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Seigneur de Leon
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posted 07-05-2001 01:13 PM
    
http://www.gweep.net/~trish/sca/events/gw10/tack/DCP01051.JPG If it is red oak, you've answered my question. Red oak isn't good for carving because of the way the grain splits. Also, running the grain vertical seems wrong, as the saddle is going to twist and spread along the grain. It seems to me this piece should be carved with the grain horizontal. I'm not wanting an "SCA" saddle, but rather a 12th C. Norman one. My reasoning is I think I could do one of these. There is no way I could do the one Jeff H. has done. And you have to start somewhere. [url= http://www.gweep.net/~trish/sca/events/gw10/tack/DCP01051.JPG]gweep.net[/url]
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Brenna
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posted 07-05-2001 02:01 PM
I believe you are right, I think Eleanor did say it was red oak. She also said that she had really hesitated about Ekk's wood choice because she really thought yew or something with more spring would be appropriate.Here is a sideview of the same saddle. http://www.gweep.net/~trish/sca/events/gw10/tack/DCP01052.JPG As I recall (and since it was a conversation had around the campfire while we sipped brandy to keep out the cold  ) she was very disappointed at the crack. Also, it was not something "added" on to a McClellan modification. I don't recall her sources for the rigging style however, they may or may not be accurate. The V formation was used for 18th/19th century cavalry saddles as well as some modern dressage and endurance saddles. If you like, I can provide you with contact info for both Eleanor and the carver  Brenna -------------------- Where in this world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is laced with muscle, and strength by gentleness confined. He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent; there is nothing so quick, nothing so patient. England's past has been borne on his back. All our history is his industry: we are his heirs, he is our inheritance. Ladies and gentlemen: The Horse! - Robert Duncan's "Tribute to the Horse"
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Brenna
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posted 07-05-2001 04:59 PM
Glad I could help. I didn't think you would want to have someone else make it but I thought if you needed further info, Eleanor and Ekkhardt could be of assistance. Brenna -------------------- Where in this world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is laced with muscle, and strength by gentleness confined. He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent; there is nothing so quick, nothing so patient. England's past has been borne on his back. All our history is his industry: we are his heirs, he is our inheritance. Ladies and gentlemen: The Horse! - Robert Duncan's "Tribute to the Horse"
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