Mike Branch Rough Out Saddle

Tree: Wade Tree, made of Southern Yellow Pine double fiberglass covered. Manufactured Steele Saddle Tree LLC. The ground work is  hand shaped using skirting leather over a 20 gauge saddle strainer (tin  seat). We shape this leather to sit you comfortably in the saddle  eliminating the need for all the fancy-named thick padding that many are  using today to cover poor ground work.
Seat Size: Available in 15" and 16".
Bars: Full Quarter Horse Arizona Bars
Weight: Approximately 32 lbs.
Gullet Width: 7"
Gullet Height: 7 ¾"
Swell: Wade Fork; Width 11"
Skirts: Length 27"; Width 12 ½", lined with genuine bark tan  1" thick wool shearlings, 1" density.
Cantle: Height 4";  Width  13"; Dish 1 ½"; Style 1 ½" Natural Rawhide Pencil Roll, Hand Sewn.
Horn: Height 2", Diameter 4 ¾", capped and wrapped, natural rawhide tipped, hand sewn with mule hide wrap.
Stirrup Leathers: 3" with leather covered Blevins Buckles. Nevada twist with burgundy latigo wrap.
Stirrups: Natural rawhide covered, hand laced bell stirrups with 3" treads.
Rigging: Horseshoe Brand Flat Plate dropped in-skirt, 7/8’s position, 2 ½" beveled stainless steel dees in rear.
Flank Cincha: 3" tapering to 1 ¾"; burgundy latigo lined with stainless steel roller buckles.
Leather: 13-15 oz. Golden rough side out, buffed.
Trim:  All Hardware including the saddle screws and washers is  stainless steel.  Saddle strings cut from premium 5-7 oz. burgundy  latigo. We use the Union Lockstitch to sew and pull the 346 white nylon  thread tight at 4 ½ stitches to the inch.
Finish: Each Mike Branch Rough Out Wade first receives a warm  coat of 100% pure neatsfoot oil followed by a generous coat of Aussie  Leather Conditioner.  Edges are burnished by hand rubbing.