Cowboy Necktie Sliding Thingie??

[MtlBiker]

1 hour ago, Northmount said:

Tandy has bolo tie parts https://tandyleather.ca/products/concho-bolo-slide-clip?_pos=3&_sid=2d924ee8b&_ss=r

String diameter is limited.  Lots of conchos, only fit on one side, clip compresses to lock the cord, not great for purses.

Thank you!  (I hadn't known what it was called so couldn't find anything.)  The photo of the item you linked to on the Tandy site is very poor and it's hard to understand how it works.  Also no spec is given for the diameter of the cord that it accepts.  I've been searching and Tandy has a 6mm braided leather cord which is the largest diameter I've been able to find but I don't know if it'll fit.  I guess I will have to phone them.  Is it correct that this is only part of what is needed?  You have to add a decorative piece (concho?) to it, plus bolo tips (again no spec given for the diameter or how they are fixed to the cord).

Between the cord, slide clip, concho and tips, it'll add about $36 to the cost of a bag.  Not including dyeing time, etc.  I'm certainly no Ralph Lauren so it will be hard to make a profit on one of these bags.  Luckily, it's a labor of love rather than a money making scheme for me.  I guess I'll have to search out other options that might be less expensive.  Maybe the cord doesn't have to be leather... but whatever it is should be classy.  SIGH

What have I gotten myself into? 

 

[Northmount]

4 minutes ago, MtlBiker said:

photo of the item you linked to on the Tandy site is very poor

I'll dig one out and take a couple photos for you.  The 6mm cord fits the tips, just glue them in.  Or tie a knot in the end instead and glue the tips so they don't unravel.  Seems to me they have both leather and vinyl cords.

 

[MtlBiker]

11 hours ago, Northmount said:

I'll dig one out and take a couple photos for you.  The 6mm cord fits the tips, just glue them in.  Or tie a knot in the end instead and glue the tips so they don't unravel.  Seems to me they have both leather and vinyl cords.

 

Thanks very much!  Shame though that Tandy themselves didn't post a decent photo of the item.

You also said earlier that it was not great for purses.  Why?  It's exactly purses that I wanted to use this for.

[Northmount]

3 hours ago, MtlBiker said:

Thanks very much!  Shame though that Tandy themselves didn't post a decent photo of the item.

You also said earlier that it was not great for purses.  Why?  It's exactly purses that I wanted to use this for.

Bolo clip plus a slider for jacket/hood cords.  The cord here is cheap Tandy 3/32" lace, 4 strand round braid with no core.  Just a trial experiment!

The bolo clip tears up the lace when it is slid to adjust the length.  Does it on Tandy's cord too!  The clamp is not easy to quickly open and close, so your clients wouldn't like that either.

The cord sliders I got were from a few years ago, from Mountain Equipment Coop (https://www.mec.ca/en/)   I can't find them easily this morning.  They are not wide enough for 2 cords, so have to use 2, one on each string.

Clamp open

Clamp Closed

Face for concho

[MtlBiker]

@Northmount - Thank you very much for the photos and your comments.  I guess I have to rethink this and try to find a better cord and bolo.  Obviously the big names, with their volumes and money, simply design what they want and have it made.  I'd be doing only a one of, or maybe two.  So I've got to find something nicer.  There are some options on Amazon but I'm not sure, without buying, that they'd work or be classy enough.  Back to the drawing board.

I've seen those cord sliders at MEC many times and they're way too small and common looking for what I want now.