Finished buckle set from tutorial

[smays]

bitmaker... lets see it!

 

[bitmaker]

Not a good picture, but maybe you can see it. My daughter has the camera at a volleyball game.

 

[Steve223]

Jim I tried for years to win one of those Salinas buckles,And i like yours as much.
Steve

 

[smays]

Very nice...thanks for posting it. I was having trouble remembering what the Salinas buckles looked like ...but now I remember!

Shawn

 

[bronc]

Shawn,
You can go to www.skylinevaquero.com and see a picture of a Salinas buckle in their gallery.
Stewart

 

[bitmaker]

I was 1 point short of a Salinas buckle in about '89 I think. I won second to Clint Johnson. It was still the biggest check I ever won.
Jim

 

[Haraga.com]

They made a nice buckle in the 80's. How much did you win?

 

[Steve223]

I never got that close i dont know that i ever even won any money there. Those Cal. Rodeos were never very good to me.Seems as soon as i crossed the border i got a bad case of the round ass.

 

[fjkratky]

Buckle Doming

Greg

How do you go about doming your buckles? I have enjoyed reading this thread on this and all the interaction

Thank you

Frank

 

[bitmaker]

That year was the 75th anniversary and the buckle had some pretty big diamonds in it to commimorate the diamond anniversary. It was also a one header, so it payed like a slot machine. I think I won a little more than $4000.00 for second.
Jim

 

[Haraga.com]

I remember that. 2 and a short in the SW and always payed good. Wouldn't it be nice to sport that one around?

 

[Haraga.com]

Here is my first try at uploading pics. It is my only Skyline buckle that I have won.

 

[Haraga.com]

I'll try another buckle or two.

 

[Steve223]

Very Nice Haraga,I allways wanted one of those sixpack buckles to! And thats a nice one!!

 

[bitmaker]

Haraga,
Now you have me curious. Who are you?
Jim

 

[Haraga.com]

Bitmaker- I looked at your Stoneyford bit. I won that rodeo in 91. I would have been ecstatic if your bit would have been the prize that year. In regards to your question, that is a hard question to answer. So if I had to give an answer, I would say that I am just another guy that is too stupid to stop buying tools.

 

[bitmaker]

I bought my last card in '92. I sure don't remember you. You must be just a little younger than me. We probably ran in to each other somewhere. It surly is a small world.
Jim

 

[Haraga.com]

What was your circuit? I am a year younger.

 

[bitmaker]

I was in the Sierra circuit.

 

[cowboy_silversmith]

Frank~ I dome the buckle after I have soldered all the overlays. I have a hard maple dapping/doming block that I bought from Rio Grande years ago. I place a piece of corrugated cardboard in the cavity of the block and then I place my buckle on top of that. I then use my rubberized mallet and begin to gently form the buckle to the shape of the dapping/doming cavity. I work my way from the middle to the edges then I finish working my way from the edges back to the middle.

Best regards,