Working Class A-Fork Saddle

Tree: A-Fork, made of Southern Yellow Pine, double fiberglass covered.  Manufactured by 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 16" and 17".
Bars: Full Quarter Horse Arizona Bars
Weight: Approximately 45 lbs.
Gullet Width: 7"
Gullet Height: 8"
Swell: A-Fork; Width 9  ½"
Skirts: Length 27"; Width 11 ½", lined with faux  shearlings.
Cantle: Height 4";  Width  12½"; Dish 1 ½"; Style ½" Natural Rawhide Pencil Roll, Hand Sewn.
Horn: Height 3½", Diameter 4", natural rawhide tipped, hand sewn with mule hide wrap.
Stirrup Leathers: 3" with leather covered Blevins Buckles.
Stirrups: Nnatural 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. Thoroughbred Walnut or Golden Skirting.
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 Working Class A-Fork 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.
Tooling: Basket Stamped with Barb Wire Border.