Lost Trade

In this episode we visit with Nevada Watt. She is a silver smith and jewelry maker living and working on her husband's family ranch in South Eastern Oregon.

She has a new website that helps to teach cowboy gear trade skills to those wanting to learn. beamaker.school

You can also see her work at nevadawatt.com and Instagram.

In this episode, we visit with Sarah Garvey with Western Skies Handmade.

Sarah creates beautiful handbags with a very unique design and style. We hear how she got started in leatherwork as well as how she operates her business.

Be sure to follow her on Instagram or visit her wesite

westernskieshandmade.com

Troy Flaharty is a bit and spur maker based out of Hico, TX.

A high end bit and spur maker with an amazing talent for silver engraving, Troy also produces a line of Barrel Horse bits used by competitors from all over the country.

Check him out on facebook and instagram or visit his website at flahartybitsspurs.com

A visit with our good friend Odin Clack with Odin Leather Goods.

Way back in episode #3 we sat down with Odin to hear his story. This was one of our most popular episodes. Since then he has been super busy growing his business and we thought it would be great to get an update on where OLG is today.

Visit his website odinleathergoods.com

And be sure to follow him on instagram and facebook.

This episode is an interview with Bruce Cheaney from Gainsville, TX.

Bruce is a well known saddle maker who also makes bits and spurs. Bruce also has a large youtube channel where he shares a lot of content for other craftsmen to benefit from.

Visit his website, www.brucecheaney.com, as well as his social media on instagram and facebook.

In this episode, we had the oppurtunity to visit with Gary Dunshee who owns and operates Big Bend Saddlery in Alpine, TX.

His business has a lot of history as one of the oldest big shops in Texas and I couldn't wait to hear his story.

You can find them on Instagram, Facebook, and their website.

www.bigbendsaddlery.com

Jason Thigpen is a wood worker and leather worker with many other skills including being a master auto technician.

He is the owner and operator of Texas Heritage where he creates beautiful and useful resources for all types of craftsmen.

You can find him on Instagram and Facebook as well as his website at www.txheritage.net

In this episode we visit with Rod Nikkel who had a 20 year career of building some of the finest handmade saddle trees on the market.

Listen to Rod's story and how he got into the business of trees. His website is a powerful resource for all of us saddle makers out there for tree information and saddle fitting.

Although he is retired from saddle tree making, he and his wife continue to maintain their website to keep the quality saddle fitting information out there for us all to benefit from.

www.rodnikkel.com

www.westernsaddlefit.com

In this episode we interview Master Engraver Wade Oliver Wilson from Ft. Worth, TX. Wade is a highly skilled engraver specializing in gun engraving. You can check out his work on his Instagram Page. His artwork is amazing and there is a lot to look out on his Instagram page.