Lots of tooling, and now ready for dye...

Where did I go all summer? Well, see, I have this pony…



…and we started showing…



…and it seemed to suck up all my free time. But, we had a blast. Now, I'm back to the old routine and my pony's free to get fuzzy again. Only, I seemed to acquire yet another project…



…who likes to torture our other dog…



Really, he is a good puppy.



So, life has been crazy. But, I've been trying to finish up a bunch of projects, so stay tuned.

I swear I didn't drop off the face of the planet. :)

Custom silver plates: check

Tooling: check

Edges prepped and burned: check

First coat of finish: check

Now to assemble all the pieces into a saddle. I'm experimenting with new adjustable stirrups, which if it works out the way I hope it will, will be just like the real thing. Cool.