…..when you know what you are semi-doing.
The saddle , when I began on it after school, was in pieces. I covered the tree, so it was a bunch of tooled leather.
Using thumb tacks I made a hole for the fenders and added conchos. I didn’t use the hole punch pencil because I was going through layers of leather.
The underside of the saddle looked like a wire weapon. 🙂
Parts were added and underside was covered with chamois. The stirrups are adjustable! This is the most realistic western saddle that I have ever made. It just needs stirrups added. And a girth. And a bridle. But I’ll figure out the bridle once I know who will be wearing the saddle.
Finished for the night.
Kristian Beverly 
Man, you made the tooling, pattern, and construction look so easy! Nice work, it's lovely.
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Thanks 🙂
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If you're interested in selling saddles, I saw an ad on the MH$P where someone wanted someone else to make them a saddle with some kits they have. Here's the link to the ad:http://www.modelhorsesalespages.com//view.asp?id=1053470
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Thanks for posting this!I'll have to look into it. 🙂
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