To Handmake a Saddle

Using only hand tools and traditional tools, the author demonstrates, step-by-step, how a saddle is made without machinery.

Using only hand tools and traditional tools, the author demonstrates, step-by-step, how a saddle is made without machinery.

J.H.L. Shields, a distinguished master saddler, held office in many saddlery associations, including the Society of Master Saddlers, of which he is a past President. Before his retirement he was saddlery instructor to the, then, Ministry of Labour, held a similar position with the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas and is an examiner for the City and Guilds of London Institute.