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Yeah Bret, i really like all of your romals and that hide turns out very nice!!! i allways make some advertisement for you because a lot of people ask me about romals... and yours are the best i guess!!!! thanks for sharing, it´s very interesting for me greetings from germany Michael

Wow, great work- thanks for sharing....

great and simple idea- i like your hoofpick!!! thanks for sharing...

thanks a lot for this very helpful information and sharing your knowledge!!!

good job Brad- i like the colors and your straight braiding...

Hi Chuck, roo4u is right- this might be the wrong section... perhaps you should give "ray holes saddle butter" a chance- it´s the best for nearly everything!!!

Awesome Rob!!! your braiding is so straight and it looks totally tight and equal... love your work!!!

This is awesome!!! such a great job- i like it... huch much time needs it to build? and how do you make the foundation for this nice knots? i used athletic tape but im not sure if it stays in place...

Hi Yuliya, i think you need the "braiding Bible".... Take a look at Bruce Grant´s enceclopedia of rawhide and leatherbraiding. there you will find nearly everything you need and wanted to know.

right Jamie, i totally agree with you- if you do it exactely like in Alans great tutorial you can´t do wrong Larena... i would choose 8 strands for your 3/4" project and use about 3/16" strands before beveling ( it´s way thinner afer soaping, streching and beveling...)) and about 6 feet long...

Jamie, do you let the strings dry for a while after running trough saddle soap before beveling? it does not work well if it´s to wet, isn´t it?

larena, i only bevel the flesh side on roo (or goatleather) but latigo looks nicer with beveled hair side too. my beveler has only a 45 degree but if i had the chance i would first bevel the flesh side- it´s easier to do it before beveling the hair side because the hairside gives the strand more strengh and pushes the fleshside down a little against the blade... than splitting and finally beveling the hairside 45 degrees to get a smoother rawhide look ;-)

Hi Larena, i havent made a Latigo frame but i´ve seen some well made. they all had a beveled hair side. i´m not shure if the flesh side is beveled too but i think i would bevel it get a smoother braid. hope some other braiders read your question and may help ;-)

Wow- i really like your awesome stuff!!!

very cool Dano- i like your bracelet very much!!!

very nice stuff Brad, im sure they will work well on a horses nose...

thanks for sharing this nice tool with us. i tried to make a similar tool but it doesn´t work well for me. perhaps i skive my strands not wet enough for this method...

Jamie, your hackamore is awesome- real straight and everything looks tight and even... can´t belive its your second one. my first 10 hackamores was allready for garbage ;-) your heelknot looks very even and round too. how do you build it up, didi you use some ring knots and a spacer? did you drill the core together? congratulations my friend!!! Michael

Hi Ben, looks good and im sure it willl work fine... congratulations!!! perhaps you will be more happy to make a 16 plait or use wider strands... forget the formula from bruce grants book. his books are the best you can get but his formula to cover the core is wrong. hope to see more braindings soon ;-)

yes paniolo, i braid them...

thanks for your answers... hope my next ones getting better ;-)

Thanks Aggie, that makes absolutely sense to me ;-) but this way i have to pull my braiding up to be shure everything gets close to the core? ... practice makes perfect- i think it´s a long way ;-) Micha

Hi all Braiders, i look at this forum from time to time but there are only a few people posting something new... this is a pity. i got a new question and wanted to know how do you braid your rawhide cheeks. braid with lots of saddle soap, pull every strand real hard to side and tighten every strand on the other side... that makes everything real strong but my V´s going much to flat???? i allways thougt the angle is given by the number and width of the cheekstrands but if seen hackamores with the same size of strands and sharper braided V´s... what can i do to make the V nicer? Micha

Aloha Paniolo, your work is awesome- for the first one or it would be you 500th hackamore, there is nothing to do better i think... this is a great art how do you build up your nosebutton and hod did you make the foundation of your heelknot? it looks very smooth and symetrical...