Horsewright
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Very nice work Bill!
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Whacha Been Up To......
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duramax
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Thank you !!!!!!
SwissHeritageCo
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Super clean Bill!!
Gorgeous work Coleman! That black hardware really ties the room together and damn that's a nice knife!! You have the most amazing kit, bastard.
Finally got a beveler I like after trying half a dozen. Settled on the flat (no curve) craft tool #3. Can't see it in the pics but it's a pleasantly fatter bevel than my favorite #2 and easier to round without warping where it cuts by just the stitching. Next up I'm buying a damn burnishing machine, I want glassy beeswaxed edges.
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Looking good!!
Gary W. Graley
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A trio of slip sheaths for the trio of North Mountain knives
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Horsewright
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Awesome, Gary!
Handsome stuff Gary!!!
Horsewright
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I keep rolling by this pic as I'm checking this thread. EXTREMELY clean work!
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Been a while since I've posted some work here:
A Carlos border stamped belt is one of our staples.
We were packing up some In Stock items. We were setting up a table at a cutting horse clinic I was riding in.
Been some years since we've made reins and headstalls.
Had a few knives to take too:
Finished off another batch of sheaths and knives:
More belts:
Old and new:
Whaha been up to?
A Carlos border stamped belt is one of our staples.
We were packing up some In Stock items. We were setting up a table at a cutting horse clinic I was riding in.
Been some years since we've made reins and headstalls.
Had a few knives to take too:
Finished off another batch of sheaths and knives:
More belts:
Old and new:
Whaha been up to?
SwissHeritageCo
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Thanks Dave! That means a lot coming from you bud
I still have a few tweaks to make to arrive where I'm aiming, but it's fun to uncover the kind of details that bring the finish tighter with each few go arounds... if only I can remember them in the right order every time lol.Is that amboyna burl with turqoise? That combo is gorgeous.
Horsewright
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Ya bet and thanks. No, customer supplied ironwood with jade.Thanks Dave! That means a lot coming from you bud
Is that amboyna burl with turqoise? That combo is gorgeous.
SwissHeritageCo
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I wonder if some makers can weigh in on what methods they use to shape the welt after they bevel and are in the process of burnishing. I've noticed (yes I'm late to the party) that you can make an edge look incredibly different depending on how you use your handheld burnishing tool. Dave, I know you use your machine based burnisher to help get that rounded look (which I love).... but I'm wondering how other people use their edge slickers and which part of said slicker is their favorite to use.
For instance, I hadn't realized how much you can shape with just the plain part of the bottom:
For instance, I hadn't realized how much you can shape with just the plain part of the bottom:
Been a while since I've posted some work here:
A Carlos border stamped belt is one of our staples.
We were packing up some In Stock items. We were setting up a table at a cutting horse clinic I was riding in.
Been some years since we've made reins and headstalls.
Had a few knives to take too:
Finished off another batch of sheaths and knives:
More belts:
Old and new:
Whaha been up to?
Beautiful stuff...
....As always.... You ever try making a whip....
......I'd be.curious......... Lariats are the tough and they are the same thickness thru out......
Horsewright
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Thank you sir! No braiding is not my gig. Use to be a guy on here that did some. M Macan I do have eight different reatas and have fixed a couple in the past when they have stranded. But I’m not really the guy for that. Looks like a snake swallowed a rat when I do it. I use to rope exclusively with a reata but have moved away and use a waxed cotton rope these days.Beautiful stuff...
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Very nice indeed Gary.