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Saddle crafting technique


Title: Saddle crafting technique
Category: Fur and skin
Country: Spain
Period: XX Century
Provided by: IWS
Source: www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Saddle.html
Photo Gallery: https://unsplash.com/photos/93Cz5t2WP5I

Description:

- The item represented is a horse saddle. Flaps, girth straps, and stirrup leathers are typically made from animal skins taken from cattle, pig, sheep, or deer; cowhide is the most common skin used in saddle making. Saddle trees can be composed of several materials, including beech wood, fiberglass, plastic, laminated wood, steel, aluminum, and iron, and of course leather and skin.
- The technique used is the old traditional handmade technique for creating saddles.
- In medieval times, Spain became one of the most important exporters of the Western modern saddles for Spanish colonies in America during the colonization era. 

This video shows all the steps necessary for creation of the saddle.


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