DG Saddlery Roping

August 6, 2011 is the scheduled date for our DG Saddlery Roping to be held in Caldwell, TX. This is our third annual and we hope for it to be bigger than last year. As usual we will be giving a custom saddle certificate to the high money winner of the day.

We will also debute a new tshirt design that day and there will also be other events with give away prizes and lots if fun.

This is a one day event that we do every year and we hope that you will come out, rope, and enjoy the day with us. For more info contact us at DGSaddlery.com

Help with hard leather when tooling.

If you tool leather for any length of time, you will find some pieces that seem to feel like your trying to carve into a piece of concrete. Nobody’s leather is perfect and every piece you pick up is different than the last…. Welcome to working with leather!

I have found that adding a little Murphy’s Oil Soap to your case water will help to lubricate the fibers and allow your swivel knife to glide through even tough leather a lot easier. As always, be sure your knife is sharp and strop it frequently.

Sometimes it’s the hard leather that produces the more elegant results, so try and relax and do your best… If leather tooling was easy everyone would be doing it.