Chapter 83 Buying a Saddle
It is easy to find a saddle shop, so there is no need to ask anyone. Old Lynch, who has lived in this area for a lifetime, drove directly to the door with Jian Heng and the other two.
The so-called saddle shops are not exclusive to saddle shops. In such a small western town, most saddle shops will sell small groceries, such as ropes, cowboy hats, etc., which is a bit like a pasture grocery store, but they just don’t sell food.
Many are not only for sale but also provide repair services.
The store’s store is not big and the door is not beautiful. To put it bluntly, it is a small bungalow built on the roadside, which looks like an illegal building in China and does not care about the image at all. It’s not that there is no place, and there is a piece of empty on both sides. In this way, the entire store is leaning slanted against the side of the road, which is very nonsense.
The house looks like eighty or ninety square meters. There is a white sign hanging on the door with a grizzly bear and its sons on it. On the left side of the sign is a bear head pattern.
The name should be explained literally, but Jian Heng doesn't know what it means, and Jian Heng doesn't want to know it either, it's just a name.
"Will! Old Will!" As soon as Old Lynch entered the store, he immediately shouted to the old man who was facing his back to the door.
After shouting a few times, the old man didn't turn his head. Finally, Old Lynch had to walk into the counter directly and reached out to pat the old man's shoulder.
At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Will!"
Only then did the old man react, turned to look at Old Lynch, and while speaking, he reached out to open the hearing aid in his ear.
"Lynch, your work is done? How is the business? I guess no one likes to hire you, the old guy. Otherwise, let's go out for a few drinks tonight?" The old man said to Old Lynch with a smile.
Old Lynch smiled and said, "Don't worry, my business is good, but I see that your business is not good, so I have brought you a few customers!"
As he said that, he pointed at Jian Heng and the other two who were looking around, especially Zhang Jialiang, who looked like a curious baby, and his eyes were not enough.
Now Old Will found that there was a customer in his store, and immediately gave up talking nonsense with Old Lynch, and greeted Jian Heng and others with a smile.
While walking, he said sorry: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm older, I have a little back and I don't turn on hearing aids, so I didn't notice you coming in. What do you guys want?"
The city security in the United States is bad, but the countryside is very good. The old man is not afraid of others coming in to get things when he is not paying attention. Of course, the old man also has surveillance here.
"We want a few sets of saddles, the whole set," said Jian Heng.
"Mechanism or manual? If you are just riding a horse normally, I recommend the mechanic saddle, which is characterized by the appropriate price and convenient maintenance," said Lynch.
When he heard the old man's words, Jian Heng understood that he thought he was here to play in the ranch and wanted to buy a pair of saddles for his own use.
Jian Heng saw a little bit of the old man’s character from the old man’s words, at least he was sincere, trustworthy and willing to consider the customers. Such shops are very common in the countryside. The simplicity of the people in the town is reflected in this place.
As a cowboy, Jian Heng naturally knows what the so-called mechanic saddle is.
The so-called mechanical saddle, as the name suggests, is a machine-made saddle. It is characterized by mass-produced things and is generally cheaper.
Compared with the machine saddle, the price of hand-made saddle is much higher.
Saddleware shops like Old Will, which can survive in small western towns, are very good at hand-made saddle work. Some even have been engaged in saddle making for generations. Many people are not only craftsmen, but also saddle artists, and their work is awesome.
Denims are very picky about their saddles. Generally speaking, as long as they are permitted, they will choose to buy them, or even customize a pair of handmade saddles.
In this way, I will naturally be very picky about the craftsmanship of my craftsmanship. If my work is not good, the santhemum shop will not survive.
For example, the saddle that Jian Heng uses now is the customized saddle that Old Anders gave him on his birthday one year.
The saddle was made by an old friend of Evergreen. Although it looks like a very ordinary pair of saddles, it seems to be no different from other ones, but it costs thousands of dollars. This thing is not used, or it is impossible to feel the difference without a certain level.
"Please choose a set of handmade saddles, give it to this person!" Jian Heng pointed at Zhang Jialiang.
Jian Heng's original saddle is a handmade saddle, so there is no need to choose the best ones. Jian Heng has not taken into consideration the barley and wheat for the time being. If Zhang Jialiang wants to become a professional denim in the future, a pair of handmade saddles that can be used together are naturally indispensable.
The old man signaled Zhang Jialiang to come back and forth and looked at his crotch, then asked, "What are the main things for?"
"Rain work, work saddle!" Jian Heng said.
If you don’t understand, you may think that the western saddle is similar. In fact, there is still some article here. The western saddle can be divided into nine categories according to its characteristics: barrel saddle, cattle saddle, driving saddle, cattle saddle and ranch saddle.
Among them, the ranch cattle saddle is what Jian Heng mentioned, which is suitable for ranch work. The seats are smooth and flat, and the angle of the back saddle bridge is also low, which provides a more flexible moving space for the cowboys to hold the seat. The biggest feature of the ranch saddle is the thick pile head. Now some ranch saddles have changed the pile head to an arched bridge structure.
Zhang Jialiang stood stupidly, feeling a little bit frizzy when the old man looked at him, and he didn't know what he should do for a moment.
Old Will glanced at it, then turned around and walked a few steps, came to a saddle rack to pick up a saddle and put it on the shelf at the door.
"Do you have a horse?"
Jian Heng said: "The three-year-old Quatte horse has a shoulder height of five feet and four inches, and her belly circumference is calculated as normal..."
