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  2. Posted · Edited by braiding4fun · Report reply

    I have no idea how to use it, I tried once and still have the scar.

    There are many youtube videos and other resources online to help learn how to crack a whip. Search for Adam Winrich on youtube and you will find a lot of info. I should warn you though, whip making and cracking is very addictive!

    P.S. Check out the PM I sent you

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    So I get that this is a way to get a two tone knot, but is there any other reason to use more than one strand? And those pics are great megabit, but I'm still wondering what you do to hide the ends when you're done? It seems like a lot of ends left over to hide for such a small knot.

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    howdy fellow nebraskan.....i havent used vegtan goat, but i can tell you that rawhide goat is very stretchy and must be used nearly dry....i would imagine that tanned goat would be quite stretchy as well, like bullwhips said "cut wide".

    My sole experience with rawhide has been some antelope that I 'rawhided' myself. It is pretty thin, and in my very limited experience needs to be worked very dry. I wouldn't be surprised if it's about like goat. Well I might try some veg tanned goat and see what it's like, not sure yet.

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    Hi all,

    I'm fairly new here, and relatively new to leather work, although I've been braiding for awhile. My thing has been bullwhips, and I've been using paracord to make nylon whips. I enjoy that a lot, but my goal has been to steer this hobby into doing leather bull whips, and thus my question.

    I've found some veg tanned goatskin that seems reasonably priced, and I'm wondering if anyone here has experience with it. I'm wondering mainly how it compares in strength to kangaroo or cowhide, and how it is to work with. I like the price a lot better than kangaroo, and I think I saw someone somewhere who said they like it as a better priced but still comparable leather. Any help would be appreciated.

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    I've been advised to start braiding with paracord so I went to Ubraidit.com to order a couple of spools and they're essentially out of spools. I'm just wondering if anyone has a good resource for buying some?

    There are a lot of different cords out there and I want to make sure I get the right stuff. I found some cord in one of our barns and I've been playing with it but it's really stiff stuff (with a core) and I've been advised to get some softer stuff.

    Anyone?

    Nick

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-ft-550-lb-PARACORD-para-cord-PARACHUTE-ROPE-/320629936098?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item76bfaad5bc#ht_1691wt_952 This is a good supplier for me. Always has quick shipping, and you can combine shipping on up to five 100' lengths of any color they have. It's about the cheapest way to buy 100 foot lengths that I've found.

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    Dear friend,

    I use the strings almost dry. I just rub them with a little bit of soap paste.

    To soften the rawhide, I get the rawhide wet until is tempered. Then I rolled it by the conners with the hair side inside and I hit it with an especial mallet that we call maceta (see picture). I made this maceta with 2 pieces of 2 x 4. After hiting the rawhide I roll it and I save it on a plastic bag overnight. Next day I take it out for another session and I save it back on the plastic bag. It take about 7 days to soften it. Between sessions I also rub some pork fat or some glyceryn soap.

    First off, I don't know much at all about rawhide, but I want to learn and plan to try braiding with it as soon as I can procure some of my own. When you soften rawhide like this, does it stay soft, or if it gets wet in the future will it harden and go out of shape?

    Thanks,

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