sample carving on Wicket & Craig

[cowboy316]

hey pard here is a sample carving i just did on Wicket and Craig that JD sent me and i think im liking this good leather Land its just finished in a coat of neat lac
Cowboy316

[Dr. Bob]

Awesome!!

[GunClick Rick]

I wonder why the old cowboys had flowers carved on thier leather accessories?

Dam nice carvin 316 each one you do seem and little better than the last one

[cowboywc]

Howdy 316
Nice job. It's a lot more fun to carve on good leather aint it.
WC

[Gun Butcher]

 Well, I guess thats the way I will go the next time I buy leather. Its hell to have a piece not turn out right after you put in a lot of work on it.
That looks great Cowboy.

[amin ledbetter]

The carving looks awesome Cowboy! I checked out W&C's website. There tooling leather is available in black! Interesting. The Russet you have there is neat. Wander what that will look like once dyed? Are you gonna try a sample piece with the different dyes Cowboy? Be interested to see how it takes dyes it bein a Russet color already. No doubt it would look good oiled. Pretty neat! Looks great, keep us posted!

[Dalton Masterson]

Good stuff, C316.
I actually took the plunge today, and gave them a holler. They are sending out a sample set so I can see what they offer.
Cant wait for it to get here tho......
DM

[amin ledbetter]

If you don't mind me askin DM what they charge for the sample pack?

[Dalton Masterson]

Nada. I just explained what I was looking for, and they said they would send samples.
DM

[amin ledbetter]

Cool! Let us know what they send ya DM!

[JD Alan]

The piece I sent Cowboy 316 is from their lowest quality grade, but it's still real nice leather. I bought a side for a good price on sale, and it did not cost any more than Tandy's mid priced stuff, including the shipping clear out to Oregon from Pennsylvania.

Kid Terico is the man to talk to about their leather; he has lots of experience with it and them.

Tim, you're doing real nice work there, keep it up!

[Canelo Kid]

Howdy,

It do carve nice don't it.

I use only W&C anymore, too much inconsistency for carving and dyeing with the local LF stuff here. It really isn't anymore expensive even with shipping. Never been disappointed with any W&C leather.

I wonder why the old cowboys had flowers carved on thier leather accessories?

GunClick Rick,

I was told 40-odd years ago it was because the tooling compressed the leather and made it more durable. Especially in the case of saddles and tack.  Makes sense to a point.

Safe trails,
CKid