Lunch @ Brush Fire BBQ Co

One of the perks of making the dreaded 100+ mile Supply Run to Tucson, is getting to stop for lunch at the awesome BRUSH FIRE BBQ Co. with my hubby Ross Maynard!
We need to pickup Cinch hardware, Yarn needles and Acid Dye, amongst other things...

When you are purchasing a cinch, make sure that it is balanced and the center is actually in the middle of the cinch. 
In this photo, we have a 27 strand Rayon cord roper style cinch with the center Dees attached with nylon webbing wrapped with brown rayon cordage.  It has sewn leather reinforcements.  As you can see, the center is not sewn straight.

I've measured a 32" cinch of this style and brand that stretched to 35 inches after 20 minutes of use on a horse. That's 3 inches! Many times our horses get blamed for holding their breath or bloating during saddling, but rather the cinch actually stretched. 

Here you can see another Rayon cinch of the same style and brand, that has stretched out of shape after use. Look at how center is now even more crooked, and the cinch buckles are no longer even. This imbalance could easily attribute to girth pain and a cinchy horse!


I found this video on Youtube depicting the same cinch that literally tore apart broke with a 6 yr old little girl riding her horse. 
http://youtu.be/rvfM6RP6LZw

There can be a couple reasons for this problem: 

• It could be that the machine stitching was too tight causing the thread to cut through the cord. 
  
• The cinch was purchased in the fall and not used all winter, it could have rotted, although that usually doesn't occur with man-made materials such as rayon cordage.
  

This is a nickle plated cinch buckle that has split at the weld. A little more time and pressure under use and the split would separate even more allowing the buckle tongue to displace. The latigo would no longer be buckled and a wreck would follow!

This is an import H Roller buckle. Notice how the narrow roller bar has bent. This is on a Classic Equine Roper cinch. Interestingly, this cinch was purchased to replace a cinch where the roller broke out of the buckle. We will not be carrying these H Roller Buckles. 

Cinch Making is the tying and weaving of cinches, a Traditional Cowboy Art of handmade quality gear that is both both functional and comfortable for your equine partner.  Copper Canyon Cinches are each hand made, tied and woven with high quality 100% American mohair from the Angora goat.  

Cinch hardware choices consist of of stainless steel, brass, or bronze buckles and rings.  The bronze buckles are custom made by Bork and Sons at their foundry in Washington state, using a manganese bronze alloy that offers great strength and resists corrosion.  In the true essence of our Western Tradition of hand-made gear,  I proudly offer American-made hardware whenever possible. 

I often have cinches in stock from 28" to 36" lengths, but they don't last long!  You may choose from cinches already made up, or order a custom cinch designed and tied to your desire. 


Your Copper Canyon Cinch is a one-of-a-kind due to the variety of cinch styles with varying widths, based on your saddle's riggin, number of strands used in single or double layers, choice of various buckle options, colors and designs. My goal is to produce a unique piece of "wearable art" that will please the rider aesthetically and functionally.  

Custom dyed Mohair will be offered at a higher cost due to the process involved, and i will be offering Alpaca fiber cord due to exquisitely soft feel. ~Leslie