Gates Leather Shop

We do custom leather work big motorcycle saddle bags, small watch cases let us know your needs. We design, cut assemble your ideas into real items you want. Some examples in pictures.

This is a young bull riders chaps, before the repairs and after we patched both sides so as to make the patch not obvious.

These are Queen Shala of Cottage Grove chaps completed and ready to for photo op

We just finished a couple of chaps for the Cottage Gtrove Queens

The refurbish is coming along . The saddle has been cleaned oiled tree repaired, skirts have new sheep skin sewn on. Rear jockey has been soaked formed oiled and dyed, the seat has been treated and colored, the fenders get the same treatment, new rivets where needed, sewn up where neccassary Rear cinch repaired. Assembly is the next step.

A client wants a restoration of their saddle. Totally dismantled right now Tree is Ralide and needed a bit of repair so we ""welded" it and repaired with hot gun and staples. The rear jockey was hardened and bent soaked it reformed oiled and dyed. The skirts have been stripped of their fleece reformed and stiffened reglued, oiled and waiting for new fleece at this point. The fenders are in good shape only need deep cleaning oiling and dying. The horn leather was a bit loose and the owner had repaired it. I just added a touch of glue and clamped to make the leather solid on the horn material

Just finished a total repair leg patch and dyeing of Adam's apron. Made of heavy duty mule skin (That's the proper nomenclature) Heavy grey tanned cowhide actually. They came out nice and he was happy. Bought double bitted axe cover as well.

We make shin guards for cowboys working in pen lots and corrals

We make cuffs for cowboys and welders