Picture of one of my handmade mechanical hackamore’s. This one is nickle silver mounted with two initials.

Got a new piece of equipment for the bit and spur shop a KMG grinder 2 x 72 inch made by Beaumont metal works. This will really help me with making bits and spurs.

Tooling and carving the swell cover today and if I get the time I will hand stitch the padded seat. The saddle is coming together nicely.

A look at the stirrup covers for the custom roping saddle I am making. The scroll design goes on the out side and the makers mark goes on the inside.

Hand tooled and carved leather saddle parts prepped and ready to be sewn on the harness stitcher machine. Then the next step is to trim and edge the leather.

Saddle parts are prepped and ready to sew for this custom roping saddle. Saddle making is a journey that keeps your mind busy and thinking all the time.

Oak leaf and acorn leather tooling for the custom roping saddle I am in the process of making. Picture are one of the saddle skirts.

Finishing up tooling and carving the saddle skirts for the custom made roping saddle today. The parts that I finished earlier this week have been prepped and ready to sew.

Making progress at the tooling bench today stamping saddle parts.

As I get the design put on the saddle parts I will set them in front of the fan so they can dry.

I did manage to get some of the saddle parts stamped and have a couple more days of tooling and carving left.

Saddle parts I have ready and prepped to hand tool and carve. Wet and cased leather.

In the saddle shop today getting ready to hand carved the saddle skirts with a oak leaf and acorn pattern.