ColtD

I am wanting to make up some hackamore bodies out of Latigo, but was told by another braider that latigo could only be cut straight. I have never used latigo and wondered what you guys that use it some do to get the length of string needed. Ive seen some nice bosals out of indian tan latigo. I have some old old ones that are very good still. Thanks in advance for the help

Do you notice the string try to stretch and roll up when you get a ways into your heel knot, or other similar knots?

I am relatively new to braiding, and 90% of my work has been with rawhide I make, except one side I bought to get started. My question is, I just got three really nice roohides from Charles Hartdke in El Paso and want to use them, But I haven't cut lace from anything but Rawhide. Do I need to section the hide up and use or avoid certain parts for certain parts of projects? Or, can I pretty much use the whole hide except the flanky area? Any advise is welcome and appreciated, and I look forward to getting a lot of help from this site. Been reading quietly on here for about a week since I don't usually like any kind of a forum...... But everyone seems to be helpful from what Ive seen.Thanks in advance, Colt Davis, Sabinal, TX