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"The student"

A description of our tree making course and how it went for one student.
Subscribe to RSS Feed The last couple weeks of July we hosted Vern Rempel of VR Saddlery as we taught him how to build trees for his own saddles. Vern has been a… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/student/

Saddle trees and gravitational pull

Whenever we do a trade show, there is a certain tree or style of tree we bring that always attracts the most attention, and which one or style it is can vary...
Subscribe to RSS Feed It is always interesting to see the differences in the styles of trees ordered from different parts of the country, and different countries for… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/saddle-trees-and-gravitational-pull/

From here to there

Sometimes our boxes arrive at their destination with lots of colour. Here's why...
Subscribe to RSS Feed Gary Winckler from WS Saddles sent a short e-mail - "Who gets to lick all these stamps?"  The answer is - the workers at our local post office.  Of… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/from-here-to-there/

Off to the Heritage Ranch Rodeo

Here are some of the trees we are taking to show at the Artisan's show during the Heritage Ranch Rodeo in Edmonton this year.
Subscribe to RSS Feed We are no longer building saddle trees, but we have two videos about how Western saddles fit horses available on our westernsaddlefit.com website.… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/off-to-the-heritage-ranch-rodeo/

The Artisans Show at the Heritage Ranch Rodeo

Some pictures of the saddle makers from the Artisan's show at the Heritage Ranch Rodeo at Edmonton, Alberta, November 6-8, 2011.
We're home again after having a table at the Heritage Ranch Rodeo Artisans show in Edmonton from November 6 to 8th.  The show had two silversmiths (Richard Brooks and Kelly… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/the-artisans-show-at-the-heritage-ranch-rodeo/