Monday, September 14, 2009

Larissa's Belt

This is a belt I made for Larissa (my sister-in-law). I actually made a wider belt for James (her husband) with the same ruby flower design on it that he specially requested. He has the same design on a headstall that I made for him earlier and wanted a belt like that. So then I decided that Larissa needed to match James and the horse as well. :) (This belt is 1 1/4" wide. Perfect for her small physique.)

Holsters





These are 2 different but matching holsters that I made for my brother James (even though I think his wife Larissa wears them the most). This one is a right-handed belly hoslter and the other one is a regular right handed holster.

James has a blacksmith display trailer he takes all over the state and demonstrates his blacksmithing at fairs and festivals. Connecting to the booth is an area where they let customers shoot wax bullets out of their Colt-45 pistols. These are the guns they use.

You will have to call on the pricing of adult holsters. But we also make kid holsters, that they sell in their display so keep an eye out for them as well. They sell fast! Prices range from $15-$30, they also come with a childs pistol. They can be personalized in many ways with tooling, names stamped on it, or even "bling".










Cache's Chinks




Cache's chinks were tooled on the yoke with our tri-basket. They had our front and back buckle adjustment, great for growing boys! His name was also tooled on his back belt. All the hardware on these pair were brass buckles and conchos. (brass looks great with the dark chap leather!) A full custom pair like these, at this size run at $75.











Saturday, September 12, 2009

Texas-Style, Slip-on Chaps

I made these chaps in September so Sam could compete in the Taylor Ranch Rodeo. He already had a pair he uses when he rides that are longer and heavier, and didn't want to be running around the arena in his heavy clunckers. (I'll post some pictures of thoses later) His team members eventually dropped out on him so he only wore them for the wild-cow-riding event.

Now these pair are rough-out, if you can't tell. It makes it easier to slip on when the smooth is in the inside of the chaps against your pants...They also have a front and back buckle on them for better adjustment.


We put an external pocket on them. You can fit your whole fist in them or even a small pistol. Now the pocket is smooth out so it is double rough leather in the inside of the pocket, to make sure that nothing falls out too easy (plus I like the contrasting colors on the front).




The ring that we put on is to hold his piggin-strings on, cause you never know when you need to tie up something. The concho is an old coin. Theres one on both sides. It is the start of the leather strap. Now all of these extras are optional. Call for pricing on extras.






Heres the old-time tooling that I added. Tooling is also an extra add-on.









Friday, September 11, 2009

New Blog for my leather crafts

I'm gonna try to compile a blog so people can view some of the things I have made out of leather so here it goes...