$200.00
7 in stock
Tis Annex Art Education Building, 235 N Marina St, Prescott, AZ 86301 – Tis Annex Room 104
Friday 02/26 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Intermediate
Class Size Limit: 8 Students
See complete workshop description below
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No refunds for workshop cancellations after Wednesday, December 30, 2026. See below.
7 in stock
Tis Annex Art Education Building, 235 N Marina St, Prescott, AZ 86301 – Tis Annex Room 104
Friday 02/26 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Intermediate
Workshop Description: Learn Porter Style floral tooling using a repeating design on belt segments. (You will not complete a whole belt.) Rocky will provide you with 4 repeating patterns, from simple to complex, and guide you through his process of tooling them. Time permitting, Rocky will address questions about his belt assembly process, but the focus on this workshop is accurately tooling and emulating the Porter style. Students will receive patterns to take home as well.
Materials to bring: Larger seeder (Craftool #724), small seeder (no number available), bar grounders (Craftool PRO stainless #A2014 & A2012), camouflage (Gomph Hackbarth), kickers (Gomph Hackbarth/Craftool #715), pear shaders (Gomph Hackbarth and Eberle; try to find something close – either regular or fine lined; they are about 5/8” long × 5/16”wide and 7/16”long ×1/4” wide), fluted veiner (McMillen; Gomph Hackbarth or Barry King Tools work well, too), mulefoot (2 styles), checkered bevelers (these are the most important tools; Gomph Hackbarth or Barry King Tools work the best; medium checks; Suggest at least 3 measuring about 3/16”, 1/4” and 3/8”), pencils, erasers, drawing paper, ruler, swivel knife (3/8” wide straight blade), compass, mallet/maul, spray bottle, and a stamping surface. A few extra tools will be able. Rocky can be contacted with any questions at 480-717-7844.
Workshop Instructor: Rocky is a master Porter-style leatherworker and professional saddle maker. He began learning the Porter-style stamping from accomplished saddle makers at an early age and got his start in saddlery while still in high school at the Leland “Tumble” Weed saddle shop. Later, he worked for Porter-trained Frank Eberle in Prescott, Arizona, he then moved on and worked in other saddle shops in Arizona and Colorado under some other great saddle makers: Ray Pohja, Mervin Ringlero and Fletcher Whitlow. In 1970, he opened his own saddle shop in Chandler, Arizona, and later forced to move his shop to Gilbert, where he still works in his saddle shop, building saddles and his buckaroo horse equipment and personal leather items.
Workshop Sponsors: Hermann Oak Leather Co. and The Fiebing Company
CANCELLATION POLICY
• There is a $25 administration fee for canceling a workshop.
• The cost of each workshop will be refunded minus the $25 fee.
• No refunds for workshops after Wednesday, December 30, 2026.
