I finished the saddle on Tuesday, but I was postponing the big reveal until I got some pictures of the saddle actually on a horse. The weather's been crummy though, so as promised here is the saddle. I guess I'll just add more pictures later. All in all I'm very happy with how it turned out. It's far from perfect, but I knew I couldn't expect perfect on my first one. The imperfections are just blemishes though, nothing to hinder how it functions. I know a lot of things to do different when I make mine, which sadly will probably end up being a lot nicer than Jonathan's for that simple reason.
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| If I would have known how exciting it would be to finish it and have it turn out to be a real live bonafide saddle , then I might not have taken four years to finish it :) |
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| Probably my favorite detail :) |
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Our brand is on the cantle. It looks kind of tiny in the picture, I probably should have made it bigger. The horn is crooked, which drives me crazy, but it's the tree's fault not mine. I wish we would have invested in a better tree. (The tree is the wood and rawhide chassis the saddle is built on.)
So there you have it :) Happy Father's Day Jonathan! |
2 comments:
wow janessa! what a huge accomplishment. it looks perfect to me.
That looks amazing. I am very impressed!!
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