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New saddle.

Treehopper2 said:
That’s how it works each one you learn from and get better each time.


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Both of y’all are brave. And those saddles are coming along nicely. There’s no way I’d ever make and sell a saddle without some type of safety testing and liability insurance. I don’t care how good “warnings” are on websites saying don’t use at elevated height or not approved ect.... they are being marketed as hunting saddles on a hunting saddle site. Heaven forbid if someone got hurt a good lawyer would eat those warnings alive. You both are far braver than I am. And treehopper2 your sewing and quality is looking amazing my friend. Before long you might just be stealing business from Jamie on the regular lol maybe he should employ you full time or form a partnership, and y’all just turn them out in bulk together. It would be a powerful merger :wink:... anyway keep up the good work guys. The more saddle companies the more competition, the better saddles will be made. It only benefits us all.
 
All those steps will happen. I’m in the prototype stage. It’s not going to be easy. If it was everyone would do it. And I would help anyone trying to do so.
 
Ecuyer Gear said:
All those steps will happen. I’m in the prototype stage. It’s not going to be easy. If it was everyone would do it. And I would help anyone trying to do so.
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I totally understand. The prototype stage is probably the hardest part. Especially with all the pending patents that are out there. Like I said though, the newest one is looking good. Keep us posted on your progress.
 
Still working!
 

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Still working!
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Just curious, did you drop the over lap down to a single box x? After some of the stuff I’ve seen lately, I would try to add more reinforcement stitching to that overlap and the linesman loops. It looks like you have settled into a pattern and found the materials you like to use! So how long would you estimate it takes you start to finish per saddle now?
 
I’m still working out the stitching. Takes me a couple hours per saddle. Made the green one this morning. I’m going to stick to the black one. Just get it to where it’s strong.
 
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How to Sew Webbing Loops

Learn what the strongest stitch patterns are for sewing webbing loops and how to sew webbing for load bearing applications using a handy formula.
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Above is an invaluable resource for saddle making since almost all of what we make is with webbing. The calculation for estimating thread/seam strength when looping webbing is very straightforward and merits an assessment. Obviously there are more threads in the webbing chassis then just where the webbing overlaps and joins but most of those stitches are what I would call artificial; meaning, they don't contribute to the main strength component of the webbing joint. For that reason I don't include those "artificial" stitches in my bridge loop, overall chassis, frame, main webbing or whatever you want to call it strength. Additionally, the weight of a fall would be distrubted across the weight bearing loops differently, but stitching them to the max rating of your webbing is not a bad thing and would only act as safety factors for your design.

So assuming the weight would be distributed evenly in a fall your webbing joint connection would only see ~1/4 of what force of the fall. For example:
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I say all this to say, make sure you are assessing the strength of your stitches for the webbing that is holding you up. If you test your saddle that's even better yet.

I realize that saddles are not designed for falls and typical forces applied with normal use would be a lot lower than anything shown above.
 
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Not yet. I test them all the time. Need to get out their and start sitting for long periods of time. Getting closer!
 
What changes have you been making to the build? I haven't compared photos to try and see what changed in your construction but I am curious.
 
Ecuyer gears
Ranger package. Maybe!!
 

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