All Whit Olson really needs to create something truly functional, and intricately beautiful, is a piece of rawhide, a sharp knife and nimble fingers. The Salem-area farmer hand-builds elegant tools ...

DONNA HEALY Of The Gazette Staff Apr 5, 2008 Apr 5, 2008 0 LODGE GRASS - Cowboys might wince at the words "folk art." But Lodge Grass rancher Nate Wald elevates rawhide braiding to an art form. Wald ...

Vince Donley and his wife, Judy, have a custom rawhide braiding business in Sundance, Wyoming, but for many years, he did rawhide braiding for saddle shops in different areas of the state. He started ...

Growing up riding and breaking horses in Nebraska, Jeff Minor started repairing tack and braiding leather at an early age. His family worked for large ranches in Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado and ...