{"title":"Jerry Cates Spurs","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Maker: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJerry Cates (1938–2011)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJerry Cates was a renowned Western craftsman and contemporary spur maker based in Amarillo, Texas. Born in 1938 in Foard County, he grew up in a ranching family and spent his early years as a cowboy and brand inspector before transitioning into the world of bit and spur making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCareer \u0026amp; Craftsmanship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtistic Beginnings: In the early 1960s, while working on a Texas Panhandle ranch, Cates began repairing bits and spurs for fellow cowboys. He completed his first pair of spurs in 1969.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInfluences: He was deeply influenced and mentored by the legendary Adolph Bayers, whose shop was located near his own. His work was also inspired by the Texas patterns of McChesney and Crockett.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-Time Mastery: He launched his full-time business in 1979\/1980, eventually developing 150 different styles for spurs and 40 patterns for bits, with every piece being hand-engraved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle: His work is known for intricate silver mountings, gal-leg shanks, and unique \"Texas style\" engraving that became highly sought after by both working cowboys and collectors worldwide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Legacy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAwards: He was named the Academy of Western Artists Spur Maker of the Year in 1997 and received the inaugural Adolph Bayers Memorial Award in 2007.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeadership: Cates was a founding member of the Texas Style Bit and Spur Makers group and was known for his generosity in teaching others through his apprenticeship program.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePosthumous Honors: In 2012, he was posthumously inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame and honored by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum with the Chester A. 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He cowboyed and worked as a brand inspector before taking up bit and spur making full-time in 1969. Jerry lived 15 miles from Adolph Bayers whom he credits with both teaching and inspiring him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e_______________________________________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1938, Cates grew up in Foard County, Texas in a farming and ranching family. In the early 1960s, while working on a large Texas Panhandle ranch, he started repairing bits and spurs for other cowboys. Jerry made his first pair of spurs in 1969, and for three years he and his partner Bill Handley worked together on a part-time basis. With a growing demand for his work, he started making spurs and bits full-time in 1980. Cates admires the Texas patterns of McChesney, Crockett, Kelly Brothers, Adolph Bayers and Billy Klapper but has been able to create his own unique style. Highly sought after by collectors and working cowboys alike, Cates has customers worldwide, yet his talent, knowledge, and respect for the art of spur making combined with his generosity of sharing, has had a great influence on a large number of contemporary makers. Jerry’s shop is always open to the eager and curious, and he offers a formal apprenticeship program for a few promising students each year. Jerry has awarded both the Academy of Western Artists Spur Maker of the Year in 1997 and the inaugural Adolph Bayers Memorial Award in 2007. 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Jerry lived 15 miles from Adolph Bayers whom he credits with both teaching and inspiring him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandmade Jerry CATES(1938-2011) Silver Mounted Hearts Spurs #4586  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Jerry CATES Silver Mounted Hearts \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuff: 3 1\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBand: 1\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShank:  2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel: 28pt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel Diameter: 2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote: Initials \"W.P.S.60\" on inside button - Heart on outside button\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements are approximate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e_______________________________________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1938, Cates grew up in Foard County, Texas in a farming and ranching family. In the early 1960s, while working on a large Texas Panhandle ranch, he started repairing bits and spurs for other cowboys. Jerry made his first pair of spurs in 1969, and for three years he and his partner Bill Handley worked together on a part-time basis. With a growing demand for his work, he started making spurs and bits full-time in 1980. Cates admires the Texas patterns of McChesney, Crockett, Kelly Brothers, Adolph Bayers and Billy Klapper but has been able to create his own unique style. Highly sought after by collectors and working cowboys alike, Cates has customers worldwide, yet his talent, knowledge, and respect for the art of spur making combined with his generosity of sharing, has had a great influence on a large number of contemporary makers. Jerry’s shop is always open to the eager and curious, and he offers a formal apprenticeship program for a few promising students each year. Jerry has awarded both the Academy of Western Artists Spur Maker of the Year in 1997 and the inaugural Adolph Bayers Memorial Award in 2007. He was the founder of the Texas Style Bit and Spur Makers group. