Members roo4u Posted May 28, 2011 Members Report Posted May 28, 2011 if you look back thru the braiding topics a bit you will find one that alan bell posted were he shows using an argentine style cutter guide, made from a piece of nylon cutting board, and a sharp knife...youll have to look back a bit think it was a couple of years ago... Quote TRACY MONSTER FARM SPECIALTIES-custom tack for dog, horse and human
Members Leatherpownder Posted May 28, 2011 Members Report Posted May 28, 2011 (edited) There is a picture in Ron Hunt;s Whipmaking book that shows a fella cutting strands over a rail with a pocket knife. That image has kinda stuck in my head as how it should be done. Then I look at some of the work on this site and reckon that there's gotta be a better way. Anyone have any experience with the argentine type guides? Kind of a round piece with a hole in the center and a slot through the side bisecting the hole that you slip a knife blade through. Looks like you just start the strand, pull and there you go. Use one a lot. I tried it and it doesn't work with roo only rawhide. That's a good cutter but you are limited to very thin rawhide (roo, horse, or goat). Made of cow horn they last longer but plastic works also. Edited May 28, 2011 by Leatherpownder Quote
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