How to Make Cowboy Horse Gear

This book is small and handy and is packed with tons of information, both written and illustrated. I just wish they would make this in a SPIRAL form so it could lay flat while you are trying to follow the directions when your hands are busy manipulating leather braids. This book has the basics (which help to lay down a foundation for leather braiding) and I'd consider it an abridged version of Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding. So, if you're looking to really delve into some serious leatherwork, then you should also get Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding. Otherwise, this book should be sufficient to cover most essential needs.

To begin with, I've already owned this edition of the book for several years...I bought it, in 1980, and used the devil out of it... I was starting out, and at thattime, could do simple things, and was making reins and other forms of headgear,but needed more..My Original purchase was another Bruce Grant publication... Encyclpedia of Rawhideand Leather braiding.... This is an advanced, instructional series....and centered onCowBoy Horse Gear, hence the "title"...I guess, that the fact that I've bought it again, is a demonstration of my beingcontent with it.... I lost my other copy in a house fire, along with the others..Obviously, this is a replacement... Easy to understand, as long as you read, andtake your time... Braiding and weaving, leather isn't something you can buy abook for, and then, forget about it... Much like some do, with the average set ofinstructions..I will learn something, and unless I do it, regularly, I will be back for referral...because, multiple strings, are difficult, to say the least... once you get whereyou are comfortable, there is a lesser need to refer to it...All I can say is, I have made numerous projects, and I recommend this as one book to have.....I hope I've helped someone....

My 12 year old son has recently developed an interest in rawhide braiding. He is like a vulture circling any dying cow on the ranch. What a funny kid. He stretches and cuts his own rawhide laces so he was exstatic to get this book for Christmas! He has been into leather for years now too!

A good book to have as a reference , in your survival library.

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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.

A very interesting book on how to make rawhide horse tack, with an informative section on saddle making, which is why I purchased it. Provides a great background and history, but I found it difficult to follow to directions on exactly how to make the items included. However, it does provide a great background on how these items are made, and some traditional methods to use. Overall, I am glad I purchased it, it does provide a lot of information!

This was purchased strictly as a reference source. I am not qualified to attest to the legitimacy or lack thereof of the information provided. For my purposes, however, it is quite sufficient.

Ce livre explique comment réaliser bosal, brides, reatas et autres objets encore de manière traditionnelle, en tressant du cuir brut.En procédant pas par pas, on y arrive, même s'il faut reconnaitre qu'en anglais ce n'est pas parfois pas facile!Si vous êtes intéressé par le travail du cuir et la culture des cowboys et buckaroos, achetez ce livre.

Pena não ter em português!!