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  Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | Â Oh wow, I'd love to see that belt, fatchance! Sounds beautiful. Those people who are hitching/braiding artisans are so few and far between. We even have trouble finding people who can do that, and braid rawhide well.Cheryl, while we are talking about the same thing, I agree with you In that the small custom maker does have more cost per unit due to the cost of tools, machines, chemicals and materials, not to mention our time is worth more to us than alot of people in mexico or anywhere other than the US. But even when product is ordered in bulk, someone actually has to dye the leather, set the stones, and all of the other small details by hand. They are able to make tooling dies for embossing, but most other manufacturing is still done by hand. Every crystal on every conch is hand with tweezers one at a time. Its pretty amazing to see. We still offer product that is hand made start to finish just like your friend does. It is time consuming without a doubt and beautiful work. I wasn't discounting the job these custom makers do, in fact I love looking at it. Just simply saying that in the line of work I do, it has taken all of the joy out of shopping for anything.....and that goes from tack sets to jeans to anything else. Manufacturing ruined me! LolNow everybody keep posting these taxi sets so I can keep drooling! :)
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | doglady - 2014-02-13 6:53 PM
I always think that if I can't win at least my horses look good. And I don't spend any money on me as my friends will tell you. I am a slob.
this reminded me of the time I ran at a rodeo over in IL and had a less than stellar run. I was wearing a sparkly sequin top, etc....when I circled to a stop, I said to the judge who was a friend...whew what a crappy run.....and a lady on the other side of the fence said "But you looked pretty, sweetie"...... | |
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Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | doglady - 2014-02-13 6:53 PM
I make beaded sets and I know that when I make a headstall, breastcollar, stirrups and matching over and under it is a little more than 700.  I have also figured out that I must love to bead because there are some sets that I make about 6 dollars an hour to finish.  Â
I love to see pretty things on pretty horses.   Â
I always think that if I can't win at least my horses look good.   And I don't spend any money on me as my friends will tell you. I am a slob.
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 I'd come closest to giving that kind of money for one of your sets. Beeeeeeeautiful work, doglady!!!! | |
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Location: Idaho | I personally have not paid $700+ for a set... however, I do have expensive taste, I love buckstitch, I love good tooling/carving... so for Xmas, my lovely boyfriend is having Christine Davi make me a custom set plus custom conchos for it... total of the set is about $750... I love him, we've been together a while now and I did get him an Ipad for xmas LOL. But it is non of my business what someone else pays for something, as it is not their business what I paid for my tack or trailer or horse, etc.  | |
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The Advice Guru
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| Herbie - 2014-02-13 6:56 PM
 Oh wow, I'd love to see that belt, fatchance! Sounds beautiful. Those people who are hitching/braiding artisans are so few and far between. We even have trouble finding people who can do that, and braid rawhide well.Cheryl, while we are talking about the same thing, I agree with you In that the small custom maker does have more per unit due to the cost of tools, machines, chemicals and materials, not to mention our time is worth more to us than alot of people in mexico or anywhere other than the US. But even when product is ordered in bulk, someone actually has to dye the leather, set the stones, and all of the other small details by hand. They are able to make tooling dies for embossing, but most other manufacturing is still done by hand. Every crystal on every conch is hand with tweezers one at a time. Its pretty amazing to see. We still offer product that is hand made start to finish just like your friend does. It is time consuming without a doubt and beautiful work. I wasn't discounting the job these custom makers do, in fact I love looking at it. Just simply saying that in the line of work I do, it has taken all of the joy out of shopping for anything.....and that goes from tack sets to jeans to anything else. Manufacturing ruined me! LolNow everybody keep posting these taxi sets so I can keep drooling! :)
I re read your first post, and you said we would all be surprised the 700 tack set costs 60-80 to make, and in this post you are saying we are talking about the same companies,
Sorry but it doesn't cost heritage brand, Luann's, crown leather, running roan, etc 60-80 dollars to make their set, it may cost that in supplies alone, not including their wages, and overhead costs.
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Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | No, I didn't say same companies and of I did, I meant same thing. Not trying to argue, you missed my point. I concede. They're beautiful pieces of work no matter the cost to manufacture or purchase. Carry on..... | |
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Location: western Nebraska | Herbie - 2014-02-13 7:57 PM doglady - 2014-02-13 6:53 PM I make beaded sets and I know that when I make a headstall, breastcollar, stirrups and matching over and under it is a little more than 700. I have also figured out that I must love to bead because there are some sets that I make about 6 dollars an hour to finish.
I love to see pretty things on pretty horses.
I always think that if I can't win at least my horses look good. And I don't spend any money on me as my friends will tell you. I am a slob.
I'd come closest to giving that kind of money for one of your sets. Beeeeeeeautiful work, doglady!!!!
Thank you I have been beading forever it seems like. | |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | NJJ - 2014-02-13 7:00 PM doglady - 2014-02-13 6:53 PM
I always think that if I can't win at least my horses look good. And I don't spend any money on me as my friends will tell you. I am a slob.
this reminded me of the time I ran at a rodeo over in IL and had a less than stellar run. I was wearing a sparkly sequin top, etc....when I circled to a stop, I said to the judge who was a friend...whew what a crappy run.....and a lady on the other side of the fence said "But you looked pretty, sweetie"......
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Location: S. California Beach | I have a problem with custom tack and saddles.
Thankfully (?) I am weird in that I do not like matching tack sets...
I like my breastcollar to match my saddle only lol!
I have a trailer full of really nice headstalls.
After working in a leather shop, making tack and saddles...you would know why its $700...lots of work in it and leather has almost tripled in the last few years.
I saw and priced the most stunning inlaid beading/tooled/dyed background no bling tack set for $900 that was a little shocker for me but so pretty | |
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