TCAA 2007 Online Catalog

David Alderson

Silversmith
Buckle set, three-piece, for a 1-inch belt with sterling silver overlay elements, filigree, 24k gold inlays and rope edge of solid sterling silver wire.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Rick C. Bean

Saddlemaker
Saddle, tribute to ladies, 3B Visalia saddle tree, Coreopsis floral stamping design, portraits on each fender and rear corners of the saddle skirt, sterling silver flower conchas by Dave Alderson with centers of 24k gold.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Saddle Bags with carved and colored figures on both sides of the bags, background stamped in a Rudbeckia flower pattern with filigreed and engraved sterling silver conchas and buckles by Scott Hardy.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Wilson Capron

Bit and Spur Maker
Bit, Santa Susanna pattern, loose cheek pieces, nitre blue finish, relief-engraved steel, with inlay scrolling and TCAA logo in 24k gold. Includes stand.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Bit, solid shank with Baskins-style mouth piece, combination of blueing and French grey treatments, English scroll-style engraving highlighted by a TCAA logo in 24k gold inlay. Includes stand.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Mark Dahl

Bit and Spur Maker
Spurs, Mexican-style with a wide heelband and 22-point engraved rowels (inlaid in sterling), steel engraving, inlaid and overlaid sterling silver ornamentation, 14k gold overlays, inner heelbands fully engraved. Includes stand.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Bit, Santa Susanna style, decorated by inlaying steel in sterling silver, inner and outside of cheek pieces are engraved with single-point engraving, mouthpiece inlaid with copper, and rein chains. Includes stand.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Greg Darnall

Bit and Spur Maker
Bit, Las Cruces style, shanks encrusted with sterling silver are engraved inside and out, fully filigreed, sterling silver conchas, gun-blued finish, TCAA logo 14k gold and inlaid copper mouthpiece.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Bit, Spanish style with dragon motif and colonial-era mouthpiece, shanks sculpted and partially overlaid with 22 gauge sterling silver.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Mark Drain

Silversmith
Buckle, three piece set, featuring applied gold flowers, leaves, and domes of 10k, 14k, and 18k gold with sterling silver twists, and TCAA logo engraved on reverse. Created for a belt with 3/4-inch ends.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Buckle, three piece set, heavy sterling-silver base, ornamented in a deeply-sculpted floral pattern, incorporating TCAA logo. Created for a belt with 3/4-inch ends.

 

Click thumbnail for details


John C. Ennis

Bit and Spur Maker
Spurs, Spanish colonial style, fabricated by hand entirely of steel, 24-point rowels, 3 inches in diameter, jingle bobs, filigreed hangers, decorative filing and open work, finished with hand-engraving and a high polish.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Belt buckle, in the style of colonial California harness buckles, iron with inlaid sterling silver colored by a nitre blue finish, edge candy striped by inlaid sterling silver. The buckle measures 4 inches by 3 1/2 inches and accommodates a 1 ½ inch belt.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Scott Hardy

Silversmith
Quirt, body of hand-rolled sterling silver tubes 1/16 inches thick with over an ounce of 14k gold hand-engraved flowers complemented by sterling silver scrolls. Rawhide braider Nate Wald added Spanish knots and gaucho-style braiding. Popper by Dale Harwood.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Traditional buckle set, rope edge of 14k yellow gold with 18k yellow and green-gold flowers, 20pt diamonds in flower pods on the buckle, 15pt diamonds on the keepers and tip. Gold scrolls of 18k yellow and green gold and 14k red gold.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Buckle, fully filigreed sterling silver base with a hand-sculpted sterling silver and 14k yellow-gold edge and 18k yellow-gold steerhead and finished with 14k red-gold pods.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Dale Harwood

Saddlemaker
Saddle, modified Association, in 1/2 scale with mixed flower stamping and all hand-sewn. The wooden tree, leatherwork, silverwork, and hardware is individually scaled and hand-made by Harwood. Includes stand.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Saddle tree, half-scale, made entirely of Claro walnut illustrating the complex and fluid geometry of a saddle tree. Dale Harwood placed his signature on this sculpture with an engraved sterling silver name plate.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Bill Heisman

Bit and Spur Maker
Ladies spurs, polished mild steel inlaid with 18k green gold and fine silver featuring a sculpted rose of 14k red gold, heel chain and hangers are made of sterling silver. Dyed and lined spur straps also by Bill Heisman.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Leland Hensley

Braider
Quirt, 24-plait with filigree style ornamentation of 12-plait rawhide. Handle and buttons in natural rawhide with burgundy and dark brown interweaves. Leather popper fabricated and stamped by Rick C. Bean.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Necklace, 12-plait trenza patria braid with pendant of braided horse rawhide in the Argentine farolito, or "little lantern," pattern utilizing the blue and white colors of the Argentine flag.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Bill Maloy

Saddlemaker
Saddle, early California styling with mixed floral stamping pattern, dyed background and 21-inch long tapaderos. Sterling silver conchas and horn cap accented with a 14K gold TCAA logo also by Maloy.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Show Saddle, 3/4-quarter or youth size, acorn stamping pattern with dyed background. Sterling saddle silver with 14k gold steer heads and 18k gold TCAA logo by Maloy.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Ernie Marsh

Bit and Spur Maker
Santa Barbara spade bit, filigreed and sculpted with inlaid silver, sterling silver buttons, steel engraving, and engraved mouthpiece. Includes stand.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Spurs, double mounted with sculpted steel, engraved raised shanks, inlaid 14k yellow gold and silver bands, shanks and buttons, and engraved 1 ½ inch, 24-point rowels. Includes stand.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Spurs, ladies, double mounted with inlaid fine silver, engraved steel, French grey finish, 1 ½ inch 16-point rowels and heel chains.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Steve Mecum

Saddlemaker
Saddle, full-flowered saddle on a Wade tree with short roping horn and border leather carving of floral stems and leaves. David Alderson engraved sterling silver horn cap, frog, conchas and buckles.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Martingale featuring a floral stamping pattern favored by the late Don King. Scott Hardy contributed an engraved sterling silver concha 2 ½ inches in diameter and two sterling silver buckles.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Cary Schwarz

Saddlemaker
Saddle on a 3B Visalia tree featuring butterfly design motif. Bison leather inlaid cushion seat, in-skirt rigging. Scott Hardy fabricated and engraved the sterling silver and 18k gold decoration.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Ladies spur straps feature fine flower stamping with sculpted and fully filigreed sterling silver buckles and tips made by Scott Hardy. They are fully lined and hand sewn with waxed linen at eight stitches per inch.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Dove wing spur leathers with a carving pattern that has no flowers in the design. They are lined and have a burned-in design on the lining leather.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Chuck Stormes

Saddlemaker
Sidesaddle featuring mixed floral carving and suede quilted seat. Filigreed sterling silver, three-color gold overlay, and toe stirrup in solid sterling by Scott Hardy.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Bag, a travel 'duffle,' airline carry-on size, dressed up with wild rose carved straps and solid brass hardware.

 

Click thumbnail for details


Nate Wald

Braider
Quirt in natural horsehide. Each 1/32" string cut and beveled free hand. Body is done in a technique called "fid work", in which many intricate patterns are possible. Popper is completely hand stitched with same horsehide string.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Hobbles, in a "bracelet style" in 16-plait natural calfhide. All interweaves and buttons are onion dyed horsehide.

 

Click thumbnail for details

Quirt, 24-plait California style with body and buttons of natural calfhide. Interweaves of black walnut and onion dyed horsehide.

 

Click thumbnail for details