STIRRUP LEATHERS

ENGLISH TACK REPAIRS

STIRRUP LEATHERS

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REPLACE BUCKLE ON ENGLISH SADDLE STIRRUP LEATHER

This repair involves replacing the buckle on a stirrup leather for an English saddle.

MATERIALS LIST AND COSTS – Based on average costs and times for a saddle maker with 3/5 years of experience

AMOUNT	DESCRIPTION	COST	TOTAL
1	APPROPRIATE REPLACEMENT STIRRUP LEATHER BUCKLE	2.07	2.07
	MISC SUPPLIES @ 20% (THREAD-RIVETS-DYE-OIL, ETC.)		0.41
	MATERIALS COST		2.48
	PROFIT OR RETURN ON INVESTMENT ON MATERIALS USED		0.13
	MATERIALS TOTAL COST		2.61
.63	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR { The shop rate is the total of your hourly wage and an hourly rate to cover your overhead costs }	SHOP RATE TOTAL	MATERIALS & SHOP RATE TOTAL
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 40.00 PER HOUR	25.20	27.81
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 45.00 PER HOUR	28.35	30.96
	HOURS OF LABOR AT A SHOP RATE OF $ 50.00 per HOUR NATIONAL AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME	31.50	34.11
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 55.00 PER HOUR	34.65	37.26
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 60.00 PER HOUR	37.80	40.41

TIMES – Based on average times for a saddle maker with 3/5 years of experience

PROCESS	TIMES (minutes)
REMOVE OLD BUCKLE AND PICK THREADS	14.00
RE-ALIGN ALL THE OLD HOLES, TACK UP	2.00
REPLACE BUCKLE AND RE-STITCH (YOUR STITCH TIME WILL BE ON THE LONGER END OF THE TIME ALLOTTED IF THERE ARE THREE ROWS OF STITCHING OR ONLY TWO)	21.00
TAP STITCHES FLAT	1.00
TOTAL MINUTES	38.00
TOTAL HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR	0.63

RE-STITCH STIRRUP LEATHERS

This repair involves re-stitching stirrup leathers by hand ( each leather).

MATERIALS LIST AND COSTS – Based on average costs and times for a saddle maker with 3/5 years of experience

AMOUNT	DESCRIPTION	COST	TOTAL
1	MINIMUM CHARGE	1.00	1.00
	MISC SUPPLIES @ 20% (THREAD-RIVETS-DYE-OIL, ETC.)		0.20
	MATERIALS COST		1.20
	5%PROFIT OR RETURN ON INVESTMENT ON MATERIALS USED		0.06
	MATERIALS TOTAL COST		1.26
.63	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR { The shop rate is the total of your hourly wage and an hourly rate to cover your overhead costs }	SHOP RATE TOTAL	MATERIALS & SHOP RATE TOTAL
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 40.00 PER HOUR	25.20	26.46
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 45.00 PER HOUR	28.35	29.61
	HOURS OF LABOR AT A SHOP RATE OF $ 50.00 per HOUR NATIONAL AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME	31.50	32.76
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 55.00 PER HOUR	34.65	35.91
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 60.00 PER HOUR	37.80	39.06

TIMES – Based on average times for a saddle maker with 3/5 years of experience

PROCESS	TIMES (minutes)
REMOVE BUCKLE AND PICK THREADS	14.00
RE-ALIGN ALL THE OLD HOLES, TACK UP	2.00
RE-STITCH (YOUR STITCH TIME WILL BE ON THE LONGER END OF THE TIME ALLOTTED IF THERE ARE THREE ROWS OF STITCHING OR ONLY TWO)	21.00
TAP STITCHES FLAT	1.00
TOTAL MINUTES	38.00
TOTAL HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR	0.63