My Hides!

[KnotHead]

I finally got me hides today. All the way from Australia. I'm as giddy as I can be. Damn I shouldn't be feelin that way. But ya know... My first hides ordered since I started braiding.

Take a gander.

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful and smells AWSOME! All 4 of them are just AWSOME. Consistent all the way. Gonna make some great lace.

HAPPY AS LARRY!

Brian...

[leatheroo]

i think they were hopping around my backyard last month...lol...they look beautiful...who did you get them from??

[KnotHead]

Richard Taubman is who I got them from. He came recommended by a friend of mine over yonder.

Taubman & Webb is the name of the company. Tell him Brian sent you if you talk to him. His site,

Taubman & Webb

His email is at the bottom of the page.

Thanks. I have been waiting and waiting and shopping for the best that I could find. Now, HOLY crap! I'm as giddy as a school boy with a new girl friend.

Brian...

[Spence]

I feel your giddiness, Brian.

Put the rope in the closet, you've been properly bitten by the "roo bug." lol.

G'luck and have fun.

[KnotHead]

Thanks Spence. There aint nottin like the bite either. LOL...

Brian...

[entiendo]

I just ordered 3, haven't received them yet though. Every time I get roo hides it's like Christmas.

Congrats

[KnotHead]

I want to order 4 more hides.

1. Black
2. Red
3. Natural
4. White

I am excited though. I need to settle down before I start cutting. This way I can concentrate on it. LOL...

Brian...

[entiendo]

I love natural and red....And black...Oh...and forest green! OK, well I love them all. I do have an aqua I'm not particularly crazy about. It's pretty until it's washed and rolled and finished, then it's a little drab for my taste. I have forest green, jade green and a drum stuffed whiskey coming. Oh and purple...purple and red look so pretty together! Hee hee hee...probably not your thing.

The SMELL is wonderful. I braid and smell all the time! I'm glad to hear I'm not to crazy.

How do you cut your hides? The indent on the top two would throw me a bit because I try and cut a circle or oval first.

[KnotHead]

I will cut a big oval and then cut strings from that oval. I cut over sized strings first, then cut, split and bevel for final strings. The smell is what I think got me all giddy. Made my whole shop smell good. LOL... Still need to settle down though. I have a few projects in mind. But picking which one will come first is my problem. LOL...

Brian...

[KnotHead]

Here's the first one cut & trimmed. Ready for lace cutting now. I'm gonna be a cuttin fool tomorrow. ehehehehe...