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| DEREK MADE THIS TREE FOR ME, IT'S AN EXCLUSIVE |
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| IF YOU BUILD A SADDLE A MONTH, LET HIM MAKE YOUR EXCLUSIVE TREE ! |
BLACK MESA IDT (Intelligent Design Trees) by DEREK BROWN
DESIGNED TO WORK FOR YOUR HORSE AND MAKE YOU A BETTER RIDER!
OLDER STYLE TRADITIONAL SADDLETREES, and COMPLETELY NEW TREES NOT COPIES OF A COMPETITOR'S TREES
AS MOST OF THE SADDLE TREE INDUSTRY IS BASED ON!
| NOT ALL WADES ARE CREATED EQUAL 7" GULLET, 21" BAR |
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| THE WADE MADE TO WORK ON ALL HORSES. TWIST MAKES BARS FIT FLAT BACK, NO ROCK, SLIM WAIST, CLOSE |
| GET DOWN WITHOUT PINCHING, THIS WADE IS IN ELKO NV |
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| FEW CAN MAKE ONE THAT'S STILL RIDER FRIENDLY. WE DO. |
| TOP & BOTTOM GROVES FOR LEATHER STIRRUP STRAPS, |
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| THIS IS A SLICK TRICK FOR HORSE AND RIDER. A MEDIUM SIZED WADE. |
| An example of a CUSTOM TREE FOR A CUSTOM MAKER. |
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| THE SEAT AND RIDER COMFORT ARE UN-EQUALED IN B/M TREES. |
| HEAVY BI-AXIAL FIBERGLASS MAT WITH STAINLESS CABLE |
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| WANT A BULLET PROOF TREE, FOR $75 EXTRA WE GLASS 3 TIMES HEAVIER THAN REGULAR. |
LEN BROWN HERE TO TALK ABOUT TREE FIT AND FUNCTION. The Traditional Stirrup Strap GROOVE on a Bar
is on top with a shallow one on bottom... sometimes. By Hand Glassing and full Encasement we put good depth of
stirrup strap grooves: top and bottom of the BARS of our Black Mesa Trees.
When you get the old style GROOVED BARS, you average about 2" of EXTRA WIDTH in
the WAIST OF THE SEAT. That's why we build trees without the GROOVES and Completely different shape seats. On the
2 WADE TREES we offer, the FULL WADE is the more Traditional but still 1 inch shorter than the average. The PERFECT
WADE close to a miracle in shortening the Long WADE FORK without ruining the Looks. The Close Contact Seat of the
Perfect Wade CENTER balances the Rider. Neither of our Trees have the ridiculous RISE in the SEAT that socks you to the
REAR. That type of rise doesn't feel good on your Pelvis either. ONE THING HOLDS TRUE IN SADDLING: The Shorter the
SADDLE, the EASIER IT IS TO SADDLE ANY HORSE. That's why we make some trees very short for the seat room provided.
Perfect Wade bars are very straight for ease of fitting studs, mules and
any horse. Just like the old saddles, a short straight bar works best on most animals.
If you're sitting in the saddle all day long, it's worth getting the most comfortable
tree for you as well as the horse, even if it is more work for the Saddlemaker. That means more TWIST in the BARS. The
first Western Saddles had SantaFe Slots in the bars. They didn't weaken them with a Groove. Later Saddlemakers
just hung the straps over full thickness bars and recessed them in an open cut in the seat. On the bottom another layer of
leather had to be added to leave a Groove for the Stirrup strap. Many saddles today have BUMPS in the Skirts where that wasn't
done. Those Bumps sore horses.
Trees without STRAP GROOVES can be ordered with a Roller BUCKLE Stirrup Hanger of Stainless Steel
and recessed a little into the bar.