After a rough understanding, Old Will adjusted the shelf and signaled Zhang Jialiang to sit on it. When Zhang Jialiang sat on the saddle, the old man gestured in front and behind the saddle, and then adjusted it again.
"If you feel uncomfortable, bring your horse over and I'll adjust it for you, or change a saddle!" said Old Will.
"Okay!" Jian Heng nodded.
Small shops in towns like this are much more trustworthy than shops in New York. As long as they are not suitable and the saddles are not damaged, they can be replaced. The owner can continue to replace and adjust until they are suitable.
But then again, with Zhang Jialiang's current level, his butt can't feel the subtle and appropriateness of which saddle is better or which saddle is worse. If you don't stay on the horse's back for a year or two, you won't feel this way!
"Boss, can you change to a more beautiful one? I can pay for the extra money. This saddle is too simple, right?" Zhang Jialiang became picky about the color of the saddle.
Jian Heng glanced at him and followed his eyes to see a very beautiful saddle, saddle wings, saddle skirt and leather carved with patterns. A large part of it was hollowed out. Moreover, the saddle was not the usual leather color, but gold, making it look like a champion trophy, which was so dazzling.
"That's the display saddle! No one works on the ranch with it!" Xiaomai explained to Zhang Jialiang with a smile.
Damaijie also advised Zhang Jialiang: "Your saddle is quite suitable now. You will know after you have worked in the ranch for a long time. This saddle looks good but is not suitable. Another point is that I advise you, if you want to be ridiculed by other cowboys, then you can use this saddle usually!"
Zhang Jialiang understood it, but he was not convinced and said, "I will buy one myself when I get the salary, no! I will customize one!"
At this time, Jian Heng remembered to ask the two sisters: "What kind of saddle do you want?"
"Let's choose it yourself"
Barley and wheat were not polite, and directly asked about Old Will's handmade saddle, not only asking about the saddle but also the materials of the saddle bones.
The so-called saddle bone is the core part of the saddle. The old craftsmanship is made of wood, but now new materials are constantly emerging. Lighter and stronger materials have replaced wood to make saddle bones, and the price is higher when used as a capital.
Old Will only have wooden and synthetic materials, but wooden materials here are more expensive, because the energy and effort spent on material selection and hand-made production directly offset the price of synthetic materials.
Jian Heng saw the two sisters instantly falling on him, so he opened his mouth and said, "Look at what I do? Can I still be so big that a boss can't afford two pairs of saddles?"
"Ha ha!"
The two sisters smiled at each other, turned to Old Will and said, "Two pairs of wooden bone handmade saddles."
While the two sisters were picking up the saddle, Jian Heng and Lynch each chose a mechanical working saddle. They didn't need to fit the size much, so they could use it. Anyway, they would only use it once today. As for who knows whether it's a big butt or a small butt to sit on this saddle next time.
The four of them each picked a pair of saddles, and the following things were much simpler, and there was no saying of size. For example, sweat pads, stirrups, long and short leather straps, etc.
Jian Heng thought that buying early and late was the same word for buying, so he ordered it directly from Old Will. He divided the sizes into several sizes. Anyway, the medium sizes were mostly one or two pieces of large and small ones. There were a total of thirteen sets, a full set of saddles.
After this business, Old Will was so happy.
“This is a giveaway!”
Old Will gave each of the people present a pair of Spurs and a Bagu, of course Old Lynch didn't have it.
Many people may not know about the buckle. It is easier to understand it by saying it is a belt buckle. The buckle is a denim belt buckle. This thing is larger than an ordinary belt buckle. It is almost as big as a slap for half an adult, and its shape is varied. Some buckles also carry the honor of the owner, such as a championship competition, which is quite meaningful for a buckle.
"Why don't I?" Old Lynch said jokingly.
Old Will said: "I'll treat you to drink this week, Shepherd's Tavern!"
"Shit, I like to talk about the steak in Dector's restaurant. Why don't you invite me to eat there?" Old Will picked up his beard. It seemed that this Shepherd's Tavern was not very good, at least not at the same level.
Old Will said: "A steak costs fifty dollars, why don't they grab it!"
In this place where beef is originally produced, a steak is only fifteen dollars, and even the kind that is full is only seventeen or eighteen dollars or twenty dollars. This steak costs fifty dollars, which is indeed extremely expensive.
Not only Old Will, Jian Heng was a little confused after hearing the steak that cost fifty dollars.
"Fifty-bite per steak?" Jian Heng couldn't help asking.
This price is really nothing in New York. The more expensive ones are wagyu beef. There are also 160-6 ounces of Japanese wagyu beef, but this is a small country town in Montana. With such expensive steak, Jian Heng doubts how long this restaurant will last! Is anyone really going to eat it?
"100% grass-fed cattle are from the most famous G.R.STONE Ranch in the state. Do you think it's worth fifty dollars per serving?"
Hearing Old Lynch say this, Jian Heng had to shrugge. Jian Heng didn't know what kind of ranch, but pure grass feeding is indeed twice as expensive as ordinary beef. The simplest algorithm is that the cattle fed from pure grass will take about half the time more than fattening, because the grass grows slowly, so it is better to feed the grains to grow faster and fatter than feeding them.
The meat that is slowly fed will naturally become more expensive.
Everything was placed in the back seat of the pickup truck. Old Will kept sending Jian Heng out of the door and watched the pickup truck leave before returning to his leather goods store.
Jian Heng's ticket is equivalent to Old Will's sales for half a month. When the old man turned around, he hummed a song while twisting his waist and dancing inexplicably.
Chapter completed!