I have been doing leather
work of one form or another (from Period shoemaking, sheath making, now tack)
for about 20 years now. Most of my work concentrates on the functional aspects,
of leather work, only a small amount of tooling involved.
- I have experience
reconditioning and repair halters and bridles both English and western.
- Worked on basic repairs of
saddles.
- Reconditioning and initial
conditioning of saddles (though the latter is tricky since it can change the
color of the saddle).
- Building halters from
scratch.
- Constructing "franken" halters and bridles (parts scavenged from
unrepairable halters and bridles).
- Custom crops made from
fiber glass cores as well as rawhide and cane all using traditional leather
plaiting work in cow and roo hide.
Most of my repairs are by
hand at the moment, until I can get the industrial equipment I need to do
quality repeatable machine stitching. Once I have that repair times will decrease
and making custom tack from scratch will be much easier.
Also I have experience in
knot work such as:
- Para cord racing reins,
halters, and lead lines.
- Rope halters, bit-less
halter conversions, and hackamores.
- Rope reigns with Riata
- Para cord quirts (with
leather tickler).
Frankly when it comes to
rope work I can do most anything, I just have to have a reason to do it.
Anything I can make out of para cord I can make from leather ... given
materials and time. Fine leather plating work is very laborious, I am not sure
how cost effective large items would be.
Work is performed at home. I can bring tools, and have in the past, to
do simple repairs on site. Below is a basic list of services and products this
is only a sample.
Service and Product List
|
Service
or Product |
Description |
Price |
|
Billets Replaced |
Replace
broken, detached, degraded billets |
26.00 per billet |
|
Halter repair: Recondition |
Clean
and recondition halter. Assumes no hardware replacement needed |
15.00 |
|
Halter repair: Throat Latch
Snap replacement |
Basic
Halter repair cost plus Hardware. |
20.00 |
|
Halter Repair: Tie Ring |
Basic
Halter repair cost plus Hardware. |
20.00 |
|
Halter Repair: Crown |
Basic
Halter repair cost plus Hardware. |
15.00 |
|
Halter Repair: Chin Piece |
Leather
strap plus hardware |
15.00 |
|
Halter Repair:
Reconstruction |
Major
rebuild of halter |
30.00 + Hardware |
|
Halter: Break away
Conversion |
Involves
replacing the strap from the left side cheek to the crown with a leather
"fuse" |
13.00 |
|
Halter: Break away Fuse |
The
“fuse” is a leather strap pinned together with a Chicago screw |
3.30 each |
|
Bridle alteration |
Shortening,
lengthening at buckle |
18.00 |
|
Bridle Repair: Braided
Reins |
Fix
Braided Reins (re-braid/stitch) |
25.00 per pair |
|
Bridle Repair: Recondition |
Clean
and recondition. Assumes no hardware replacement needed |
25.00 |
|
Bridle Repair: Rein replace |
Each |
50.00 |
|
Repair Girth Straps |
Assumes
replacement of elastic leather and buckle if needed |
20.00 each |
|
Zippers on tall boots:
Repair |
Hand
repairs |
30.00 per boot |
|
Saddle clean/oil: English |
This
assumes cleaning, neetsfoot oiling (if needed) and
top coat treatment. |
110.00 |
|
Saddle clean/oil: Western |
This
assumes cleaning, neetsfoot oiling (if needed) and
top coat treatment. |
162.00 |
|
Crop and Whip repair |
I
will need to assess what needs to be done for an accurate estimate |
Estimate |
|
Boot
Treat and Polish: Short |
Must
be mostly clean. Need to specify level of shine. |
10.50 |
|
Boot Treat and Polish:
Tall |
Must
be mostly clean. Need to specify level of shine. |
20.00 |
|
Products |
||
|
Custom Crops |
Price
may vary based upon special materials or styles |
160.00 |
|
Racing Rein and Quirt combo |
See
descriptions bellow |
40.00 |
|
Lead lines |
Made
from 5/8th inch Poly Derby rope. Metal splice covered with a Turks
head keeper. |
6’ – 11.00 10’ – 15.00 |
|
Racing Reins |
Solid 8 strand herringbone
plait that turns to a flat strap plait as it approaches the bit. Conway
buckle and trigger snap allow adjustment and quick rigging. Turks head keeper
knots where the reins transition from a flat plait to a round plait. Also 2
hand position Spanish ring knots are placed on the reigns. These are set 7.5
inches from the center of the reins but this can be customized.
|
$25.00 including all
hardware |
|
Rommel Reigns |
Herring bone plaited reins
terminating in tassels, attached to your bit using drool straps of leather.
In the center of the reign is attached a 4 foot Rommel with a 6 inch leather
popper. Decorative Turks head knot keepers are place at both ends of the
Rommel. The Spanish ring knot that sets the loop for the Rommel to attach
allows for you to adjust the reigns. No metal hardware used in these reins.
|
$50.00 |
|
Braided Quirt |
Plaited paracord
quirt. Made from 8 continuous strands of cord with Turks head keepers at each
end of the handle. A leather popper attached with a mystery braid extends
from the end. The tightness of the wrist loop can be adjusted with a ring
knot.
|
$20.00 |
|
Rope Halter |
Traditional rope halter in
5/16” or ¼” halter cord. The nose band can have 2 or 4
pressure knots and it covered in para cord to stiffen it and create a smooth
surface over the horses’ nose. The fiador is
anchored with a Turks head and the 2 running likes are bound together with
another Turks head resulting in no metal components in a standard halter.
Measuring for a rope halter can be tricky.Please see this halter measurement guide.
|
$25.00 to $35.00 |
For comments, submissions, and suggestions please email Ken White.
