In the late 1960's, Les' father, Norman, sought out the finest craftsmen capable of creating works of art out of silver and iron. Art that manifested in the forms of bits and spurs in the Spanish tradition. What he found were direct descendants of the silver and iron workers brought to the new world by Cortez in the 1500's. Armed with the designs of the Californian, Vogt successfully employed these artisans to create quality bits and spurs in the 1980's, allowing Les to use his knowledge and experience to expand the line of the now famous Vogt silver bits and spurs.