Spur Making Steps by Bruce Cheaney

Custom made cowboy spurs made by Bruce Cheaney these spurs feature 3 inch spur rowels that are hand engraved in the Texas Style wheat stalk pattern.

All silver is hand cut with a jewelers frame saw using Scies 3/0 piercing blades. Handmade spurs in this video are made using the stock removal method. The spur heel bands are hand formed around a heel band jig then belt sanded and clean up so the spur shanks can be welded on.

Some of the equipment I use for spur making

Some of the tools used for spur making are a Miller 250 DX Syncrowave welder and a 2″ X 72″ belt grinder as well as a Baldor Buffer number 114 and a anvil and Victor Acetylene Torch.

Welding Supplies

Welding Supplies such as Harris Brazing alloy is used to attach the silver mountings to the spurs, the product I use from the Harris Products Group is the 45% Brazing alloy that is 45% silver and is considered a hard solder.

Grinding Supplies

Grinding supplies are by Norton and Klingspor I use Norton Belts for heavy stock removal and Klingspor J-Flex belts for blending the welds and polishing the spurs.