How to install a rawhide standard cantle binding for saddle making

Zach Holyoak from Burns Saddlery teaches the steps to install a standard binding using rawhide. Rawhide can be a tricky material to work with but this video goes over the prep required to get your rawhide prepped for an easier install.

Materials List:
• Head knife
• Stabbing Awl
• Hook Awl
• Contact Cement
• Stitch Groover
• #5 Stitch Marker
• Thread burner
• Rubber mallet
• Heel Pry Tool
• Large Plastic Bag
• 5-6 oz. Rawhide Strip (~4 in. x 28 in.)
• #1 Edger
• #3 Edger
• 415 Nylon Thread
• Wing dividers
• Shoe Hammer

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