Rivets and safety for saddle mods

["Raymond O'Donohue" <rayo@cfw.com>]

Wooops! I mis-spoke !Re rivets:they are fast and convenient,but 
they are NOT generally as strong as stitching. So when modifying, use 
caution. Lay it up with rivets perhaps,but stitch or have stitched if 
safety is an issue. My "in-flap" rigging is done entirely with rivets,but 
 the upper portion of this thing is a triangulated pattern of about a 
dozen rivets,and this is a low-stress part,since I'm not planning to rope 
 any cows.If in doubt,sew it.