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About 1 arm length. B..

Tandy Leather Factory has them. B...

No. There is no difference between the two knots. Some call it a button and some call it a knot. No difference. Any two bight knot and 4 bight knot can be closed on the ends. You just have to work it closed. Similar in the way the pattern is done yes. But building the knot is done differently. The one you speak of is a multi-stranded knot. The one that Entiendo did in the example you provided is a single stranded pineapple knot. But then again I could be wrong and I think we should wait for Entiendo to chime in on that knot. You could always send Entiendo a PM here and ask what the knot is and if it is a single strand knot. B...

Looks like a pineapple knot. B...

I can't wait till you do decode that one. I would love to try that one myself. Thanks for the gracious comments also. Welcome home also. Brian...

Thanks Enrique for the very kind comment. Brian...

This particular knot is used for a foundation knot and then is covered by another knot that would be the final knot. B...

As far as videos go. I would not be able to give any type of accurate info on that. I have not seen any videos done on this subject yet. Maybe someone else knows of some videos done on this. B...

There is a lot of room with these types of braids to experiment with and see if you can find your own touch to it. I know that Ron Edwards has a couple more fast back edge braids out, like the 1 to 5, 1 to 8, 1 to 9 and so on. But I have not seen any of those yet. I am searching for them though. ehehehe... I spotted in one of my Argentine books an edge braid that took on the gaucho look in two colors. That one will be really neat to do. I am going to move on to the 2 and 3 string versions of these braids to see what I can come up with myself. These are fun to do. But really annoying to take apart when you need to correct a mistake. That would be the only down side to this style of braiding. I sure would like to see a photo of those reins. Maybe I can help identify the braid. B...

I got all my instructions from the book Braided Borders by Enrique Capone. The book costs $42.00 and is worth the price for sure. Here's the link to the book, Briaded Borders - Enrique Capone I've never done the mexican round braid as far as a braided border goes. So this pattern uses the over 2, under 2 pattern when you get to that point in the braid. The span is a hole 1 to hole 7. So it does span a longer distance and gives my better coverage and looks fuller when done. This pattern of course takes on that look of the herringbone type braid. Hope that helps a bit. Feel free to ask anymore questions. B....

Well thank you for the very kind comment and to all who kindly commented. The key fob went to my niece for a Christmas present. I think she liked it. I'll admit I had started this fob on Christmas eve and finished it on Christmas morning. LOL... B...

Well thank you all for the very kind comments. Yes. My pastor has his new belt and it does fit him well. B...

Okay. In through hole 1 out through hole 5 = Compressed start and finish. In through hole 1 out through hole 7 = 1 to 7 braid. Thanks for the kind comment also. It is much appreciated. B...

I decided to spend my Christmas morning doing my favorite thing. Doing some braiding. Started this last night and finished it this morning. Compressed 1 to 5 start, 1 to 7 edge braid, Compressed 1 to 5 finish. The lace size is about a 1.2mm to a 1.3mm... B...

The belt is now completed and ready for gift wrapping. Tomorrow it goes out to the person receiving it. B...

Awsome work. Just plain awsome. I love it. Looks really great Louie. Great job... B...

Why thanks for the kind comments all. It is much appreciated. B...

Thanks very much for the kind comment. B...

- thin 1 oz garment leather - (You will need to use something to stabilize the borders for slits and holes both). - very soft , __stretcheable__ and pliable leather like 3-4 oz deerskin - ( Same with this one )... I don't like using this hide for braided boarders. But it can be done, just not to my liking. - semi-thick 4 oz veg tan - Excellent for slits and holes. - heavy 10-12 oz veg tan - Same with this one. The results you got were from you pulling to tight and then the holes will elongate themselves as you describe. B...

Thanks Joe, for the very kind comment. B...

Well side is now underway. Whew!!! A 46inch belt takes awhile to do. LOL... B...

I wont know about the wearing in part until I have it done and my Pastor has it around his waste. Then I'll check on it in 6 months to see where it is and how it is wearing in. I still have side two to do yet. But it's getting there. It's not a modified basket weave, or the mexican basket weave. It's a 1 to 7 Fast Back Edge braid modified from Ron Edwards original 1 to 8 with compressed ending of a 1 to 5 that I got from my friend Enrique Capone. My braiding mentor wrote the article on the 1 to 7 in the whip makers association publication about a couple of years ago. I got one of the original prints from my mentor. B...

I been working on a belt for my Pastor. The actual buckle will not be in till Thursday or so. Hopefully I can get side two done before it gets here. This belt is a 1 1/2 inch width and 46 inches long. Whew! B...

My friend Bud called his grommet and top braid grommet. Here's the tutorial on it. See if this will work for you. Grommet Tutorial - Starting and braiding it Top Braid Grommet Instructions - Closing it up B...

The modified part was actually mistake. I had tightened it up and cut the end before I had realized I made a mistake. LOL... Leave it to me to notice after the fact. Anyway here's a tutorial on a 5part 4bight turks head, 5 part 4 bight turks head tutorial Then you can move on to the pineapple knot here, Pineapple Knot 5part 4bight base Turks Head Learn the Turks Head first and then move on to the pineapple knot. You'll need to know the turks head first. Thanks for the very kind comment also. B...