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How to Make Cowboy Horse Gear

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HOW TO MAKE COWBOY HORSE GEAR is the sequel to Grant's LEATHER BRAIDING. As such, all projects listed in this book are braided from leather. Illustrations clarify the steps. Instruction is direct, but has a wonderful dose of cowboy humor mixed in. As an added plus, there is a brief section by Lee Rice entitled, "How to Make a Western Saddle."

My family and I have worn out the first copy. It is excellent -- well-written, fairly well organized, and easy to follow. We recommend it to anyone interested in making their own gear.

I purchased this with the interest of making miniature western horse tack, specifically braided pieces, and it gives instructions on how to do all the basic braiding (6-12 string around a core), and several knots used in braided tack (ring, turk's head, pineapple, cowboy, gaucho, etc.). If you are new to braiding, you may want to refer to other sources as well for help (I also purchased Woolery's book), because there is a bit of a learning curve to this, but I did use this book's instructions to make my first pineapple knot. It also shows how to construct a hackamore, including tying of the mecate and hackamore and fiador knots.

There is a section on making saddles, but it's a rather brief overview and isn't of much use if you are actually planning on making a saddle (even a miniature one).

Overall, it's a great reference book for your library on western braided tack, and I'd definitely recommend it.

This book is only for those that are already skilled in braiding leather, not for the novice or beginner.

If it can be made of braided leather and/or rawhide, this book will tell you how to pull it off. It won't make you amazing right off the bat- the only thing it won't do is implant years' worth of muscle memory into your fingers- but it'll certainly give you a push in the right direction.

for the more experienced leather worker to make some very fine horse gear.
includes a lot of examples.

I had this book as a kid and it is as informative as I remembered it. Reccomend especially for those who want to make their own braided tack - or to see how braided tack is made

I have a copy of "Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding" by Bruce grant and it has sort of become my bible for leather braiding and complex knot work as well a source for making braided western tack. I love it so much that when I came across this book "How to Make Cowboy Horse Gear" by Bruce Grant and Lee M. Rice I had to have it. I was mainly looking for a deeper treatment of tack making to help fill in the details that were not covered in "Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding." I was very disappointed to discover that all but the section on saddle making by Lee M. Rice at the end of the book (about 40 pages) is a reprint from the "Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding". Just buy the Encyclopedia do not waste your money on this book.

The book is in great condition. Very little ware...doesn't even look like anybody ever read it. I'm very happy with my purchase and recommend this seller. Thanks.

Very detailed instruction for ropes, lariats, reatas, reins, bosals, hobbles, etc. And a section on saddlemaking in the revised/updated version. A must have for instruction or as a collectible. You can make a work of art, appreciate others' workmanship, or possibly even make a career from braiding (after sufficient experience) with this book.