G.K. Fraker
Sheridan style leather carving & stamping
Rancher and saddlemaker Robert Dennis
of Red Owl has been a master in the Apprenticeship Program several times,
passing on his knowledge of saddle building to other local cowboys. In
2005-2006, he took on the apprentice role, working under G.K. Fraker,
a well-respected saddle maker from Buffalo, Wyoming. Robert wanted to
improve his skills in leather tooling so he could do more decorative work
on his saddles, and G.K. is a master of the Sheridan style, which features
intricate floral and other types of stamping. Robert says learning these
new skills revived his interest in saddlemaking, and claimed that every
customer from now on would get some tooling on his or her saddle, whether
they wanted it or not.
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