Before he died last September, Klapper was one of the most celebrated forgers of spurs and bits in the entire world. One of his biggest fans was Taylor Sheridan, whose Four Sixes ranch is adorned ...

he was awestruck by the old-school method in which Klapper made spurs, which cowboys wear on their ankles when riding horses. Klapper fashioned his from a single piece of steel. "I didn't know ...