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Plans of Procedure

When Starting out as a full time saddle maker, I kept a plan of procedure for each of the various rigging types that I was called on to build.  These plans were constantly being updated as I proceeded from saddle to saddle.  Here are some of the documents that I worked up back then.  I don't do things exactly like this now, and in some cases have changed things quite a bit.  My hope is that these might be helpful to some of you just starting out, and that they may provide a guide to your own note taking.  When I was building mostly contract saddles this approach really helped to develop efficiency and speed in my workflow.

The fourth PDF here is a copy of the notes I made when teaching other makers to build the hunting saddles that we were contracted to produce.

Fitting and Costructing-drop plate rigging
 Fitting and Constructing in skirt
 Fitting and Constructing in skirt and hubbard

Fitting hubbard skirt jockey

 

]]> https://redoxbrand.sagecreeksaddles.com/2020/08/09/plans-of-procedure/feed/ 0 13535 Generalized Guide to Needle, Thread, and Awl Sizing for Hand Stitching https://redoxbrand.sagecreeksaddles.com/2019/03/09/generalized-guide-to-needle-thread-and-awl-sizing-for-hand-stitching/ https://redoxbrand.sagecreeksaddles.com/2019/03/09/generalized-guide-to-needle-thread-and-awl-sizing-for-hand-stitching/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2019 21:02:39 +0000 https://redoxbrand.sagecreeksaddles.com/?p=812 As the title states, this is a generalized guide. It is based on traditional best practices for handwork. Some of the sizes here may be difficult to find sources for. Thread comes from worldwide sources and varies in size. Different awl widths are notoriously difficult to find. Style variation will have a big effect on some of these sizing choices. At the time of this writing large stitches with wide flat braided threads are in vogue. This guide is still useful. If you proceed by choosing your stitches per inch length first, rather than the leather thickness.

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