Members KnotHead Posted March 11, 2011 Author Members Report Posted March 11, 2011 Thank you all for all you kind comments and critiques. I was just thinking of something that struck me a little funny and got a giggle from it. " I sure hope that the leash does not distract the judges eye balls " .... LMAO... I started to giggle at that thought. I hope that someone else does to. B... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
Members lilpep Posted March 11, 2011 Members Report Posted March 11, 2011 great Job Bro !!!! i haven't been online for a couple of days and this was a great surprise awesome !!! Quote
Members Spence Posted March 11, 2011 Members Report Posted March 11, 2011 LOL. Brian. Sometimes I believe the sole purpose of bling on showleads IS to distract the judges. Some judges are onto it and kinda frown on it anymore. They used to show too. My take on the bunching up of the leads is either they can't get a correct size for the dog they're showing or they're pros and show many different size dogs at the same show. I've shown my German Shepherds a time or two and that's what got me into braiding with leather. A friend of mine had a fancy roo showlead that she was bragging on and reached into the crate and clipped the lead on her boy. He weighed about 95 lbs at the time and he just walked out of the crate. by the time his butt cleared the gate, the fancy roo showlead had come apart at both ends. Luckily, I was standing in front of him. I autopsied it and found there was no core and his back braids were only 2 tucks deep. I went to work on one with 4 str and a woven nylon core (with it's own core), backbraided each end 3 tucks(3/8" clip always)and tucked the core back into the main part of the leash by 2". I don't drink anymore, but I got a hairbrained idea and took that sucker over to Walmart and talked my brother into hooking it up between our 2 trucks and away we went. Two turns around the parking lot and everything stayed as it originally was. When I was still braiding, I guaranteed my showleads up to a pissed-off 150 lb. dawg. Quote Spence Mendoza, TX, USA
Members roo4u Posted March 11, 2011 Members Report Posted March 11, 2011 hey spence i bet i know the braider your friends leash came from....i vended at the same shows as them a couple of times....i saw a lady try to take one back to them that had done the same thing and they wouldnt even fix it for her.... there is actually good reason for being able to wad a leash up in your hand. if you show large dogs as i do...there are times in a smaller ring or if the judge wants a slower gait that you need to reduce your leash length to keep the dog closer...but then when they are allowed to move out more you give them more leash one section at a time to show off their movement. years ago i had a rottie that could go from a standstill to TROT at 12 mph and since i couldnt run that fast i had to have some leash to let out Quote TRACY MONSTER FARM SPECIALTIES-custom tack for dog, horse and human
Members KnotHead Posted March 12, 2011 Author Members Report Posted March 12, 2011 I really don't have a clue about the shows, or the in's or out's of the shows. The construction of the back splices are about 4 deep into the leash itself and then wrapped with the 12 strand herringbone braid around the splices. I figure that should hold for a while. Unlike the person that made that leash like mentioned before, I back my work. I will either repair it, or replace it with a newer one and better constructed. I have not worked with any dogs that have gone to show, or do a regular every season show. However, it would be interesting to make a leash that matches the dogs color, or compliments the dog in away that is not obtrusive to the eye balls. Noticed but not seen. I think that makes sense. LOL... My objective in this leash was to capture elegance in simplicity. I only hope that I caught it. At least a little bit. LOL... Thank you all for you kind comments and encouragement. B... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
Members Spence Posted March 12, 2011 Members Report Posted March 12, 2011 You sure captured it!!! Quote Spence Mendoza, TX, USA
Members KnotHead Posted March 13, 2011 Author Members Report Posted March 13, 2011 That was my aim. Thanks for all the kind comments. B... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
Members megabit Posted March 14, 2011 Members Report Posted March 14, 2011 On the leash I made I did the clip end 4 strand then the body in 8 in rawhide. At the time the turn back intemidated me so I made the hand loop by going to 2 4 strand and back to 8. I don't think that one will ever come apart. Quote
Members KnotHead Posted March 14, 2011 Author Members Report Posted March 14, 2011 I reckon it wont come apart anytime real soon. That's a tough dog leash. I think the leash will out last both master and dog. You should post of photo of it. B... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
Members megabit Posted March 14, 2011 Members Report Posted March 14, 2011 I have about a year ago here. Quote
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