)
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Jerry H
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curly
that is one beutiful piece of art work
i hope it fits a horse and you as well as it is pretty
i bet it will as it looks like a craftsman built it
tap
i like your's also
although as i remember from when i younger and single that's not what rubber is for
how do you get along with the steel honda?
i've tried several of them and they tend to beak my rope down very quikly riht where the neck is
until later
jerry
that is one beutiful piece of art work
i hope it fits a horse and you as well as it is pretty
i bet it will as it looks like a craftsman built it
tap
i like your's also
although as i remember from when i younger and single that's not what rubber is for
how do you get along with the steel honda?
i've tried several of them and they tend to beak my rope down very quikly riht where the neck is
until later
jerry
Here are a couple of my old one I built it in 1998.
Here are some of my new one I finished recently.
the fork
the cantle
One I made for a neighbor last winter it was a modifed assocation.
Here are a couple I'm working on, the swell fork is a sid special with a post horn. It will be mine and it will mostly be rough out. the other is a wade for a friend of mine.
Here are a couple other projects I've done recently
A damascus bit.
A pair of damascus spurs.
A 96 foot collecter reata.
I have some leather that is just about ready to tool so I'd better go see you later.
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Here are some of my new one I finished recently.
the fork
the cantle
One I made for a neighbor last winter it was a modifed assocation.
Here are a couple I'm working on, the swell fork is a sid special with a post horn. It will be mine and it will mostly be rough out. the other is a wade for a friend of mine.
Here are a couple other projects I've done recently
A damascus bit.
A pair of damascus spurs.
A 96 foot collecter reata.
I have some leather that is just about ready to tool so I'd better go see you later.
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Red Robin
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Your work looks very nice rawhider. That new saddle looks comfortable.
cowcatcher
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Great looking saddles and horses. Whats the advantages and disadvantages in a roughout saddle? Paul
Alot of it is personal preference. they are alot less maintance than a caraved or stamped saddle and take alot less time to make therefor keeping the cost down, for an everyday hard using saddle they are hard to beat. I guess it all comes down to what somebody needs for there personal situation and what they can afford. Thats just the way I see it from my experiences.
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Jerry H
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rawhider
your saddles look great
looks like you do a fine jod making bits and spurs also
cowcatcher
i like a ruffout seat and stirrup fenders
as it feels more secure to me and when riding ruff colts my leggin's grip on the fuffout and help keep me from getting a case of the round a$$ and falling off
in the brush all that fancy tooling will just get scratched up anyhow so most of the fellows from thick brush country fide plain slick or plain ruffout saddles
until later
jerry
your saddles look great
looks like you do a fine jod making bits and spurs also
cowcatcher
i like a ruffout seat and stirrup fenders
as it feels more secure to me and when riding ruff colts my leggin's grip on the fuffout and help keep me from getting a case of the round a$$ and falling off
in the brush all that fancy tooling will just get scratched up anyhow so most of the fellows from thick brush country fide plain slick or plain ruffout saddles
until later
jerry
Rawhider;
From the looks of things you are a very talented person and do excellent work.
Where do you get your trees made?
How long is your rawhide reata?
You must have or have access to a trip hammer, what kind of iron are you using when you start making your damascus steel. A friend of mine is a knife maker. He uses cable for the damascus knives that he makes. They seem to really hold an edge well.
From the looks of things you are a very talented person and do excellent work.
Where do you get your trees made?
How long is your rawhide reata?
You must have or have access to a trip hammer, what kind of iron are you using when you start making your damascus steel. A friend of mine is a knife maker. He uses cable for the damascus knives that he makes. They seem to really hold an edge well.
