Muck Boots 'n' Slickers - Life of a Livestock Hauler

I’m usually looking at that silly little roll up door and the cow bell too. I generally get a good look at the front of them when I pull off the pumps though.

 

@Cattleman84 these are incredible. I mean these are like true works of art. The wallets are great in their own right, but that belt of @D.Tibbitt is bad ###!

 

That is finest kind Mister. That should be reserved for keeping crispy mint fresh large denomination ones in. Be disrespectful to put filthy ol’ pocket cash in that.

 

I do my own patterns and hand cut all my own pieces from sides or whole skins. I started in earnest this past winter... I had done a very tiny amount of repair work on tack and saddlry tack previously, but that was mostly just a cowboy patching up his equipment to keep it functional.

The belt I made for @D.Tibbitt was my very first serious attempt at tooling, it was also the one and only belt that I will ever saddle stitch by hand without charging a premium. Over 8 hours of working needles and pulling thread, all 27 feet of thread to sew that belt. I had bliaters and cut hamds for weeks after that project. I have since invested in a sewing machine.

This is my personal belt and a few other pieces I've done since...

 

I really appreciate the compliment... But I'm not so sure I would call them works of art. I'm still learning, via YouTube and trial & error... Lol

 

You’re welcome and oh I absolutely would consider them works of art. I have so many questions. How long have you been doing this? How long does it take to make a belt? And most importantly, are you taking orders?

 

Started this past winter, a fully tooled belt takes anywhere from 6 to 15 hours (plus dry and cure time for glue, die, oil antique, and finsh) depending on tooling design. And yes I take orders... PM me for details.

 

That's a sharp belt there @D.Tibbitt .. I appreciate your conformation on the quality..
There's no good way to say it it with out sounding like a smart a%% so nobody take it wrong ..
But I wasn't worried about the quality of work @Cattleman84 does...
What sucks is now I seen your belt .. and kinda want 1 too .... but untill I get back to my bench mark weight goal I'am holding off on that idea

 

The other thing I would pay a premium for would be a leather wrapped shifter... I haven't decided if I want it to just be the stick or the boot also....I'am .open for input from anybody on that idea ...Hint ....Hint