

| Listed below are each part of the saddlemaking series and the volume of The Journal they are found in. Additional information is also provided to help explain the subject matter of the article. PART #1 SADDLE LAYOUT MAY/JUNE 1999 Vol #9-3 Photocopy Saddle layout using two sides and three sides of leather are explained. Photos. PART #2 STARTING A SADDLE: Preparing the Tree JULY/AUG 1999 Vol #9-4 Photocopy Inspection and Selection of the saddle tree. Photos. PART #3 BULLET COVER AND GROUND SEAT NOV/DEC 1999 Vol #9-6 Alignment of balance, gullet cover, roughing the tree, bar raiser, cantle plug, stirrup leather filler plug, strainer plate/cover and ground seat are addressed in this part. Photos and pattern. PART #4 COVERING THE CANTLE BACK JAN/FEB 2000 Vol #10-1 Photocopy Styles of cantlebacks. Cutting & attaching the cantleback. Photos and pattern PART #5 SADDLE RIGGING MAY/JUNE 2000 Vol #10-3 Photocopy Various rigs/positions are discussed. Construction and attachment of the rigging in the 7/8 position explained. Photos and pattern. PART #6 COVERING THE SADDLE HORN JUL/AUG 2000 Vol #10-4 Photocopy Full cap and wrap method discussed. Photos and pattern. PART #7 FITTING THE SADDLE SKIRTS SEP/OCT 2000 Vol #10-5 Photocopy Brief discussion of the functions of the skirt. Forming and attaching the skirt. Photos and pattern. PART #8 MAKING THE REAR HOUSING/JOCKEY JAN/FEB 2001 Vol #11-1 Photocopy Construction of the hoursing/jockey includes the lacing or frog badge method of joining them. Photos and pattern. PART #9 FITTING THE SADDLE SEAT MAY/JUNE 2001 Vol #11-3 Seat installations in a swell fork saddle without recessing the seat into the swell and using an ear at the corner of the cantle with a concho. Photos and pattern. PART #10 VARIATIONS ON FITTING THE SADDLE SEAT JUL/AUG 2001 Vol #11-4 In this part, the saddle seat is recessed int the swell rather than overlaid on the swell cover. Also, the cantle corner does not have an ear - the cantle binding is sewn into the seat jockey. Photos and pattern. PART #11 STIRRUP LEATHERS, FEATHERS & SEP/OCT 2001 Vol #11-5 INSTALLING THE VEACH FAST BUCKLE Construction and installation of stirrup leathers and fenders by twisting and setting flat stirrup leather at a 90 degree angle to the saddle. The Veach Fast Buckle is used in this method. Photos and pattern. Con't STIRRUP LEATHERS, FEATHERS & SEP/OCT 2001 Vol #11-5 INSTALLING THE VEACH FAST BUCKLE Construction and installation of stirrup leathers and fenders by using the Nevada Twist method. The Blevins Buckle is used in this method. Photos and pattern. PART #12 COVERING THE SADDLE SWELL MAR/APR 2002 Vol #12-2 Photocopy Photos and patterns. PART #13 LINING THE SADDLE SKIRTS JULY/AUG 2002 Vol #12-4 The block, sheepskin lining and skirts. Photos and pattern. PART #14 CANTLE BINDING - THE CHEYENNE ROLL NOV/DEC 2002 Vol #12-6 Photocopy Photos. PART #15 SADDLE ASSEMBLY JAN/FEB 2004 Vol #14-1 Oiling and assembly of all the parts. Skirts, rear housing, stirrup leathers, stirrups, horn wrap, billets, etc. Photos and pattern. PART #16 THE WHY & HOW OF CANTED STIRRUPS MAY/JUNE 2007 Vol #17-3 Page 17 Explanation of possible causes of sore knees or other discomforts caused by stirrups that tip up to the outside due to twisted stirrup leathers. The solution to this problem is provided with instruction and photographs of constructing the Canted Stirrup. Photos and illustration. |



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