Horse shoe buckle

I made this just because I had the pony shoe.
Heat colored with sterling silver nails. It fits an 1 1/2" belt. 175.00$ plus shipping.

Some knives Ive finished recently,

Stirrups

I don't know of another set of damascus stirrups out there.

As always, they are hand forged and hand made by me in my shop.
These where fun to make and they are for sale.
SOLD! Thanks Ben.

Caution, cowboin' aint easy

A pinky accident. A coil slipped off the horn and dislocated a joint.

Jerked off in the dally.

Cowboying ain't easy, we've all heard that. But till you see it up close, it won't sink in how dangerous it is to life and limb. All this happened this week.

Carrying a gun

(from an email)

My old Grandpa said to me, ‘Son, there comes a time in every man’s life
when he stops bustin’ knuckles and starts bustin’ caps and *usually it’s
when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin’.’*

I don’t carry a gun to kill people; I carry a gun to keep from  being
killed.

I don’t carry a gun to scare people; I carry a gun because sometimes this
World can be a scary place.

I don’t carry a gun because I’m paranoid; I carry a gun because  there are
real threats in the World.

I don’t carry a gun because I’m evil; I carry a gun because I have lived
long enough to see the evil in the World.

I don’t carry a gun because I hate the government; I carry a gun because I
understand the limitations of government.

I don’t carry a gun because I’m angry; I carry a gun so that I don’t have
to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

I don’t carry a gun because I want to shoot someone; I carry a gun because
I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed and not on a sidewalk somewhere
tomorrow afternoon.

I don’t carry a gun because I’m a cowboy; I carry a gun because, when I
die and go to Heaven, I want to be a cowboy.

I don’t carry a gun to make me feel like a man; I carry a gun because men
know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

I don’t carry a gun because I feel inadequate; I carry a gun because
unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.

I don’t carry a gun because I love it; I carry a gun because I love life
and the people who make it meaningful to me.

Police protection is an oxymoron: Free citizens must protect
themselves  because
police do not protect you from crime; they just investigate the  crime
after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.

Branding

All theses photo were taken by Jessica Gilbert. More can be found on her Facebook page.