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Read this manual about finishing edges with saddle soap from Bob Park Bobby Finishing Edges.pdf

Wow, color is great! And quality of the braid just awesome, clean and perfect!

For first time your work is just great. I can see some little mistakes but they will be gone when you become more experienced braider. About lace. If the lace wasn't prepared for braiding good enough it may stretch pretty good. And that stretching problem is a really problem)) because when lace is stretched up, it became narrower, so it covers lesser area. Button on the left is over tighten and lace became narrower (but maybe it is just low quality of the lace). Button on the right just perfect Buttons should be thighten firmly. Looks like body is 6 strand round braid. It's not a whip it's just a leash so you can pull strings not so tight, just tight enough to hold the core and prevent sliding of the braid. If in braiding process appears little gaps, and you can't modify your braid (for example from 4 strand to 6 strand, so the strands will cover more arrea and those gaps would be gone), you can hold your starting point and finishin point (or point where you are) of the braid with a thread, and then grab the core and the brain in point where you braiding, and shift the braid towards starting point of the braid relative to the core. Sorry for my english, hope you would get what I tried to explain.

Hi! Great leash and nice fence too))) Photos are to small to critique leash.

Oh, thank you for very kind comment. By the way, here in Russia we are wearing wedding ring, on the right hand because we are orthodox christians (not sure is this a correct term) or maybe because of some another reasons too. I'm a married man and my wife is amazingly beautiful

Thank you very much for your very kind comment!

You're welcome

Great leash! Like it!

I think it's single strand centre braid (by Ron Edwards) or something like that, maybe variation of this braid. Look for it, I think they are very very simillar.

Thanks!

Thank you very much for your kind words ))

Hello! This is just chrome tanned leather without any covering like aniline ect. I didn't apply any finish on it, just some saddle soap before braiding. I do like the way it looks)) kinda "distressed" leather))

Just amazing! Where do you get your tools (flat awl)?

Thanks for kind words Pete

Thanks!

Hello! loop is 4 strand round braid, then 8 strand round braid, then 2 strings of 6 strand braid, then again 8 strand braid Sphere is Lone star braid, big white knot is Gaucho Knot of one pass (by Bruce Grant). To the left and to the right from this big knot are two turks heads 6x5 Near the loop 2 rings made of exotic wood, and then 3 spanish knots. Critique will be appreciated!

You could apply some neatsfoot oil (may cause darkening), or a special conditioners, that made for "distressed" leather (like Fiebings Distressed Leather Conditioner and others).

Just WOW! Amazing work! Cuold you please tell me, what tools do you use in braiding? I recognise awl, but what is that another strange tool in the picture? Thanks in advance!

Maybe "ranger type" belt can do the trick? You know, thome thing like this:

And another one picture. This sign I gonna put on the rear window of my truck. Thank God I'm a country boy! © John Denver

I made this picture using acrylic paint this one is unfinished, and I'm still thinking about how to finish it. and the last one, just for fun, this sign is hanging on my rearview mirror