Post by doubledoc12 on Feb 13, 2015 1:44:08 GMT
I thought it would be fun to hear everyone's stories of what fueled their interest in making tack before they started.
For me, the first time I really remember wanting to get into leather work, I was maybe in 1st or 2nd grade and we were visiting an older couple who were friends of my Mom's. Incidentally, these people also owned the horse that starred as "Aspercel" in the old Disney movie The Horse in the Grey Flannel Suit. I'm pretty sure there is a Breyer or two in the movie.
The husband was a leather worker, and he had very detailed tooled small leather items all over his shop. He gave me a key fob with a tooled rearing horse, done totally free hand. I packed that thing around for years and years even though I was too young to actually have keys.
Ever since then, I have loved the artistry of tooled leather. Someday I would love to build myself a tooled western saddle, but until then I'll settle for the miniature size. I'm also addicted to good rawhide braiding, and am working on those skills in miniature.
For me, the first time I really remember wanting to get into leather work, I was maybe in 1st or 2nd grade and we were visiting an older couple who were friends of my Mom's. Incidentally, these people also owned the horse that starred as "Aspercel" in the old Disney movie The Horse in the Grey Flannel Suit. I'm pretty sure there is a Breyer or two in the movie.
The husband was a leather worker, and he had very detailed tooled small leather items all over his shop. He gave me a key fob with a tooled rearing horse, done totally free hand. I packed that thing around for years and years even though I was too young to actually have keys.
Ever since then, I have loved the artistry of tooled leather. Someday I would love to build myself a tooled western saddle, but until then I'll settle for the miniature size. I'm also addicted to good rawhide braiding, and am working on those skills in miniature.
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