bitsandspurs

I found this site this evening. I started making spurs and bits a few years ago after some help from Jayson Jones. I think I have been on the computer for a couple of hours now and it feels like only 5 min. Great Site and have enjoyed reading all the posts.

Tyler Woolfolk
Protection KS

Tyler,

There are alot of helpful makers here. Sometimes it get a little slow but I think we all like to share and learn. Hope you can post a few pictures.

Larry

Here are a few pictures of some spurs I have made this past year. I have only made 29 pairs so far and the spurs with KW were my # 9 pair made a after I was able to work with Jayson Jones a couple of years ago. He really helped me with all aspects of the spur making process. One of the things I enjoy most is each spur is completly different and I seem to learn something new on each pair.

Larry I looked at your website, you do some amazing work!

Tyler Woolfolk



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Tyler
Hello, good to have you here. The spurs you have made look real nice. Jayson is one of my favorite makers, his stuff just has in mu opinion a nice clean look. Keep it up and holler if I can help in any way.

Tyler
You do a nice job on the spurs. Looks like you have this spur making thing handled. Keep making and keep posting.
Rod

Thanks guys for the compliments.

Tyler W

Mike

I have seen a bunch of your stuff before and have always liked the mix of "Texas Style" with I don't know what it is called but kind of gun style engraving. I really like the backgrounds behind the brands, initials, etc. I was wondering how you distress the silver like that?

Tyler

Tyler
Hello, thanks for the comments on my stuff. I appreciate that. I dont know what my style is called, probably a bastardization of some sort, but it seems to work for me. I will tell you there are some guys here who are really great craftsmen. I hope to aspire to the level of some of these guys. A real nice thing is the guys here are really good to help and try to answer any questions you might have. I am looking forward to seeing what your doing, and picking up ideas.
As far as the texture back ground behind brands and the like, I just stipple the back groung with a fine point tool in my gravermeister. You can do a nice back ground with a flat graver as well, just wriggle out the back ground. After thats done I use rustoleum flat black paint, put the paint on with a q tip, wipe off with you thumb, then let dry. You can then clean things up with a pink eraser and its ready to go. Hope that answers the question, holler if I can help in anyway.

Tyler,
Glad to see you join us. Looks like you are doing some nice work. Keep after it.

Stewart