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What side of the button? *Measurement Question*

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I'm posting this because I need an answer asap.

I've looked this up and I'm getting a variety of answers. When measuring and english saddle. Where do I start? Front, middle, or back of the button? It's a 17.5 at the back of the button and 18" at the front. I'm terribly confused. :?
 
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Middle. Because if the saddle has an oval head nail the discrepancy's even bigger.

Main problem is the head nails rarely go in the same place twice. On most English saddles if you look down the tree from the rear you'll see the nails aren't level, and you quite often get different 'lengths' depending which side of the pommel you measure from.

I know that's not very helpful but saddle makers often aren't. Just to give a typical example, I have a Jeffries Falcon Hawk Event in bits. It measured a good 18" before I started, but guess what?

When I got down to the bare tree, in large black letters was writ '17 1/2" '.

So it's 'best guess', as usual :(
 
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