Overview
Keep in mind that everything is handmade and hand engraved to ensure a one of a kind product for you. Allow sufficient time when placing your order.
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- Business Service
- Jewelry Watches Store
- Jewelry & Watches Store
Description
Cribbs Handmade Bits, Buckles, Spurs, and Custom Jewelry was est. in 2001. Dossie is a stamp holding member of the International Guild Of Bit and Spur makers www.IGBSM.org and a lifetime member of the National Bit, Spur, and Saddle Collectors association www.nbssca.org .
Cribbs Spurs won 2012 Peoples Choice and Champion Spurs at The Art Of The Cowboy Makers Contest in Loveland, Co. www.artofthecowboymakers.com
Dossie Cribbs, often copied, never duplicated. In the small West Texas town of Rankin, off the beaten path, Dossie, hangs his hat. Down the street from his home is Cribbs Handmade Spurs.
At 14 years old, Dossie learned to make spurs from his dad, Dossie Cribbs II, for himself, friends and family. In 2001 He was in an unfortunate car accident on the way home from a rodeo leaving him paralyzed with a spinal injury. The no quit attitude Dossie has pushed him to build full time in 2002, never giving up. An optimist most all the time, he is definitely high, on life. His work is unique and rarely will you see the same style of spurs, because each one of his piece’s is drawn and created by Dossie alone, one piece at a time.
When given the opportunity, Dossie Cribbs likes to incorporate a sense of humor into his handcrafted bits, spurs and buckles. Examples include overlays on spurs of a saddled horse waiting outside an outhouse and a heart broken in two.
“I like to build fun stuff – something you don’t see and normally would not think of,” Dossie said. He is a self-taught builder now entering his 10th year of working full-time at the craft. He first began after seeking advice from a handful of established makers. He later learned some additional engraving and silversmith tricks from builder Wilson Capron.
One of Dossie’s favorite parts of building spurs is creating one-of-a-kind shanks. But, he said defining his style is difficult because he specializes in creating gear to customers’ specific designs. Those customers include working cowboys, bull riders and other rodeo competitors. Dossie also has built trophy gear for several events, including buckles for the PRCA Texas Circuit Finals and spurs for the Midland PBR. Although his handiwork has some light-hearted themes, Dossie takes seriously the importance of functionality of his equipment. “It’s got to work right, especially the bits. With bits you have to get the balance and function just right,” Dossie said. His appreciation of quality gear is a natural byproduct of growing up on ranches where his dad worked. Dossie later competed in bull riding and saddle bronc riding events. But, it is building bits, spurs and buckles that most allows Dossie to stay connected with his ranching heritage. “This is something that I really love doing. It’s easy to be out here in the shop and stay all day,” Dossie said.
