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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Meet Tim George, a master of rawhide braiding who is keeping this Western art form alive. Tim George reveals the painstaking work and artistic details behind the Western art of rawhide braiding.