A New Brass Cantle Design & Closing the Loop on Part of a VERY Long-Term Project

**ShaunMaxwell** · 12th April 13, 05:43 AM

Scott, you continue to outdo yourself! I really love the half octagon cantle... You don't run across many of those. Unique and beautiful!

**Thomas H** · 12th April 13, 06:29 AM

Wonderful work as all ways -- one day , there will be one for me .... one day

**cable scot** · 12th April 13, 06:34 AM

Looks fantastic Scott,I can't wait 'till it gets here to put it in action.

**creagdhubh** · 12th April 13, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by ShaunMaxwell

Scott, you continue to outdo yourself! I really love the half octagon cantle... You don't run across many of those. Unique an beautiful!

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**artificer** · 12th April 13, 07:33 AM

Thanks gang!

Originally Posted by ShaunMaxwell

Scott, you continue to outdo yourself! I really love the half octagon cantle... You don't run across many of those. Unique an beautiful!

No, you don't see too many. I was rather taken with the image of an antique one and used it as inspiration.

Originally Posted by Thomas H

Wonderful work as all ways -- one day , there will be one for me .... one day

I'll be here

Originally Posted by cable scot

Looks fantastic Scott,I can't wait 'till it gets here to put it in action.

I'm off to the post in the next hour or so, you should have it my Monday!

Actually this shape's appearance was something of a last minute surprise for me as well. cable scot had just scored an ex-MoD cantle, and luckily I hadn't started shaping brass yet,
so I suggested that, rather than the round shape we'd originally planned for, we go to something to avoid too much 'sameness' between a round custom cantle and a round ex-MoD
cantle, and this shape fit perfectly in the blanks that I'd cut.

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**SlackerDrummer** · 12th April 13, 08:00 PM

Very, very nice. Man. Really nice.

**TheOfficialBren** · 12th April 13, 09:44 PM

*** with what the rabble have said. Great workmanship.

**Marshall** · 13th April 13, 08:13 AM

Stunning! Makes me very happy I'm in the queue.

**MNlad** · 13th April 13, 04:43 PM

Beautifully done. So clean and elegant.

**artificer** · 13th April 13, 06:17 PM

Thanks again, guys.

I hate to use the word "favorite" (so I won't), but I think this particular shape is now the front-runner for if/when I ever have time to make myself a brass cantle.
Of course, I've been trying to find time to make myself one for over a year now, so I'm not really holding my breath for mine just yet.

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