Today we have Biothane & Nylon Webbing that can be spliced into the Stirrup
straps and run thru a SantaFe style slot to eliminate Bumps and the Bulk between your thighs. Give
me a ring if you have questions about building on any of our trees. Thanks, Len >816 625 0333
| Front Show complet change in old style Will James. |
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| Wide Gullet set's the fork closer. Contact & Comfort, GREAT! |
| Take an old fork, rework with new bars & cantle. |
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| First of the new INTELLIGENT DESIGN Trees by BLACK MESA! |
| This HORSE IS IN NOV. WESTERN HORSEMAN AD,pg 3 |
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| A good average back, they all straighten when riding. Look at the saddle surface not THE TOPLINE! |
| THE FULL WADE, LESS TWIST THAN PERFECT WADE, |
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| MORE CURVE IN BARS, WORKS GREAT W/ CORRECTOR. TRADITIONAL SEAT AND BARS. |
| CUTBACK ENGLISH WITH EXTRA CLOSE CONTACT. |
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| THIS TREE WEIGHS ONLY 3.5 lbs. 17.5" seat closer & straighter than regular English. |
| SIMPLY PUT: THIS IS A WORK OF ART* FORM & FUNCTION |
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| ANOTHER LOOK AT THE CUTBACK CLOSE, THE BARS, ON A HORSE, ARE STRAIGHTER THAN THEY LOOK. |
| DEREK IS 5'11" TALL, HORSE IS 18H THOROUGHBRED. |
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| NOT SUNKEN-IN ON WITHERS BUT HI ENOUGH TO GIVE GOOD IDEA OF TREE |
| Lil Magic Barrel Tree,7in. gullet, nothing like it |
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| Look at this TREE CUSTOM MAKERS, a REAL TREE FOR BARREL RACERS |
A great saddle is a collaborative effort. It goes thru a series
of interpreters: The Rider who explains what he wants the saddle to do> the Saddlemaker who listens and says to the Treemaker,
"if I had a tree like this.... I can make what he wants", the Treemaker then listens & interprets to blend the right SHAPE
for the horse.... the Rider.... and gives the Saddlemaker the right foundation to make their Dreams a reality. You are
buying "THE SHAPE OF DREAMS", that's all.
SHAPE IS EVERYTHING IN A SADDLETREE. WITHOUT A GREAT TREE YOU CAN'T BUILD
A GREAT SADDLE. Len Brown
PS> I'm proud of the work Derek Brown and Dave Walkley did
on The Shooter Tree below. Dave was the interpreter for this job. It's an outstanding tree to build a GREAT SADDLE on.
| MADE FOR HARD & FAST RIDING, THIS IS A GREAT TREE |
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| PUT A HORN OF YOUR CHOICE ON THIS TREE AND DO ANYTHING WITH IT! |
| NO PROBLEM GETTING FORWARD TO ROPE IN THIS SADDLE! |
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| SITTING CENTERED WITH A GREAT TWIST TO THE BARS PUTS YOU CLOSE TO YOUR HORSE! |
| THIS IS HOW MUCH GLASS MAT WE USE ON YOUR TREE. |
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| IT'S DECEIVING THAT OUR CLEAR RESIN HAS 3 + LAYERS OF HEAVY FIBERGLASS MAT. |
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NEW TREES BASED ON PROVEN PATTERNS MADE BY LEN OVER THE LAST
26 YEARS. THESE TYPE TREES ARE HARDER TO BUILD. SLOW IN DUPLICATING AND REQUIRE THICKER WOOD FOR THE EXTREME CURVES IN THESE
THINNER BARS. THIS IS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN PROPER TWIST IN A TREE BAR! TWIST IS THE ANGLE CHANGE FRONT TO
REAR.
| BARREL RACING TREE WITH ALL NEW BAR PATTERN |
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| BARS MAKE A THIN NARROW SEAT FOR A WIDE GULLET TREE. |
| The Groove is shown with optional Barrel horn |
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| CLOSER AND MORE COMFORTABLE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE! |
| Birdseye VIEW of The Groove barrel tree. |
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| No saddle you've ridden has the COMFORT or CLOSE CONTACT of these bars & seat! |
| LIL`WONDER IS A CLASS ACT AND A GREAT ALROUND TREE |
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| GET ANY HORN YOU WANT, SEAT SIZE AND BUILD ONE NOW! |
| THE PRO-ULTRALITE ENVELOPE AND CORRECTOR + SHIMS. |
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| GET YOUR LITTLE WONDER TREE WITH CORRECTOR, WHIP THE |
| THE IMPOSSIBLE MADE REAL, FOR SHORT+ WIDE BACKS. |
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| ALL HORSES LIKE THE TWIST, RIDERS LOVE CENTERED SEAT, CLOSE CONTACT. |
| The SHAWN RYAN CUTTER on a PRO ULTRA-LITE E-PAD. |
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| THIS IS A GREAT TREE, NO MATER HOW YOU CUT IT! |
| An 18" OLDTIMER with OPEN SEAT FOR A BIG MAN. |
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| A CUSTOM MAKER IN SOUTH AFRICA ORDERED THIS. IT MEASURES 18.75 FORK TO CANTLE. |
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| 100'S OF ROPERS HAVE OUR TM TREE IN USE! |
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| TM ROPER, FOR CALF OR TEAM ROPING, BAR HAS GROOVES TOP & BOTTOM FOR STRAPS |
MORE TRADTIONAL TREE PATTERNS FOR CUSTOM SADDLEMAKERS BUILDING ALL TYPES OF WESTERN SADDLES. IF
YOU DON'T SEE THE TYPE TREE YOU WANT HERE, JUST CALL DEREK AND HE PROBABLY HAS THE PATTERNS.