Thanks RRoss the trees in my old saddle and the wade for my friend are Swankes from Billings, my new one and the swell forks are Keith Gurchs out of Utah, I have also used Rick Reed from Wyo and Rod Nikkel from Canada. My personal reata is alittle shy of 60 I have retied the honda a couple of times its about time for a new one. The other one pictured is 96 foot, it was the longest one I have made so far.Here are a couple pics of my hammers 25#
50#
a billet in the making
the finished blade 405 layers of 1095 and L6
one of cable like you mentioned
The bit is 243 layers 5160 and nickel and the spurs are 176 layers of 1060 and nickel hardened and tempered.
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50#
a billet in the making
the finished blade 405 layers of 1095 and L6
one of cable like you mentioned
The bit is 243 layers 5160 and nickel and the spurs are 176 layers of 1060 and nickel hardened and tempered.
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Nicky
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Nice pictures everyone.
Curly - that is one pretty saddle!
Rawhider - glad you posted the pictures, you do really nice work. I made the mistake of showing Mike the pictures you sent me...now he wants spurs :?
Curly - that is one pretty saddle!
Rawhider - glad you posted the pictures, you do really nice work. I made the mistake of showing Mike the pictures you sent me...now he wants spurs :?
RRoss the trees of Reeds fit good and were good quality. the only thing was the bars in the ones I used were alittle thin for some applications if the weight is an issue they are fine. I didn't order them straight though him, I suppose if I did most tree makers will make what you want, him to, I would say. I have a friend tha uses quite a few of them and can get about anything. As for the reata it was one cow and she was pretty old and really tight grained 4 strings and no splices anywhere to make a good one it must be made with no splices.Yes I have made alot of bosals
here are a few pics I had handy.
This one didn't have the heel knot on it yet, I tie all the strings together first.
some raw string
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here are a few pics I had handy.
This one didn't have the heel knot on it yet, I tie all the strings together first.
some raw string
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cowcatcher
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Is there a special way you clean and oil a roughtout? How long before it starts getting smooth? Saw a saddle style I liked at Big Bend Saddlery, roughtout using type saddle. Paul
Curly
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one down side to a rough out saddle is that they dont hold out the water as well. You can put sealers on them but the flesh side of the hide just wont shed the water as well. The up side is they do seem to stick to your butt pretty good when the colt jumps.
Tap
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Jerry H said:
Yes Jerry H, those steel honda's are hard on the neck of your rope. The one I am packing needs cut off and re-tied. It is a poly/nylon blend rope, and I like it pretty well. I use rubber on my horn off and on, as I am trying to learn to use a slick horn. On big cattle though, rubber is my preference. Although we don't rope big cattle much.
Rawhider, your work is A-1! You make me want to learn to work rawhide, and hair. I would like to try it someday.
DJL
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Beautiful work you do Rawhide. Must be rough being so multi-talented! 
:wink:
:wink:DJL Like Waylon put it I've always been alittle crazy but its kept me from going insane!!!!
Tap thanks, come down sometime.
Cowcatcher on a roughout I like to clean it with feibings saddlesoap then lightly oil it , then use Ray Holes saddle butter on it and it will slick up pretty quick. If the leather was buffed on the flesh side from the tannery it will slickup fast, alot of it is how it is finished. That method works well for me, others may be different and work just as well.
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Tap thanks, come down sometime.
Cowcatcher on a roughout I like to clean it with feibings saddlesoap then lightly oil it , then use Ray Holes saddle butter on it and it will slick up pretty quick. If the leather was buffed on the flesh side from the tannery it will slickup fast, alot of it is how it is finished. That method works well for me, others may be different and work just as well.
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Soapweed
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You are truly a master craftsman, rawhider. Your creations are absolutely beautiful. Thanks for the pictures.
L.E. Stevens
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My thoughts exactly! You're extremely talented (color me green with envy) :wink: .
greenbroke
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i don't want to butt in here. i usually just read the posts, but thats some awfully nice work you have there rawhider. i'm wondering if you braid any latigo bosals. also like to know where you get your bits. i've got a couple horses i'm trying to get to the bridle the traditional way, but it's hard to find the tools this far east.