A Fiesta Fob

[KnotHead]

This one will capture your eyes. It did mine while tying it. LOL...

Brian....

[Aggiebraider]

Hey Brian,

Nice to see some work again in here, I thought everyone quit braiding lol. Did you use kangaroo for this? Because if so, I need to find somewhere to get white roo (preferably hides).

Very nice work,

CW

[roo4u]

cool...whats the black part at the top?

aggie...charles hardtke in texas has a white...it is called italian white and it is a crusted leather probably meant for shoes....stays bright white...just feels a little weird. use a SHARP blade when cutting to keep your edges clean. i have also dyed it with alcohol based dyes it takes purple really well...it pops.

[Aggiebraider]

I actually called Peter Hardtke and asked him about white and he said they didnt have any that was of braiding quality. He told me about the other kind but wasnt sure how it would work for braiding. I might get some and give it a shot. I dont need much so I might get some from Springfield Leather since they have some already cut into lace.

Thanks,

CW

[roo4u]

yeah well they dont sell it as braiding leather but i can tell you ive braided a zillion leashes and a bunch of them have been white/color or all white...never had it break. course in a show leash they need it to stay really white. i wouldnt use it for a whip or something like that but it works well in knots and such.

[KnotHead]

Yep. It's all Kangaroo. The black thing is a piece of heat shrink tube to keep the metal ring that will be added to it from rubbing against the roo.

Brian...

[roo4u]

i thought thats what it looked like!

[rcsaddles]

Hey Brian,

Nice to see some work again in here, I thought everyone quit braiding lol. Did you use kangaroo for this? Because if so, I need to find somewhere to get white roo (preferably hides).

Very nice work,

CW

Check with Paul at www.midwestwhips.com I talked to him a couple weeks ago and he had white hides.

[bullwhips]

I wasn't a big fan of the "italian white" from hardtke, if I remember right it was a chrome tanned roo with a white glaze over the top. The problem I had with it was that I had you had to be very careful when you stretched it or it the glaze would crack.

A little while ago I got some white from Paul Nolan at www.midwestwhips.com and while I haven't used it, it looks great!

Louie

[roo4u]

nope never had it crack the stuff they put on top stretches as well...i think its meant for shoes. the very first white i bought from davidmorgan was a dry white hide...got dirty really fast. i dont think they even sell it any more.