Mojave Lever Crew - Roll Call!

[200Apples]

Kind of a long ride to the beach, ain't it?

But, seriously... and as always, thanks for the great images!

[splithoof]

Horse, those beach scenes look like Montana de Oro....
My squaw and her riding pals have camped out there in the past.
Also brought some of the horses to a beach near Ventura, but got kicked out after an hour or so; at least we got a good swim in.

[Horsewright]

Kind of a long ride to the beach, ain't it?

But, seriously... and as always, thanks for the great images!

You bet buddy!

The secret to those long rides is to let the many horses pull the few:



And for Bob, chili over cornbread:







@splithoof Yes sir at Montano De Oro just south of Moro Bay, there's the rock:



We were going mid month in Aug but Gov Newsome sent my money back. Apparently it would be hard to social distance there:



Ah yes see the crowd behind us! Oh wait thats the daughters boyfriend, he's with us:

[splithoof]

[Horsewright]

After those trips we'd always have big saddle cleaning parties, well cause stuff got wet. Not really that big a deal, rinse the leather off with fresh water and condition before it dries. Water hurting leather is a wive's tale. Letting it dry out without reconditioning it? Thats BAD. We'd spread sheets out over the living room floor, have Tyler and his wife Cara over and we'd watch westerns while cleaning the four or five saddles, whats better? Monty Walsh, Quiqley, Tombstone, all at the top of the list. One time we had a three day cleaning party, ran out of saddles, that work thing is vastly overrated I'm told. Heck we don't have jobs but Tyler and Cara do but they can take vacation and did. You do know that the cantina is right next to the living room. That a might had something to do with it.

We kick the tables out bring in the saddle stands and light up the westerns. There's speakers in the ceiling too above the couches. Ya can rock a western in here.



Cara might bring her original Henry over for us to admire:



Its a shooter too! I've put more rounds through it than she has!



Course the cantina might of been a distraction for sure:



Ya could never tell I use to live in Scotland!



Anyhoo.

Gotta go their waiting for me:

[Killer Bee]

1964 Golden 39-A
1958 336
1984 BLR 81







carving bench grandpa used when he worked for Fajen..

[Horsewright]

Those are beautimous sir!

[golfish]

That 336 is cool. Did your Grandpa do that?

[Killer Bee]

thank you! yes, that's the only mounted stock set we have that he carved.. it's in rough shape as it's hung over the living room door frame for many many years with the 39A above it.. at some point I'd like to have them professionally cleaned and properly preserved.. not concerned with collectors value, never be for sale..

his bench was under a window in their bedroom downstairs in the house that would later be my bedroom.. can still see him standing there with piles of chisels the length of the bench with boxes of incoming and outgoing stocks leaned up around it..

when grandpa died, Reinhart Fajen attended his funeral
and afterwards gave this buttstock that grandpa carved for catalog display to my mom.. wasn't his favorite but he carved whatever the customer ordered.. and he often drew his own patterns to fit customers tastes..

it supposedly fits some sort of falling block remington but has a curved tang.. considering taking it to macons which is who bought out fajens I believe, and ask them to make a matching forestock and fit it to something.. anything, even a wall hanger would do

[nickel plate]

KB,
Your Grandfather was truly a highly skilled artisan.

[DueceMcGurk]

Bee,
Outstanding carving. Just beautiful.

[DueceMcGurk]

Apples, I would like to nominate Mrs. Horsewright for membership (if she will have us). A self professed "lever girl" and I have more pics of her with a lever in hand than you. LOL

Do I hear a second?

[bergmen]

Drove through Tehachapi this morning from Bakersfield, was thinking of Horsewright's ranch. I am guessing it is to the south of Highway 58?

Love this area.

Dan

[Rtom816]

The motion re: Mrs. HW... I second and further move the matter should be adopted by acclimation.

Bee, those are prime. The carving made me cry by virtue of it's sheer weight. Next month I observe the long, long ago passing of my grandfather, Elsa. The man who taught me to fly fish and hunt 60 years ago. When giant grandfather's are missed, they are MISSED. I FEEL YA'!

[SkyHawk]

Dang Bee, those are sure gorgeous