Braiding
From whips to purse straps, braiding leather is an art of its own.
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TOOL LIST Template 24" straight edge Small hammer Kite string (yes. Kite string) Scratch awl Pneumatic stapler (with 18 ga. x 1" staples) or you can use 1 1/4" x 16 nails 65mm rolling cutter Leather shears Exacto knife 6" metal molded ruler 45 degree corner line placer for 2x4s Small curved forceps Needle nose pliers Pencil, pen, silver ink pen 13" straight edge Lacing needle (not pictured) Small fib (not pictured) Something to cut the dowel (I use a miter saw) (not pictured) Pick what leather you want to use for your tails, your handle braid, your Turks heads, the handle base (1" OAK dowel), leather glue (not pictured), gel super glue (not pictured),…
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Howdy, Someone requested this braid in the How Do I Do That? section, so I thought I'd see if I could do a tutorial. There are several different 9 strand braids, but I think this is my favorite. It is an over two under two pattern that gives a nice herringbone effect. Just for your infrmation, it is commonly used to braid the tails on bull ropes. Note: All numbers refer to the starting position of the string, begining with 1 on the left and continuing to 9 on the right. My braid is left loose to show the path that each strand takes. The first few steps show how to close up the top of the braid to make it more attractive when the end is already fastened in place. …
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http://www.taylortel.net/~stwood/index.html Thank you, Sidney! Johanna Basic_Turkshead.pdf Basic_Turkshead_Lesson_Two.pdf BasicTurkshead_Lesson_3.pdf Basic_Turkshead.pdf Basic_Turkshead_Lesson_Two.pdf BasicTurkshead_Lesson_3.pdf
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I start out with 4 strands of rawhide about 50" - 60" long and 1/4" wide. Middle the strands and move a inch or two to one side to start the 4 plait loop. You could also do this part with a split braid. sanjuanswivel_start loop by ss1442, on Flickr I have the 4 plait wrapped around a 3/4" dowel and have started the 8 plait body of the honda here. Bruce Grant's book "Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding" has a good illustration of going from 4 to 8 somerwhere around page 200 (I'll get the page and plate numbers later). sanjuanswivel_8 strand started by ss1442, on Flickr Here I have the body of the honda plaited out to 6" or 7". You can go shorter or longer …
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How I cut string 1 2 3
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This is how I do it now. It's different from how I was doing it last year and I might be doing things different next year. But this is how I am doing it now. Nothing I do is original I have stolen just about every idea I've ever had on any subject. I start with a hide that has been dehaired and has dried in a frame. I cut the whole thing out, role it up and toss it in a stock tank, then go to bed. The next morning, after coffee and conversation with sweetie I go out and haul the limp, soggy hide out of the water and let it hang for about an hour or two. Then I cut the whole thing into a 3/4 inch strip. This last hide gave about 475 feet. I then take that strip an…
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I'm gonna guess that this is an old Tandy handout. This basic stitching can be modified a zillion ways, limited only by imagination. It can be a functional stitch (holding pieces together that may be subject to stress) but is most often used for hiding seams, framing an inlay, creating a pattern and the like. Enjoy! Johanna
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Rawhide tutorial 1 2 3
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Here's how I did it. This is about my 9th or 10th time I've done this and I still have quite a bit of room for improvement. Hope this helps anyone thinking they may want to try this. And if there are any thoughts on what I might have done diffferent or better I would be happy to hear them. First I purchased the hide from the local meat locker for $40 and was able to start working with it within 3 hours of the last heart beat. All of the excess fat and meat was removed first It is a great way to get some peace and quite, cause nobody wants to be around for that. Next, drop the whole works in a barrel of water with a coffee can of barn lime mixed in. I have found …
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Well, I guess it's safe to go back in the water now so I'll try again. This is how I go about making a 1/2" bosal with a braided core. These are 3 cores in the different stages I use a reata type piece And then if I need to I cover it with a piece of lining leather or chap leather to make the desired finished size. I figure the lace thickness at 1/8th" which is basically the thickness of 4 strands since the strands cross over each other in the braid AND the thickness can be thought of as on the front and back. Then I add that to the radius of the core and the difference is made up in leather. . Then I braid over this with whatever I've decided on in this case it is a 16 s…
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I decided to try and clear this work room up a bit. Here are a great bunch of threads to help beginners and advanced alike. Bosal Tutorial by Alan Bell San Juan Swivel tutorial by Megabit 9 Strand flat braid by Timothy Nose and heel by Rgerbitz Making rawhide lesson by Kaw Old tandy layout by Johanna Covering handles for crops on other items by Drac Clearest explanations for making turks heads by Johanna How I cut string by Rgerbitz How to use, carefor and choose a Bullwhip by Victor Rawhide tutorial by Rgerbritz Making a folded honda by Rawhider
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Here are some pictures of making a hide the other day hide on the hoof. skinning hair slipping tools fleshing beam hide ready to be fleshed fleshing dehairing have to finish in another post
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