New Sheaths

I finally sat down and worked up a pattern for a pancake style sheath.  These were built to hold a 4" trapper knife.  I am working up a bunch of these for my trade show table so I'm sure I'll have some on hand all the time.  The one on the left has dyed edges, the right is just natural.  Right now they are going for $25, plain with no stamping. 

Merry Christmas 2011 continued

The top picture is my gift to my parents this year.  (We also put them a basket together of some local foods from around here.  Try to support your local people and less of the Walmarts of the world, you may be surprised about what good stuff you can find.)

This is a new hobby I'm trying to pick up.  If you've noticed my links to other sites, you may notice a slight trend of wood carvers.  I'm amazed by people that work with wood.  I'm absolutely no good at building stuff or making stuff out out of any kind of wood.  Well I came across Lynn Doughty's blog and became addicted.  So in my time between leather projects, I've started trying out some carving.  These are my first two pair of boots.  I gave the first one to my parents for safe keeping.  The second pair is waiting on a set of spurs then they will be displayed in the old BR.

We are stocking up for the show season so I will likely have more belts, legal pads, sheaths, etc on hand for anyone who would like to drop in and get something.  Also you can email me and I'll get it shipped out.  If I can drag my wife out of our cold house to the colder shop, I will try to get a how to up on some of the things I'm building for our booth if there is any interest in that.  I'm looking forward to getting the shop on the road this year.  I think we're going to have a lot of fun now that the kids are a little older and can understand what's going on.  Hope you all had a great Christmas and all of us here at the BR wish you a very happy new year.  Take care, RW

Merry Christmas 2011

Christmas Day is gone again.  We hope everyone had a great Christmas and that we all remember what the day is all about.  We thank Jesus for coming and dying for us so that we can have a life with Him. 

Now that the presents have been opened, it's ok to get some pictures up of some of the gifts.  I'm going to do this in a couple of different posts so that I can keep things better categorized.

My nephews grew out of the belts I made them some years back so it was time for new ones.  I also made another belt for David Johnson of Double A breakaways.  It looked almost identical to the one that I posted before so I didn't get any new pictures of it.

Jesse James Rig

Here was my first attempt at a pattern I have of the rig Jesse James was in possession of on the day he was killed.  The holster is for a 4 5/8" barrel Ruger Vaquero (his actually had a couple of long barrelled holsters and looked a lot meaner, but I didn't have a Schofield on hand) and the belt is a money belt with plenty of bullet loops.  A man in the profession that Jesse was in I would think would like to have plenty of ammo on him, just in case. 
For those of you who may not know about the old style money belts, I'll do my best for a brief description.  In the olden days, before store boughten bread and the federal reserve locked down the gold market, some travellers would carry gold dust or coins in their belts.  This style of belt is made from a wide piece of leather, folded over and sewn on the top.  The tip of the belt is open and allows you to put your coins in the belt.  Then the billet of the belt slides through a hole to close up the opening before going through the buckle.  This way if someone wanted your money, they would have to get your gun belt off which probably was not good news for you, if you know what I'm getting at.  I've always thought the money belt was a neat concept and really enjoyed making this rig.  I also like the design on the holster and thought that was very neat artwork for the time it was created.  Hope you like it, RW

Wyoming Law

Working on a few new designs for legal pads so it made me think of this one I did a while back.  This was shipped out to the beautiful Wyoming mountains to a fella that was attending law school.  They might not have a Heisman trophy winner but Wyoming's school has the coolest color scheme and logo you'll find in colleges in my opinion. 
I'm reworking a few patterns for ease of use and cleaner looks so hopefully some new stuff will be hitting the shelf soon.  I have a couple of belts on the bench right now, should have pictures of them by the end of the week or so.  RW

Shop Special

Here's a picture of a guitar strap I did a while back.  This was something made for a trade show table and I still have it in stock if you are interested.  We're going to call this one a shop special and let it go for $200.  It is a relatively thick strap (not flimsy), fully tooled from almost tip to tip, lined and I believe 3" wide.  If you would like it, shoot me an email and I can get you the length measurements.  It has three holes on one end for slight adjustment.  This is a full size, fully tooled guitar strap for the price of a nice belt!!  Only one at this price

We will be working pretty hard over the next couple of months to prepare for what will hopefully be a busy next year.  Looking to take to the road a bit in 2012.  Lots of items to make to be able and fill a table for the trade shows I put in for.  Pictures will come as I get stuff made and I'll post more info about the shows as they get closer.  We ask for your prayers and thoughts as we hit the road this year to spread the word about the old BR.  RW

On a personal note, we had a voluntary buyout to leave at my real job this week and a good buddy of mine took it and broke free of the corporate world.  He is a fishing guide down in Port A, so if you are heading that way and want to catch some fish make sure and give him some business.  I'll put his website over in my favorites.  Take care and we'll all miss the humor and stories Moon Pie.