Tucker6591

Brian, can you send me a dropbox link? tucker6591 @ g mail .com

Thanks Buck, I've checked it out, but still trying to get an idea of the event. Do I need to sign up? Can beginners come and just check it out? Can I just come on one day or two? What all does the gathering entail (ie classes, education, or demonstrations)? It looks like someone said there will be a tentative schedule coming soon so I'll keep and eye out for that.

I'm thinking about getting into rawhide, and still contemplating on whether to go or not...It's only a hour or so from my house. What exactly is the gathering?...a bunch of old men swapping stories and tricks? or more like a convention of sorts? I don't want to go if I've got nothing to offer (I'm a beginner), but it would be cool to meet some of these guys and get some advice.

whoa talk about a crazy long bump!

Aw welcome to Leatherworker.net Stormedrane! EDIT: nvm Just saw you're a member since 2008, just guess I've never seen you post before.

Electrical tape works pretty well for me. Its stiff and you can resize it by cutting with a knife if need be.

Hey Brian where do you get your roo lace?

Has anyone seen a rope knot, or as I call it a horn knot, made out of leather? I've variations of horn knots with nylon, paracord, and I've seen them make of rawhide. But has anyone seen them made out of leather strings? The only problem I can think of when making one begs the question of how you secure the ends.

I am too interested in where most get there rawhide from, if they are not making it already. Rawhidelady, where do you get your calf lacing that you used in the bracelet thread?

Thats a pretty good idea for the mecate. I am unable to use that technique since I create a four strand loop on one end.

Btw...here is the next set of halters that I'm working on. I have multiple colors for the stripes and the first one I chose to make it the black/red combination.

True but so is leather and rawhide. Only as strong as the weakest link. We store all of our tack in a room in our barn so it would take many years of sun to degrade the paracord.

Louisiana, I tie those ring knots pretty tight, so you can pull on the two ropes as hard as you can and neither will budge. Although, this dam horse set back on the halter the other day and it busted the loop on the lead rope part, and also slipped through the ring knots. So its strong, but not stronger than a horse.

Thanks yall, I'm really starting to get the hang of making these halters. Here is another pic of the next one that I've started. The color looks pretty wierd, but its what my brother wanted so... I formed a loop with a 4 strand round braid and then finished to next 8 feet with an 8 strand round braid. I finished it off by using a 4 strand diamond stopper knot (not pictured) and then doubled it with the other 4 remaining strands, The picture is a little rough due to the light, but anyway here it is:

Here are some picture of a new halter I just finished up... I used 4 & 8 strand round braids, a couple of turks heads, and spanish ring knots. Here you go, hope there not too big.

I'm still pretty new to rawhide braiding and looking for as much information as I can before I really dive head first. So here's my question. How would you rank the quality of hides of different animals, and why?

where do yall mainly get the hides to work with?

A few months ago I started my own blog for the different projects that I have done over the last year or so. I did this mostly to keep track of my projects for myself in a more organized manner, but I also like it that I can show it off to anyone who is interested. I think it would be really if others out there did the same, so if you're interested I am using google's blogspot to make my blog. It really easy to use and doesn't take long to get it up and running. My blog's address is: http://theparacordcowboy.blogspot.com

If you're interested here is the pictures of the finished part. I ended up splitting the 8 strand braid into two 4 strand round braids and then made a doubled diamond stopper knot to end each. This is going to be the lead rope part of a halter I'm making.

After fiddling with it a few times I finally got it, thanks both for your help

Howdy yall, I'm new to this forum, and semi-new to tying and braiding. I have two question that I was hoping could get answered. Sorry if it's hard to see what I am talking about due to the type of cord used. 1) How do transition from two 4 strand round braids into one 8 strand round braid? Here's an example of how I did it, but I doesn't look very fluid: 2) I want to end my 8 strand round braid with a Matthew Walker knot. I know how to tie the knot but how do I get all the strands even at the bottom of my braid so that I can start the MWK? Here is my problem, as you can see the strands are running up the braid and I'm not able to start the MWK. Any ideas? TIA