bosal & riding crop

[crow]

hi everyone,

i`m new here in this forum and braiding at all. have done two works so far. First an bosal and secondly an riding crop, which i finished three weeks ago and is a gift for a riding instrucor, my very good friend.

Let me know what you think and if you have some tips for me for my next projects. Have started an snake whip but still waiting for a rawhide i should have got weeks ago.

best regards

crow

[crow]

and the riding crop

[Elton Joorisity]

I'm not a master by any means but as far as I'm concerned wou are well on your way to becoming one. The only advise I have is that maybe you could bevel your strings a little finer on your bosals. Keep braiding!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited December 7, 2007 by Elton Joorisity

[wolvenstien]

I bet that crop leaves a pretty welt.....

Nice work

[Skipknives]

I can't say whee haw,,cool beans,,,or i like it,,,cuz you only asked for masters to coment,,

so don't tell them i stopped by,,,cool beans anyway

[crow]

thank you all for kind replys.

As you noticed the laces of bosal are not beveled, but reason for this is that i didn`t know it, that this must be done before braiding.

Crop looks better at this point.

learning all the time.

Crow

[Don101]

Hi Crow that is some very impressive nice clean work, Don

[crow]

Thanks Don.

I haven`t held in my hand any real braiders work, so i`m learning only by books and pics in internet. But problem is, that it is rather hard to detect on pics how smooth it actually must be when finished. What i`m saying is that i don`t have any works to compare.

Crow

[Opagon]

Crow,

You have a great start! My first projects I keep hidden in the barn or gave them away. Keep braiding!

Heather

[HorsehairBraider]

Crow - nice beginning! What I would advise is to set these aside, make about 50 more things, and then come back and look at them. You will notice subtle differences as your hands get the tension in them to always braid at the same tension no matter what. Your knots will somehow, magically, get tighter and straighter. The differences will be slight (especially from such a good start) but noticeable and the only way to get better is to practice, practice, practice.

In the meantime you have a couple of projects you can be proud of. They look great, and no need to tell people you are a beginner - they'll never know and will be very impressed. Well done!