Attached are some spurs that I finished recently. Also shown is an amazing pair of spur straps made and carved by member here, Gordon Andrus. I made the buckles and conchos for the spur straps. I hope you enjoy looking.
Beautiful. On the Qualey spurs - that is side A and B of the same pair, right? The different buttons had me wondering if they might be different pairs...
Gary
Thank you everyone. Gordon is an amazing leatherworker and carver. He is currently working on a set of spur straps for me that have bulino longhorn steerheads on the conchos. I will post a picture when I get them back.
Mike - Many of the movie cowboys had really nice gear, in fact I believe the Lone Ranger's Bolin double gun rig is going to auction next weekend at the High Noon auction. In addition, in many parts of the West, Midwest, and Southwest, there is a long tradition of fine silver mounted bits and spurs being used by just normal working cowboys. As a kid working the big ranches in Nevada I often saw the buckaroos spend a whole months salary and more just buying one piece or "tool of the trade."
Gary - I am sorry I forgot to answer you in the last post.
Yes the Qualey spurs are different sides of the same pair, and you are correct the buttons are different on each side. I often do this because I get bored doing the same thing. It is bad enough to have to do two the same but sometimes doing four the same is just too much.
I actually engraved both of the pairs of spurs shown after the mounting was done and all the buttons were on. It is a serious pain to engrave around all those buttons, it significantly reduces your options for making the engraving look nice.