A question for Will Ghormley

Forty Rod · August 23, 2008, 01:33:21 PM

Is there any chance you'll ever make your oval buckles in German silver / nickel silver?

Marshal Will Wingam · August 24, 2008, 01:31:12 AM

Try his white bronze. It's almost the same color as nickel. Just a slight bit warmer in color but still not yellow.

Forty Rod · August 24, 2008, 10:46:34 AM

I already have two of the white bronze, but they don't match the conchoes on my holsters. Minor thing that most folks probably won't notice, but it bugs me a bit.

FWIW, I wear one of them every day to hold my bitches up. GREAT buckles.

Forty Rod · August 25, 2008, 10:27:04 AM

That's "britches". "BRITCHES!!!"

Marshal Will Wingam · August 25, 2008, 10:50:28 AM

HorsePen Henry · August 26, 2008, 05:10:01 AM

Howdy boys, Will has a great website and has his buckles and holsters and patterns on there. I wanted to get 3 buckles here awhile back and something broke and their went the holdings from the sock in the drawer.

Anywhoosiers...........check this out:

http://www.willghormley-maker.com/

Beans and Tacos,
X Horse Pen

P.S. Will has a new buckle a coming out here pretty soon if it ain't out already. It's a California clip point with all the fancy engravin' (those little wheat shocks) on it. That makes three styles in the collection that he is offering.

Marshal Will Wingam · August 26, 2008, 07:30:03 AM

Quote from: HorsePen Henry on August 26, 2008, 05:10:01 AMP.S. Will has a new buckle a coming out here pretty soon if it ain't out already. It's a California clip point with all the fancy engravin' (those little wheat shocks) on it. That makes three styles in the collection that he is offering.

I've been thinking of making a framed display to put one of each of those three buckles on it. One where you could unbuckle them to use if you wanted. It would look really nice. It'd be fun to make, too.

Forty Rod · August 26, 2008, 09:37:37 AM

I'm really very happy with the two I have. One, like I said, holds my pants up and the other will be on a gunbelt shortly.

I'll probably get one of the square cornered ones and a clip corner one, too.

santee · August 27, 2008, 07:33:02 AM

Are Will's wheat buckles 1880's or 1890's? The picture in Packing Iron doesn't tell the period.

will ghormley · August 29, 2008, 03:19:40 PM

Hey Forty-Rod,

I've got 'em in Sterling Silver, (92.5% Silver) but they pretty pricy, even for fancy bitches. You might try polishin' one of the White Bronzes. I don't think there would be much difference between the White Bronze and a German Silver, (same thing as Nickle Silver). If you've got your cap set on it, I could see how much it would be to have one special cast.

My computer hard drive died and I didn't get a computer back till late last night, so I 'aint been around. I lost a lot of data, includin' who all wanted what for the clipped corner buckles, (which came in while the computer was down). I'm still tryin' to get enough of the computer rebuilt so I can make digital photos, but leather carvin' is easier. I'll post photos on my website as soon as I can figure out how to get this dad-blamed thing to work right!

As for what period the buckles are. Packin' Iron don't say, but I would place the rig around WWI. It could be from before the turn of the century, but the 19-teens or into the 20s would be my best guess. However, I have seen the same level of embellishment on buckles that pre-date the United States. 'Course, most of them buckles was worn by pirates. The vanity of the fightin' man knows no time limitations. Men have ornamented themselves as long as there have been men. Anyway, I'm gettin' off the topic. The influance of the sea-fairin' traffic may be why the style sprang out of California.

I wouldn't pause to use the large rectagular buckle for an 1840s persona. The clipped corner probably came before the oval, but I'm just guessin' about that.

Anyway, I'm still runnin' to catch-up from two weeks without a computer, so I'll talk to you folks later.

Will

Forty Rod · August 29, 2008, 05:56:23 PM

Will, I appreciate the info. I think I'll buff up one the White bronze buckles until it glistens. Special run stuff usually costs enough to leave me breathless for ages.

Thanks.

The rig should be done in about three more weeks and it will be period correct for my period!!! 1860 Army irons, a Henry or 1866 rifle, an east coast early 1800s tomahawk, and a worn out old mountain man's carry-all shoulder bag.

What period is that, you may ask? About September 2008, I'd guess.

Thanks again.