Our Favorite Saddle of 2019... Completed in 2020

[@chrisw6627]

I for one, would love to see an in depth saddle making series.

[@geraldreed1612]

There is no limit to your talent.....Dr. Reed

[@WarwickSchiller]

Wow, that's fancy!

[@williamchase5698]

I'd love to see a full build.... from start to finish. Excellent work!

[@jackreeves3001]

Outstanding piece of cowboy art!

[@davidmayo7119]

That saddle is incredibly stunning. I'm completely in awe, there is nothing else I could say. Amazing work my friend, amazing work.

[@aussiepete67]

WOW!..just wow!... Thank You for sharing your knowledge so freely.. I'm very new to leatherwork and your work inspires me daily... Cheers from Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺👋

[@Meanfidler]

Awesome rig. You are A number ONE!

[@GoFurtherBug]

That is a beautiful saddle. Would love to see how to video's. Thank you for sharing this content.

[@mattbarnett6632]

I’ve been blown away by this beautiful Saddle on IG. Amazing again Don!

[@markbrooks324]

Stunning workmanship and a truly beautiful saddle 🇬🇧

[@mikehelm2045]

Wow , hands down the most incredible saddle I have ever seen ! Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us ! - M

[@MsAnnadel]

That is probably the most beautifully tooled saddle I have ever seen. You are such an artist and craftsman, I'm always so impressed when I watch your videos. Thanks for posting!

[@lachlanmitchell1389]

I would be honoured to have the chance to watch a saddle making series. your work is astounding and the amount of information you have in every video is brilliant. So glad to have found you as i start out working with leather.

[@GoldArmored]

I must not be normal because I hate hard seat saddles. A nice gel or foam padded trail saddle is a lot more comfy to me. But if I had this saddle, I wouldnt mind the hard seat at all and I'd even put it on display in my living room after each ride lol!

[@brandonshehan699]

I don't know anything about saddles, but goshdarn that is beautiful. The work you do is amazing sir.

[@ronbrass]

You really are amazing. The most beautiful saddle I've ever seen.

[@matthoffmann3404]

Bought mine back in 2004 or 05; Great saddle!

[@tinoyb9294]

Welcome back Don! You're such a valuable asset to KZbin leather workers. Looking forward to some great tips this year. I think you're right on the money about showing techniques and little projects rather than building a whole saddle. Lots of us are still learning and/or can't afford to buy an entire hide to make a saddle at this time without more experience.

[@ropetrick6289]

beautiful saddle. You do amazing work. Thank you for the great videos and I have learned a lot from your videos. Still working on the tooling skills.

[@larrymoore6193]

Beautiful Saddle.. Sir, you are my inspiration.. Great videos..

[@GreySageLeather]

Absolutely Beautiful Don. Thanks for the insight into the time and skill it takes to produce such a masterpiece.

[@outfitr9703]

Good lord my friend, that is truly a work of art, well done!

[@TexHoss1]

A True Craftsman. That is 1 fine rig there. You done 1 heck of a good job on that saddle. I only wish I could tool that good. I had a customer 1 time ask me to price him a fully carved saddle so I priced it to him & he felt like I was trying to screw him around. LOL, he said damn all you are doing is slapping some leather on a piece of wood. I explained the cost & the time factor & he actually said saddles are all over the internet for $400.00 to $500.00. LOL, I just told him to buy 1 of those saddles as to me arguing about what it takes does not sink in on some. He & most of the public don't have any idea on material cost of building a saddle. Like you said over $1000.00 just in materials alone.. He also had no idea on the time as he thought a saddle could be built in just a couple of days. LOL.

[@DavidPerez-fu8gg]

Thats a nice saddle , great job

[@azzamody]

wawo masterpiece saddle , excellent wort , the pattern and colouring is amazing

[@gw3968]

guys like me learning gotta check the academy coarse. Its' opened my eye to pattern drawing!!

[@edwarnock4534]

That came out nice! I like to watch saddle making videos. I know that a saddle is very much an upper level project. For several years I repaired friends saddles, taking rubbings of the original tooling and doing my best to match it. Most of those were production and semi production saddles. I have always wanted to build a custom saddle but have never done so. I have made holsters, belts , wallets, ect. Many years ago I began making my own patterns for tapaderos, flank cinchas, breast collars/martingales, pulling collar, saddle pockets, and various pouches over the years. Like you I'd recommend learning those skills for any leather worker. Your advise there is purely golden. Probably the best beginning tack projects were the headstall, slobber straps, spur straps and breast collars. For those wanting to try pattern making, I found poster board and other large heavy paper products really come in handy. I have rarely messed up leather, due to spending enough time cutting and fitting the paper patterns to be sure every thing will fit together properly.

[@Kirgen13]

Beautiful work!! Happy New Year and thank you for all your help I have received from your videos.

[@mikeboone4425]

A real stunner Don .Happy trails

[@DeltaElite46]

Looks absolutely amazing Don

[@jimathey6153]

It's a beautiful job, thanks for the update.✝️⚾🙃

[@LizDavis2009]

WOW!! Beautiful..!!!!

[@billmccaffrey1977]

Beautiful saddle DG!

[@Lawman-196]

Amazing work!!!

[@Happycowleather]

very nice as always

[@BBurt775]

An absolutely beautiful saddle, it looks amazing. I'm truly interested in saving up to order something like that.

[@wyattessary5663]

It's very neat and impressive what you can do with leather! One day I hope to be able to do this stuff. Very nice Job

[@franklinarchambault-ik5xg]

Good for show and parades but not for work but still looks good

[@bluebowtieo4]

That is amazing craftsmanship! I have been looking for a leather backpack for a welding hood and tools , for construction site carry. If you have any ideas or if it is possible, I would love to hear or see it. Thanks for the videos.

[@lukesteverything627]

GENIUS!!!!!

[@steveparise52]

OMG need i say more!!

[@jamesgreene8629]

You should have a “How to make a saddle” in your pay to play end of it. The only one I’ve found is Jerimiah Watt.

[@matheusalves9658]

moito top parabens

[@colormecutecanines]

Gorgeous! 😍🤤🤑

[@hillcreek787]

Bad ass saddle

[@gmshi1]

Can I ask, on curved surfaces, should you tool the flat piece then wet mould it, or wet mould to shape then tool. I find that sometimes the tooled pattern gets distorted or looses definition if I wet mould after tooling. Thank you

[@mohamedcetrero5635]

Cuanto cuesta

[@CS-vg1dt]

Aaaaaaa