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jerry CATES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42834936430655,"sku":"SPUR1492-C","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8540\/9344\/files\/DSC_0173_2_5b1d2700-dafc-41ce-b4d2-5c5cd8eb0c31.jpg?v=1768495257"},{"product_id":"jerry-cates-spur-1707-silver-mounted-_t-brand","title":"Jerry CATES Spur #1707 Silver Mounted +_T Brand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerry was born in Foard County, Texas in 1938 moving permanently to Amarillo in 1959. He cowboyed and worked as a brand inspector before taking up bit and spur making full-time in 1969. Jerry lived 15 miles from Adolph Bayers whom he credits with both teaching and inspiring him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandmade Jerry CATES(1938-2011) Silver Mounted T_ + Brand on Spurs #1707 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Jerry CATES Silver Mounted \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuff: 3 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBand: 1\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShank:  2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel: 10pt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel Diameter: 1 1\/2\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements are approximate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1938, Cates grew up in Foard County, Texas in a farming and ranching family. In the early 1960s, while working on a large Texas Panhandle ranch, he started repairing bits and spurs for other cowboys. Jerry made his first pair of spurs in 1969, and for three years he and his partner Bill Handley worked together on a part-time basis. With a growing demand for his work, he started making spurs and bits full-time in 1980. Cates admires the Texas patterns of McChesney, Crockett, Kelly Brothers, Adolph Bayers and Billy Klapper but has been able to create his own unique style. Highly sought after by collectors and working cowboys alike, Cates has customers worldwide, yet his talent, knowledge, and respect for the art of spur making combined with his generosity of sharing, has had a great influence on a large number of contemporary makers. Jerry’s shop is always open to the eager and curious, and he offers a formal apprenticeship program for a few promising students each year. Jerry has awarded both the Academy of Western Artists Spur Maker of the Year in 1997 and the inaugural Adolph Bayers Memorial Award in 2007. 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Jerry lived 15 miles from Adolph Bayers whom he credits with both teaching and inspiring him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandmade Jerry CATES Silver Double Mounted Bars \u0026amp; Hearts on Spurs #326 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Jerry CATES Silver Mounted \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuff: 3 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBand: 1 1\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShank:  2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel: 6pt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel Diameter: 2\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements are approximate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1938, Cates grew up in Foard County, Texas in a farming and ranching family. In the early 1960s, while working on a large Texas Panhandle ranch, he started repairing bits and spurs for other cowboys. Jerry made his first pair of spurs in 1969, and for three years he and his partner Bill Handley worked together on a part-time basis. With a growing demand for his work, he started making spurs and bits full-time in 1980. Cates admires the Texas patterns of McChesney, Crockett, Kelly Brothers, Adolph Bayers and Billy Klapper but has been able to create his own unique style. Highly sought after by collectors and working cowboys alike, Cates has customers worldwide, yet his talent, knowledge, and respect for the art of spur making combined with his generosity of sharing, has had a great influence on a large number of contemporary makers. Jerry’s shop is always open to the eager and curious, and he offers a formal apprenticeship program for a few promising students each year. Jerry has awarded both the Academy of Western Artists Spur Maker of the Year in 1997 and the inaugural Adolph Bayers Memorial Award in 2007. 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Jerry lived 15 miles from Adolph Bayers whom he credits with both teaching and inspiring him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e           Handmade Jerry CATESSilver Mounted Spurs #1845 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Jerry CATES Silver Mounted Card Suit \u0026amp; \"TOM\" Spurs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuff: 3 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBand: 1 1\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShank:  2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel: 28pt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel Diameter: 2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements are approximate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1938, Cates grew up in Foard County, Texas in a farming and ranching family. In the early 1960s, while working on a large Texas Panhandle ranch, he started repairing bits and spurs for other cowboys. Jerry made his first pair of spurs in 1969, and for three years he and his partner Bill Handley worked together on a part-time basis. With a growing demand for his work, he started making spurs and bits full-time in 1980. Cates admires the Texas patterns of McChesney, Crockett, Kelly Brothers, Adolph Bayers and Billy Klapper but has been able to create his own unique style. Highly sought after by collectors and working cowboys alike, Cates has customers worldwide, yet his talent, knowledge, and respect for the art of spur making combined with his generosity of sharing, has had a great influence on a large number of contemporary makers. Jerry’s shop is always open to the eager and curious, and he offers a formal apprenticeship program for a few promising students each year. Jerry has awarded both the Academy of Western Artists Spur Maker of the Year in 1997 and the inaugural Adolph Bayers Memorial Award in 2007. 