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Quote>>>>And BTW, I had forgotten how stinkin' hard on the fingers the double loop edge is. I undercharged this customer a tad I'm thinking (at least my fingers think that way)!! Quote<<< If you think double loop is hard you wanna try the mexican round braid on a tool roll,that does take a toll on the fingers..LOL!!

Why is it backwards,can you explain please,???

Thankyou very much,I love that mexican round braid but it is a real long job doing a roll with it and pretty tough on the fingers so looking for other lacing techniques i could use as well.that would look right on the piece. regards JJ.

Hi, any idea where i could find some instructions on how to do the "triple loop" lacing please. regards JJ

A very nice looking piece there, can you tell me what your stitching / lacing is called i would like to try it on my next tool roll. cheers JJ

Go 12 inches wide by 6 inches deep,then you want 3 inches front to back, make it a U shape with a flap coming from top back 3 inches over then 4 inches down the front, SO your main piece of leather is gonna be12 inches by 22 inches, your 2 side pieces are gonna be 31/2 inches wide by 6 inches plus another 4 inches for an intenal flap so 31/2 inches by 10 inches times 2. the extra 1/2 inch on the sides gives you room to punch holes for stitching or lacing. put all thes measurements down to card or thick paper and cut out to give you a good idea of what you got before you start cutting leather. hope this is of some help to you, I normally make round tool rolls but these are not very good for carving/tooling the U shape is better for that,

Thanks,LOL!!

Hey thanks Chris, your praise is indeed much appreciated ,though i got a long way to go before i git anywhere near your amazing skills my friend, I gotta thank you for getting me back into the leather stuff after 12 years off it,I saw your stuff on the Aero forum n thought i got to have a go at that again, heres some of my "old" stuff, Not real fancy i know but i sold quite a few of those things for quick draw/re-enactment etc back then. laters JJ.

Actually thats TWO, LMAO!!!! I am using round holes aprox 4mm but using an awl to enlarge when going through double if you know what i mean, my leather is actualy 2.5 to 3 mm split,I,m using this cos i got it cheap but 3mm veg tan would be good,if not better. sorry i do not know how to convert it to ounces. there is a chart on here somewhere. Also you will use aprox 1 ft of lace for every inch of braid. Here is a very informative site with instructions for this braid and many others plus other interesting things, check it out. http://kingsmerecraf...om/page100.html HTH, laters JJ.

Its the mexican braid, I got the instructions of here,http://dcknivesandleather.blademakers.com/ top left of page Click on knife info then click on lacing tutorial and follow instructions, i found 5 holes to inch best for tight braid on tool rolls using 5mm lace with the brass tandy lacing needle http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120792085003#ht_500wt_1055 Hope this Helps JJ DC hope you do not mind me posting your site for reference.

Thanks buddy,I have picked up my lacing tips from guys on here,I love that mexican braid but damn its hard work LOL! the edges are just straight cut with a sharp blade n a steel ruler then i singe them off with a lighter. my next bib i am gonna do for my self and use a bit of inspiration from Spinner a member on hereand braid the edges of the bib. heres another roll i just finished today.Any Tips? Yeah if you gonna braid it have plenty patience.LOL!! laters JJ.

Recently Made for a couple of buddies, all comments welcome please, JJ

Cool bike, Great seat COOL Bag, some real nice leather work going on there.

Chris buddy, That is one MEGA cool piece of artwork,a masterpiece in itself. tell me please what is that braid you are using on that bib,I,m real interested totry something besides the mexican. cheers JJ.

i made this with veg tan split double thickness on top.

thanks for your advice all, I will try the 5mm see how i get on. Great work Dave.. JJ

Hi, to adjust the stitch there is a slider just above the foot on the machine.

Hi, the stitch adjustment is done by means of a slider clamp on the stem just above the needle there are numbers /stitches per inch to set the slider on. with regard to leather thickness i do not know sorry.. JJ

Hi,I recently made a tool roll for a buddy and I used a 12" by 20" piece for the main body and for the ends i made a 6" circle but put 6" flaps on it for the "weather"flaps to fold into the top of the tool roll, I put the whole thing together using mexican braid round both ends and round the main flap of the roll,Then just added fastener straps and 2 fork straps to the back. Sorry i do not have any pics of seperate parts but you may be able to see what i mean by these photp,s, Hope this helps, JJ

Slick idea,,Will look good on the Ural.

cool thanks, JJ

Hi, Thanks for that info,a great idea, cheers JJ

Hi,cheers for your reply, I like the idea of 1 yard at a time but when i splice 2 ends together in the braid i find that piece becomes thicker than the other braid, I,m real new at this and all advice would be real helpful,I am a long way from some of the great work i see on this site. Thanks again for your help, JJ.

Hi, I recently made a m/cycle tool roll for a buddy with mexican braid on both ends n round the edges, I made my own lace for this job from pieces of scrap leather with a lace cutter,Although i got the job done i had many problems with the back of the lace all balling up and the lace snapping on a regular basis {PITA} Any how i have had requests from our bike club for 3 more of these So my question is what is the best lace to use on this kind of job. Before everyone shouts kangaroo I am working on tight budgets and cannot afford the stuff, I also reside in the UK and find it difficult to source. So basically which of these would one and all recommend for the job i,m doing :- http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_1415wt_1039 http://www.ebay.co.u...9#ht_3246wt_906 http://www.ebay.co.u...9#ht_500wt_1055 http://www.ebay.co.u...8#ht_1385wt_906 Thanks in advance For any and all advice given, JJ

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