Saw It

After pouring the rest of the resin into the river scene, I was too anxious and nervous to see what happened, so I went back inside the house and started on a Sawbuck Pack Set. I finished it minus the halter.
It was alot of fun, except for the innumerable amount of buckles it needed.

It isn’t adjusted right now, I need to do research on it. That will be for later, since I have no idea how they are supposed to fit the horse/mule/donkey. I just made it :)

New Books

I love tack how-to books. They’re great if you can’t find any reference pictures of a particular piece of tack or if you just don’t know how to make something.
Two things that I always thought were cool but couldn’t find enough reference pictures, and also had no clue about how to start are the pack saddle and pony express saddle.
So these two things came in the mail. (Pics are from here). If you are getting into tack making, or need help with making things, I highly recommend buying books from Carrie Olguin.

Draft Horse Pulling

Here are a couple of things to know about clear casting resin:
  • It can melt foam
  • Once it melts through foam, a stream of clear casting resin will go everywhere and clean up will be a pain
  • Make sure that the base is secured tightly so that no accidents will happen
Today I was hoping to finish the diorama water part, but Murphy’s law struck again, so it will be attempted again tomorrow. 
Meanwhile, here are some pictures of the Draft Pulling Contest that I took at the PA Farm Show.