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Lisa,

For punching holes in the stirrup straps, use a good quality leather hole
punch that sharp.  You want a nice clean hole.  After punching the hole,
find a nail that's close to the same diameter as the hole you've punched.
Heat the nail and run it thru the hole to seal the material.  Usually a
lighter is good enough to heat the nail.  You don't want it too hot, as
you'll make the hole to big.

As for trimming the breast collar, a good quality pair of heavy duty kitchen
scissors will do the trick.  Use the same lighter you used to heat the nail
to seal off the freshly cut end.

Note: We made the lower strap on the breast collar long on purpose.  In case
the d-ring on your girth broke (or it didn't have one to begin with), you
could extend the lower strap out and run the girth thru the loop of the
strap.  To take up the extra strap when not needed, run it up through the
brass ring above the buckle, and then back down through the keeper.  It's a
little tight getting the strap back through the keeper, but it'll go.

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From: LISA <volta@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   zilco alteration


hey guys: does anyone know the best way to make holes in and trim zilco?
I need to take some excess off a breastcollar strap and make a "half
hole" in my stirrup leathers ...

thanks!
lisa o
santa fe NM



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