Leathersmiths.....show us yer stuff, (#1) THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED

Gun Butcher · June 14, 2009, 08:53:13 PM

Beautiful work Cowboy, I am going to try some of that incise work on my rifle sling. Got any words of wisdom before I get started

Johnny McCrae · June 15, 2009, 08:31:57 AM

Howdy Cowboy 316,

Like I said, you are artist in leather. Thank you for sharing your fine work.

cowboy316 · June 15, 2009, 10:09:40 AM

thanks pards for all the kind words make me feel good and im enjoying what im doing
GB and for words of wisdom im short on them there idears but i got one word "PRACTICE" LOL

and i just got an outline for a pistol a long time family friend has a Colt .22 lr single action Frontier Scout
a Wyoming collecters edition cant remember what they called it but there were only lie 1500 made
so im gonna do a something special for it even tho it may never see the pistol in it LOLhe keeps it in the box un shot
well better get to the leather shop and get some fringe leather and some spots
thanks again pards for the help and encouragement
Cowboy316

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · June 15, 2009, 12:20:47 PM

Like others have said, 316, absolutely beautiful, I could only wish I had a steady hand like yours, you're a real talent to say the least, so keep them coming, you're an encouragement to all of us to do better.

Regards

tEN wOLVES

Irish Dave · June 16, 2009, 12:45:20 PM

Awful lot of nice work gettin' posted these days.
My congrats to all. Gettin' hard for me to keep up with all the new leather being posted.
I guess just another example of how valuable this board is.

Well done, pards.

Dr. Bob · June 18, 2009, 12:08:54 AM

Howdy C316,

Now I gotta wipe the drool off of my 1950's tie. Wow, that is Beautiful!!

Thanks for sharing!!

santee · June 18, 2009, 06:52:19 AM

Nice work! Is that an antique dye?

cowboy316 · June 18, 2009, 09:22:27 AM

Thanks pards for all the kind words its taken to heart

Santee my friend believe it or not thats just evoo and Skidmores for the finish

thanks again pards ive got a cool one in the works now just need some buckskin for the fringe LOL
Cowboy316

will ghormley · June 18, 2009, 02:22:35 PM

Reproduction of Roy Rogers Saddle

Hey Folks,

Just over seven years ago, I became the only saddle maker in the world to be allowed to go behind the glass at the Roy Rogers & Dale Evens Museum in California, and make a replica of Roy's saddle, (and yes, I do intend on haveing that carved on my grave marker).

Well, all the photos I took of the saddle got lost in a computer hard drive crash. Just today, Dutch, (the director of Happy Trails Children's Foundation), had new photos sent to me. They were so much nicer than the ones I lost, I canged my whole Roy Rogers Saddle page. To see the photos, click this link:

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

Will

cowboy316 · June 18, 2009, 02:31:14 PM

Will
Very SWEEEEEET looking have always loved the looks of that saddle great repo of it
love your holster patterns too
Cowboy316

Marshal Will Wingam · June 18, 2009, 11:39:18 PM

That's beautiful, Will. You did an outstanding job on that one. I wouldn't be able to tell it from the original. Thanks for sharing.

Dr. Bob · June 19, 2009, 03:54:55 AM

June 18, 2009, now 300 pages of this topic full of beautiful work!!

outrider · June 19, 2009, 07:23:13 AM

I agree with you Bob....there is alot of beautiful work in this forum......but sometimes it's hard to back track to try and find a specific item.

Marshal Will Wingam · June 19, 2009, 10:05:08 AM

I've been perusing the early stuff and enjoying this thread all over. Some of the photobucket photos have disappeared but there are a lot more still showing. The ones that get loaded into the thread and have an icon to link to the photo will be there forever. Great stuff. I love looking at eveyone's work.

RollingThunder · June 19, 2009, 01:29:14 PM

Hey Marshall ... is there a gallery section of the site? Might be a good place to round all these images up and submit them to for sort of an "ideas" gallery.

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · June 19, 2009, 05:02:50 PM

Good idea RT, A Pictures only Gallery, with maybe a caption of where they came from / thread and page, that sure would speed things up when trying to find something/picture / information, great idea, but it would take some work to put it all together.

Regards

tEN wOLVES

JD Alan · June 19, 2009, 06:16:38 PM

I made a butt cover for my '66 Yellow Boy today. It's the first one I've made. My wife sewed the strap on with her pretty heavy duty Janome. I switched over from another model rifle a few months ago, and found it hard to get use to the crescent butt. I'm wondering if there is a cool way to tie off the lacing. The pistol is from my dad's collection, passed on to me. It's been in the family a long time.

Now that I can do this again (Post stroke) I'm looking forward to making some holsters. JD

RollingThunder · June 19, 2009, 08:15:37 PM

Perdy slick Padre! I'd only recommend that you lace it in the other direction, so that the knot is down on the other end. Other than that, I'd say that you covered your butt really well!

JD Alan · June 19, 2009, 10:17:27 PM

Is that what Bass Ackwards is all about

I laced it that way because all the pictures I've seen have them laced that way. I guess I haven't seen enough pictures! Now that you mention it, it makes sense.

Thanks! JD

Gun Butcher · June 19, 2009, 11:13:51 PM

Nice work JD, its good to be back isn't it. Most of the butt pads are laced like yours but I don't think its a rule.