[Native Winds]

I finally get to post up somje of the work I do with saddlery. THis saddle had some minor repairs mad and was detailed. THe first pic is before cleaning. And the second pic is an after.




after.

[Native Winds]

here is another one. THis saddle was a childhood saddle of the owner of the little farm I worked at back in WV.

Before:




After:




I realy liked this saddle. I have a full length phhoto of the saddle complete with stirrups and etc.

[SkylightRunner]

wow, you do a wonderful job !
Keep up the great work !

[LuckyAshley]

Great job, they look awesome!

[Tack Collector]

Nice job, Native Winds! Isn't it satisfying to see some dingy old thing get spruced up. Were you also the kid who polished the family cars, shoes, bicycles, the household's flatware, furniture, did windows, whatever?? I did that. Growing up rural without computers and cable TV, I had to make my own hobbies, particularly in winter, ha ha. :-)

Do you do clean tack for a fee? I'm wondering how many people in my locale would be willing to pay, and how much. The Amish clean saddles, but they are a little sloppy, they have limited hours, don't travel, and have no phone and no lights. I think I can take 'em, lol!

[CaughtMeDreamin]

nice job
i always have m friend asking me to clean different things for her

[spuddy]

Wow, those are awesome!

[Native Winds]

Originally Posted by Tack Collector

Nice job, Native Winds! Isn't it satisfying to see some dingy old thing get spruced up. Were you also the kid who polished the family cars, shoes, bicycles, the household's flatware, furniture, did windows, whatever?? I did that. Growing up rural without computers and cable TV, I had to make my own hobbies, particularly in winter, ha ha. :-)

Do you do clean tack for a fee? I'm wondering how many people in my locale would be willing to pay, and how much. The Amish clean saddles, but they are a little sloppy, they have limited hours, don't travel, and have no phone and no lights. I think I can take 'em, lol!

Thank you for the complement. I only did those jobs because I had to growing up but I always did them well. WHen I wash my poor truck I like to get it shiny and polished realy nice. I just like leather and always have. I remember cleaning an old saddle I bought when I was skid. I liked it. It was the cleanest saddle around. lol I began in college detailing saddles my first one being a very old saddle that had been ridden hard and put up wet. I did it for a professor of mine for a minimal charge. I used to have before pics and after pics of it but God only knows where they are. I just loved the satifaction of the ending result of a nice looking old saddle. After that I realy began getting into leather repairing and detailing. I bought an old english saddle at a FLea Market for 35 dollars. I detailed the saddle and oiled it up and what not and sold it for 75 dollars.