Members Alan Bell Posted February 15, 2010 Author Members Report Posted February 15, 2010 Alan, I have to ask you this question. What was the most difficult thing to do in this project? Criteria for this question is From the start of your project to the Finish. Knothead, i guess if we don't count cutting and beveling 1.5mm strings then the hardest part for me is spiraling all the strings arond the core and keeping them tight while doing the fid work. I have trouble maintaing the 45 deg angle of the working strands too. Vaya con Dios, Alan Quote
Members KnotHead Posted February 15, 2010 Members Report Posted February 15, 2010 Thanks Alan. I wonder if using a rubber band and building the braid in sections would help with maintaining the 45 degree. For example, lay up your lace with a rubber band at the starting point and then another rubber band say about 3 to 5 inches down the project and then twist all of the lace to a 45 degree helix and then working your design in 3 to 5 inch sections. I also wonder if that might help keep the lace tight against the surface that you are covering. Brian... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
Members Alan Bell Posted February 16, 2010 Author Members Report Posted February 16, 2010 Brian, that is exactly how you do this style of work! Vaya con Dios, Alan Quote
Members SpartanCadet Posted November 25, 2012 Members Report Posted November 25, 2012 This might be a dumb question, as I have never worked with rawhide, just paracord and leather, but how do you keep the strands at the right noisture level to work when you are doing these kinds of projects? Quote
Members troy Posted November 25, 2012 Members Report Posted November 25, 2012 very nice work alan, I always (despite trying really hard) do not manage to get the lace to run the 45 degree's and get patterns perfectly stright, but you have - jealous as hell now..... Quote my very own world within the darkest of corners at ebay
Members Leatherpownder Posted November 25, 2012 Members Report Posted November 25, 2012 Nice piece Alan, hope to see the finished project. Quote
Members JLD Posted November 29, 2012 Members Report Posted November 29, 2012 beautiful work. where do you get the ideas for the patterns. I have been looking fot books without success. Can you reccomend any.I to would love to see the finished project Johanne Quote Johanne "Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly"
Members venthompson Posted November 30, 2012 Members Report Posted November 30, 2012 Ron Edwards book 'How to make Whips' has some good info on patterns and doing names in braiding. Quote
Members 8KCAB Posted December 5, 2012 Members Report Posted December 5, 2012 I've always wondered about maintaining the moisture on a big project like this. Do you just let it dry out and add it back when you get back to it? Quote
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