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Jerry lived 15 miles from Adolph Bayers whom he credits with both teaching and inspiring him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e           Handmade Jerry CATES Silver Mounted Spurs #4107\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Jerry CATES Silver Mounted \"JOE\" \u0026amp; \"JP on Spurs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuff: 3 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBand: 1\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShank:  1 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel: Polo - Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel Diameter: 1\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements are approximate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1938, Cates grew up in Foard County, Texas in a farming and ranching family. In the early 1960s, while working on a large Texas Panhandle ranch, he started repairing bits and spurs for other cowboys. Jerry made his first pair of spurs in 1969, and for three years he and his partner Bill Handley worked together on a part-time basis. With a growing demand for his work, he started making spurs and bits full-time in 1980. Cates admires the Texas patterns of McChesney, Crockett, Kelly Brothers, Adolph Bayers and Billy Klapper but has been able to create his own unique style. Highly sought after by collectors and working cowboys alike, Cates has customers worldwide, yet his talent, knowledge, and respect for the art of spur making combined with his generosity of sharing, has had a great influence on a large number of contemporary makers. Jerry’s shop is always open to the eager and curious, and he offers a formal apprenticeship program for a few promising students each year. Jerry has awarded both the Academy of Western Artists Spur Maker of the Year in 1997 and the inaugural Adolph Bayers Memorial Award in 2007. 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Jerry lived 15 miles from Adolph Bayers whom he credits with both teaching and inspiring him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e           Handmade Jerry CATES Silver Mounted Bars with Heart Buttons \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Jerry CATES Silver Mounted Spurs #790\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuff: 3 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBand: 1 1\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShank:  2 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel: 10pt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel Diameter: 1 1\/8\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements are approximate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1938, Cates grew up in Foard County, Texas in a farming and ranching family. In the early 1960s, while working on a large Texas Panhandle ranch, he started repairing bits and spurs for other cowboys. Jerry made his first pair of spurs in 1969, and for three years he and his partner Bill Handley worked together on a part-time basis. With a growing demand for his work, he started making spurs and bits full-time in 1980. Cates admires the Texas patterns of McChesney, Crockett, Kelly Brothers, Adolph Bayers and Billy Klapper but has been able to create his own unique style. Highly sought after by collectors and working cowboys alike, Cates has customers worldwide, yet his talent, knowledge, and respect for the art of spur making combined with his generosity of sharing, has had a great influence on a large number of contemporary makers. Jerry’s shop is always open to the eager and curious, and he offers a formal apprenticeship program for a few promising students each year. Jerry has awarded both the Academy of Western Artists Spur Maker of the Year in 1997 and the inaugural Adolph Bayers Memorial Award in 2007. 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Jerry lived 15 miles from Adolph Bayers whom he credits with both teaching and inspiring him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e           Handmade Jerry CATES Silver Mounted \"98 Ranch Round Up\" trophy spurs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Jerry CATES Silver Mounted Spurs #3769\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuff: 3 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBand: 1\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShank:  2 1\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel: 12pt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowel Diameter: 1 1\/4\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote: Trophy Spurs - 98 Ranch Round Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements are approximate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1938, Cates grew up in Foard County, Texas in a farming and ranching family. 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Jerry has awarded both the Academy of Western Artists Spur Maker of the Year in 1997 and the inaugural Adolph Bayers Memorial Award in 2007. 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He cowboyed and worked as a brand inspector before taking up bit and spur making full-time in 1969. Jerry lived 15 miles from Adolph Bayers whom he credits with both teaching and inspiring him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e_______________________________________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1938, Cates grew up in Foard County, Texas in a farming and ranching family. In the early 1960s, while working on a large Texas Panhandle ranch, he started repairing bits and spurs for other cowboys. Jerry made his first pair of spurs in 1969, and for three years he and his partner Bill Handley worked together on a part-time basis. With a growing demand for his work, he started making spurs and bits full-time in 1980. Cates admires the Texas patterns of McChesney, Crockett, Kelly Brothers, Adolph Bayers and Billy Klapper but has been able to create his own unique style. 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