Horsewright
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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My son was in need of some new leggings. He gets about a year out of a pair. This shot I call his corner office with a view. Mann Lake Ranch, Oregon. First ride in these new white leggings.
Now they are not so new and a lot of life has happened to them.
So Nichole and I told him to pick some colors as one of his Christmas presents and we'd build him a new pair. Thought I'd give a quick pictorial here. He picked jade and grey for the colors. He liked how the white pair fit as far as the actual legging went so we used the solid part sans fringe for a pattern. Had to modify it some as he wanted chinks instead of armitas this time, a different kind of legging.
Here the leg plates have been glued on prior to sewing.
Cutting the fringe. I cut out the two pieces and lay them face side together. I then clip them togther and cut both at one time. I use to use a roundknife for this and some folks use scissors. But one of these roller knives like this is the way to go. I can cut all this fringe in about 15 minutes. He wanted the fringe a little shorter on this pair. They are 7.5" long.
Here is one of the legs with the fringe, leg plate and upper leg reinforcement sewn on. Ready to sew on the carved yokes and trim any excess.
Now the carved yokes have been sewn on along with the black underlayment highlight. The fringe still needs to be trimmed along the edge. I use a roundknife for that as the roller knife won't make that tight a curve.
Trimming the lining on the front belt. I really like the Osborne edgers for this task. This is a #2. Still have to make and line the belts for the back, cut the slots in the legplate to lace the legs together and some other little things. But they are close to being done.
Got em done. Finished them Thurs evening and this is them Fri morning.
These are "step ins" which my son prefers so the legs are laced together. Normally I will use buckles and straps to close the legs. Easier for us old guys to get into. Here's a close up of the finished tops and belts.
Now they are not so new and a lot of life has happened to them.
So Nichole and I told him to pick some colors as one of his Christmas presents and we'd build him a new pair. Thought I'd give a quick pictorial here. He picked jade and grey for the colors. He liked how the white pair fit as far as the actual legging went so we used the solid part sans fringe for a pattern. Had to modify it some as he wanted chinks instead of armitas this time, a different kind of legging.
Here the leg plates have been glued on prior to sewing.
Cutting the fringe. I cut out the two pieces and lay them face side together. I then clip them togther and cut both at one time. I use to use a roundknife for this and some folks use scissors. But one of these roller knives like this is the way to go. I can cut all this fringe in about 15 minutes. He wanted the fringe a little shorter on this pair. They are 7.5" long.
Here is one of the legs with the fringe, leg plate and upper leg reinforcement sewn on. Ready to sew on the carved yokes and trim any excess.
Now the carved yokes have been sewn on along with the black underlayment highlight. The fringe still needs to be trimmed along the edge. I use a roundknife for that as the roller knife won't make that tight a curve.
Trimming the lining on the front belt. I really like the Osborne edgers for this task. This is a #2. Still have to make and line the belts for the back, cut the slots in the legplate to lace the legs together and some other little things. But they are close to being done.
Got em done. Finished them Thurs evening and this is them Fri morning.
These are "step ins" which my son prefers so the legs are laced together. Normally I will use buckles and straps to close the legs. Easier for us old guys to get into. Here's a close up of the finished tops and belts.