| Finally a Rope saddle that balances the rider, |
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| THE CENTERED T-M ROPER, AN ALL NEW TREE THAT PUTS YOU CLOSE! |
| DEREK WITH A "TM ROPER", 15" SEAT, 7" GULLET |
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| THE TM ROPER IS LOW PROFILE & CLOSE TO WITHERS |
| SADDLE VIEW OF THE COMPETION HORNS for your tree. |
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| BACK BOARD IS 2.5" TO SHOW THESE ROPING HORNS. |
| WORKING AND ROPE HORNS, SAME ORDER AS ABOVE! |
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| CHOSE THE HORN YOU WANT FOR YOUR TREE. |
| TRAIL, REINING, BARRELS & CUTTING HORN SELECTION |
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| YOUR CHOICE OF HORNS FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE |
| A SIDE VIEW OF THE HORNS ABOVE REALLY HELPS! |
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| CUSTOMIZE YOUR HORN IF YOU WANT> ONLY $25 TO $50. |
| ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR OLD STYLE ROPING TREES |
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| THE STIRRUP SLOTS ARE TOP AND BOTTOM FOR "NO BUMPS" IN SKIRT. |
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| This ANGLE PUTS CONTACT AT FOOT OF BARS IN FRONT. |
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| DOWN TO RIBS IS: The ONLY WAY TO STOP THE PINCH at top half of BAR |
| THE GROOVE TREE AVAILABLE > 14 |
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| SUPREME COMFORT NAVAJOS HOLD CORRECTOR & SHIMS INPLACE. |
| This tree has logged thousands of miles. It works! |
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| A totally new feel in riding is |
| SHAWN RYAN CUTTER, GOOD BARS, ANGLE, SEAT! |
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| A TRADITIONAL TREE THAT STANDS OUT. CLOSE CONTACT AS WELL. |
| The ULTIMATE IN SECURITY, CONTACT IS CLOSE! |
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| I NOW HAVE 1.5 |
| SHAPELY AND NO WHERE TO GO? YOU ARE IN THE POCKET! |
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| REQUIRES SPECIAL BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS FROM LEN |
| The Association FORK now has COMFY, CLOSE, BARS! |
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| THESE SAME BARS ARE ON THE MOD ASSOCIATION TREE |
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| WITHERS NEED 1 ANGLE, LOINS & RIDER NEED 2 OTHERS! |
| THIS BAR IS MADE FROM A 2 IN. BOARD, MOST ARE ! |
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| NOT ENOUGH TWIST, A 3" BOARD IS NECESSARY TO GET IT! |
| ONE OF THE FEW WESTERN SEATS THAT CENTERS RIDER! |
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| A GREAT SADDLE FOR ANY COMPETITION RIDER, JUST CHANGE THE HORN. |
| Good angle and a flatter surface, a touch of flare |
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| Bars on S/R CUTTER ARE IT'S STRONG POINT. FORK & CANTLE MATE WELL. |
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| This WADE HAS BARS NARROWED at WAIST FOR RIDER |
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| GULLET SITTING ON WITHERS. ANGLE A LITTLE TOO FLAT. |
| This WADE will work fine with CorrecTOR & SHIMS |
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| LIKE MOST WADES, IT IS MADE FOR VERY LOW ROUND BACKS. Needs a new Bar/Fork combo for average withers |
| A FULL SIZED WADE WITH HEAVY GLASS & GROUND SEAT. |
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| 16 IN SEAT SHOWN WITH 23 INCH BARS IS PICTURED. STD. SIZED FOR THE INDUSTRY. |
| FOUR 1/ 4" SHIMS, what most saddles NEED |
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| A GOOD TREE BUT HORSE NEEDS MORE CONTACT at BAR'S FOOT in FRONT! |
