{"id":99985,"date":"2023-06-16T15:51:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T13:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antares-sellier.com\/?p=99985"},"modified":"2023-06-19T14:45:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T12:45:57","slug":"antares-leather-saddle-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antares-sellier.com\/en\/2023\/06\/16\/antares-leather-saddle-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"Antar\u00e8s leather saddle creation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Designed to ensure the well-being<\/strong> and comfort<\/strong> of the horse\/rider couple, our custom-made saddles are created, from their origin, in our workshop in Saintes in Charente Maritime. Each riding saddle requires many hours of work from our craftsmen and requires 75 pieces of leather and foam. It is a long and multi-step process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our 45 saddlers deploy all their know-how to offer you saddles that meet the values of requirements characterizing Antar\u00e8s saddles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Leather working
    <\/a>    Cutting the leather
    <\/a>    Preparing the parts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Assembling the flaps
    <\/a>    Double flaps saddle
    <\/a>    Mono flap saddle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The panels<\/a>
    <\/a>    Panel structure<\/a>
    <\/a>    Wet leather<\/a>
    <\/a>    Additional DTA panel stitching<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The seat
    <\/a>    Step 01 : the saddle tree<\/a>
    Step 02 : initial seat stretching<\/a>
    Step 03 : the seaming stage<\/a>
    Step 04 : second stage stretching<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Assembly and inspections<\/a>
    Assembling the parts<\/a>
    Inspections and oiling<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Stage one of leather saddle creation : leather working<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Cutting the leather<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The raw leather<\/strong>, of French origin, must be cut and prepared in our workshop in Saintes. In a constant search to improve the working conditions of our saddlers, we have automated certain tasks.
    As of July 2020, the Antar\u00e8s leather workshop boasts digital cutting machines<\/strong> to cut the leather hides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The leather hide is laid out on a machine that flattens it to eliminate wrinkles and creases. The saddle maker then positions the part templates, one by one, on the hide using a projector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The quality of the leather<\/strong> can then be customised to each part based on its function and position on the saddle. The smoothest leather comes from the cow\u2019s hindquarters. The saddle maker must be perfectly familiar<\/strong> with the leather and each part of the saddle to find exactly the right place for them on the hide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Once the templates are in place, the machine cuts the parts, following the outlines of the projected images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Preparing the parts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Each part of the saddle is treated differently according to its position<\/strong> and function<\/strong> on the saddle. The parts are :<\/p>\n\n\n\n