butchlambert
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He came out of retirement to make an old western holster and belt for my old Colt SAA
My traveling buddy-Jay Lynn Gore
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butchlambert
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This is all I know to post. Jay Lynn is still fighting cancer, but he is pushing ahead.
Got it to play finally. Great video, really enjoyed it. His tools were in high demand when he would go to the leather shows in years past.
butchlambert
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You better watch it young man!
That silver engraver that he made out of the dog bowl and bowling ball will get a lot of talk in the western trades! lol.
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I could tell you stories of how cheap Jay Lynn is! I know of one case where he tried to save a quarter and it cost him thousands!butchlambert
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This is a note from Troy West who is the best or very close to the best saddle makers out there.
Jay Lynn Gore was the head tooler for Billy Cook for 30 odd years. As a result he really knew what a good stamping tool was, often designing and fabricating his own out of nails or bolts or whatever he could come up with. He is really a very creative guy. I used to call him McGyver cause he could make something out of nothing and could blow up a city block with nothing but a sweet gum ball. When he left Billy Cook Saddles he tooled saddles for me for a number of years. He started making stamping tools in his spare time. His brother in law, Mitch Botts, encouraged Jay to take his tools to the trade shows, so they did. Mitch was really the push in the marketing area and Jay was the brains behind the tools. They went to the trade shows for quite a few years until Mitch was diagnosed with cancer and passed away. Jay hasn't been back to a show but continues to make tools, getting orders from the many people who had purchased from him earlier. He also lives near Greenville, Tx. where all the saddle companies are and they still order from him.
Jay still does a lot of tooling for a saddle outfit near Houston and still makes tools. They used to have a catalog and you may be able to get one still. I'm really not sure about that. You'd just have to give him a call. His tools are great and he knows how to make them well because he knows how to use them well.
He's a great guy too.
Troy West
Jay Lynn Gore was the head tooler for Billy Cook for 30 odd years. As a result he really knew what a good stamping tool was, often designing and fabricating his own out of nails or bolts or whatever he could come up with. He is really a very creative guy. I used to call him McGyver cause he could make something out of nothing and could blow up a city block with nothing but a sweet gum ball. When he left Billy Cook Saddles he tooled saddles for me for a number of years. He started making stamping tools in his spare time. His brother in law, Mitch Botts, encouraged Jay to take his tools to the trade shows, so they did. Mitch was really the push in the marketing area and Jay was the brains behind the tools. They went to the trade shows for quite a few years until Mitch was diagnosed with cancer and passed away. Jay hasn't been back to a show but continues to make tools, getting orders from the many people who had purchased from him earlier. He also lives near Greenville, Tx. where all the saddle companies are and they still order from him.
Jay still does a lot of tooling for a saddle outfit near Houston and still makes tools. They used to have a catalog and you may be able to get one still. I'm really not sure about that. You'd just have to give him a call. His tools are great and he knows how to make them well because he knows how to use them well.
He's a great guy too.
Troy West
By the looks of the trophies, he must have shot a lot of Benchrest with you?
butchlambert
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Yes Sir, we used to travel the country shooting..
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butchlambert
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We loved going to Arkansas to shoot with you guys!
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Another Rockwell lathe user
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