| The WILL JAMES A GREAT OLD ALL ROUND TREE |
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| WATCH HOW THE BACK WORKS UNDER THE WILL JAMES TREE IN NEXT 2 PHOTOS. |
| THE WILL JAMES CAN BE USED FOR ANY KIND OF RIDING! |
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| PUT A DIFFERENT HORN ON AND USE IT FOR THE RIDING YOU DO! |
| The Best TREE NOR a TREELESS CAN DEAL WITH THIS! |
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| It's NECESSARY FOR A HORSE TO LIFT HIS BACK WHEN THE RIDER GETS ON! FASTER HE GOES THE MORE LIFT! |
| ENOUGH OF LIMITATIONS OF SADDLES,use a CORRECTOR |
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| Enough pads PROP YOU UP IN FRONT SOME, NOT ENOUGH IN THE REAR! PINCHING HAPPENS WHEN TOO THICK!! |
| TM ROPER, HAS 1/2 |
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| THIS STRING OF PHOTOS GIVES YOU |
| DEREK WITH TREE, A GOOD FIT IF THERE EVER WAS ONE! |
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| WATCH AS DEREK MOUNTS THE HORSE ON THIS SADDLETREE! |
| Rider mounts and back come UP, TREE Goes DOWN ! |
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| A TREE HAD BETTER LOOK LIKE THIS,or IT ROCKS! |
| BACK IS UP AT WALK, TREE IS STILL DOWN, NO PINCH ! |
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| IF RIDDEN THIS WAY WITHERS WILL SUFFER SLIG HTLY. DOWNHILL ALL THE TIME! |
| ALL PRESSURES LESSENED, HORSE CAN NOW MOVE! |
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| BACK COMES UP BUT TREE DOESN'T DROP AS MUCH IN FRONT! |
| WHY ADD FRONT AND REAR SHIMS TO MAKE A 1.25" GAP? |
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| AS YOU RIDE, BACK HAS ROOM TO LIFT, 1&1/2 INCHES AT A WALK! |
| WHEN DEREK MOUNTS THE BACK HAS LIFTED SOME. |
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| HALF THE SPACE IS GONE. GUT HAS TO TENSE WITH RIDER ON! |
| AT WALK WITH HALTER, 28 YR. HORSE'S BACK IS UP! |
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| WHAT NOBODY WANTS TO ADMIT, THE BACK DOES ROUND WHEN RIDING! THEY HAVE NO FIX ! OLD TREES WERE BEST! |
| CANTLE LOOKS BIG FROM HERE, IT ISN'T. |
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| MOST SADDLES DON'T HAVE THIS TWIST, THERE'S LESS HORSE PROBLEMS WITH A BAR THIS GOOD. |
| OLIN YOUNG ROPER ON 15H THICK WITHERED PONY |
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| GREAT CALF ROPING TREE, A LOW SLEEK ROPER, GET THE HORN YOU Prefer. |
| OLIN YOUNG TREE CLEARS BOTH HORSE'S WITHERS,CLOSE |
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| WHEN FINISHED SADDLE WILL HAVE MORE CLEARANCE, CORRECTOR TAKES CARE OF CLEARANCE ANYWAY. |
| A GREAT CALF ROPING TREE & HORN ! |
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| CHANGE HORNS AND USE IT FOR WHATEVER KIND OF ROPING YOU WANT. |
| MOD ASSO HAS BEEN A POPULAR TREE FOR YEARS. |
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| THOUSANDS OF CUSTOM SADDLES HAVE BEEN BUILT ON THIS TYPE TREE. |
| Derek & Big Danny Joe with Modifed Assoc. Roping. |
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| TREE'S GROUND SEAT IS CLOSE, WILL HAVE ROOM IN FINISHED SADDLE. |
| SADDLE BRONC RIDERS, THE BEST IS RIGHT HERE ! |
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| DESIGNED BY A DEVOTE BRONC RIDER & SADDLEMAKER, MEETS ASSO. SPECS! |
| A TOUGH TREE TO BUILD AND DO IT RIGHT. |
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| BRONC TREE REQUIRES A PRECISE JIG FOR SETUP. |
| SHARP ANGLE BARS KEEP SADDLE CENTERED ! |
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| RIGHT SEAT SHAPE TO LET RIDER MOVE & LEAN BACK. |
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