Homemade string cutters

[Alan Bell]

Wow, that is funny that you two are cousins somehow and you are both into rawhide braiding and found each other on this forum!!! LOL how COOL is that!! I wonder if I have any lost relatives on here??!!!??

Vaya Con Dios, Alan Bell

[megabit]

Yes, It certainly surprise me. I talked to my mom last night and she didn't recognize the name Anna but she did recognize the last name Gerbitz. She said they were related to us somehow or another. Oh and she reminded me that my cousin Don Wallace is or was a teacher / coach at Tampico HS.

Wow, this still sort of trips me out. Who would have thunk?

[easy]

Does anyone have a picture of their string cutters that they could possibly post... I dont have the money to buy and expensive one and am looking for an idea to make one from. thanks vander

this is a very simple one , but it works great - and it cost me nothing , only a little work

Grtz Easy.

[megabit]

Alan,

Could you post a few pics of your plastic guide you showed me? Maybe some of it being used and how you use it to bevel your string? By the way where did you get the plastic disk to make it from?

I did manage to get a fairly small string with my cheap lace maker last night by cutting down a larger string (about 3/16 down to say 1/8 or 3/32).

Mike

[Alan Bell]

Here is a couple of pictures basically it is a disk cut from a kitchen cutting board. In he center there is an "A" shaped hole and on one side there is a slot cut into that goes just past the apex of the "A".

Vaya Con Dios, Alan

[Alan Bell]

Here is what it looks like when you use it. You grab hold of the string coming out the top of the disk and apull gently and steadily and the knife seems to float on down all by itself. Make sure you catch the knife before it reaches the end and falls to the floor or worse still, it stabs you in your foot!!

Vaya con Dios, Alan Bell

[megabit]

Thanks Alan,

So do you have the hide stretched between 2 clamps or are you holding the other end out of frame? Do you use the same jig to bevel your string? Speaking of beveling wouldn't it easiest to just cut and bevel at the same time?

Oh, and I ordered a fixed blade knife to use the other day. Mine is cumming from Argentina though not Japan. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...bayphotohosting

Thanks for putting up with this pest.

Mike

[rawhider]

That's a pretty ingenious little tool there Alan! I like it. Can you bevel with it?

[Alan Bell]

Naw, beveling is done with the same sharp knife and a piece of scrap leather protecting your holding hand and holding the knife at an angle and beveling freehand. And I am just holding the end while cutting the strip of rawhide into strings.

Vaya Con Dios, Alan Bell

[seveneves]

I made a video of mine on youtube a while ago. it's not quite as fancy but it works great.

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I hope that helps. I need to make some feet so I can bolt it to the table. Now i just clamp it in my vice.