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Offline DB Leath

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« on: February 08, 2004, 03:34:03 PM »
http://hidecrafter.com/

Good folks at this place.....Tell em Cliff sent ya...

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« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2004, 05:33:37 AM »
Hey have you given any thought to the Sadle makers course there at hidecrafter DB? Bill Gomer is one of the best leather carvers and saddlemakers I have seen. He lives and has a shop not 30 minutes from here but he drives down to hidecrafter each year to do that saddle makers course. only $1400.00 and you get a nice saddle out of it.
Used to be a 15 1/2" Cliff Wade roper.

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« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2004, 10:23:26 AM »
Roy I have thought about it a few times.   There arent alot of folks around that can make em or repair em.

1400 is alot of money though.....especiallly since I have small kids.  Maybe some day.

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« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2004, 02:13:35 AM »
Do you know if Bill Gomer runs classes in his shop in Leavenworth?  I would love to learn how to make a saddle.  I have always threatened my wife with the fact that when I retire in 25 years, I am either turning to saddle making or raising goats and making cheese.  I have even threatened making saddles for goats, that one scares her the most.

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« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2004, 12:18:36 PM »
He sure does however the cost of the full blown Saddle class is about 4 grand but he has a video which I am told is pretty in depth it costs 79.

The Tandy store in KC in the Brywood Shopping center at 63rd and Blue Ridge, has a sign up sheet for a possible Bill Gomer Saddlers basic course like the one at hidecrafters which would likely be the same cost.

You can contact Bill at 913-727-1606 he would love to talk to you about making saddles!
He also has an apprentice who builds saddles in OP KS, his name is Howel Wright.
His web address.
http://www.wrightsaddles.com/index.html

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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2004, 01:55:18 AM »
Thanks for the info.  It has been a couple of months since I was at tandys.  Great store.