Aggiebraider Report post Posted July 3, 2011 Howdy Everyone, I had some trouble last week cutting some old rawhide I had into thick strings for bosal cores. I think my problem was that the hide was too thick, but I dont have my big splitter set up yet to thin the heavy stuff down any. I was wondering if anyone could give me the dimensions of the strings they use for both twisted and braided bosal cores. At first I tried using my draw knife and found out that they really arent designed for cutting wide (anything larger than 1/2 ") off a round. I just couldnt get it to maintain the width, even though it has a guide lol so it may be user error. I was thinking about trying to make a cutter that would hold a straight razor, but havent gotten around to it. So, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Have a good one, CW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bevan Report post Posted July 4, 2011 (edited) Howdy Everyone, I had some trouble last week cutting some old rawhide I had into thick strings for bosal cores. I think my problem was that the hide was too thick, but I dont have my big splitter set up yet to thin the heavy stuff down any. I was wondering if anyone could give me the dimensions of the strings they use for both twisted and braided bosal cores. At first I tried using my draw knife and found out that they really arent designed for cutting wide (anything larger than 1/2 ") off a round. I just couldnt get it to maintain the width, even though it has a guide lol so it may be user error. I was thinking about trying to make a cutter that would hold a straight razor, but havent gotten around to it. So, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Have a good one, CW Gday Aggie for my twisted cores i just cut a 1 inch strip with a straight edge and stanley knife then twist &stretch ,THIS COMES FROM THE BACK ,I split it to the thinnest that the hide is , just to make it all the same ,, with my plaited cores ,,, depending on what i want, i will cut 4 strings stretch ,bevell resize then split with my beveler/ resizer tool, they seem to come out very even and round with the 4 plait , with the 1inch strip i still split it but i will have to do a bit of sanding to get it even ,(you can buy this tool at any hardware store for stuff all ) Sorry i hav'nt had a chat for awhile but hopefully i will get back in to the swing of things soon Cheers mate www.bwrwhips.com , The rat shits r only to stop it from unwinding I only apply hand press Edited July 4, 2011 by Bevan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curlyjo Report post Posted July 4, 2011 My cores are fairly small so I just use a finished string about 4' long, soak it up, put one end in a vice,the other in some vice grip pliers, twist til it's right and nail it to the bench top with a fence staple in front of the pliers. It's done the next day. Brad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acox4t4 Report post Posted July 5, 2011 Gday Aggie for my twisted cores i just cut a 1 inch strip with a straight edge and stanley knife then twist &stretch ,THIS COMES FROM THE BACK ,I split it to the thinnest that the hide is , just to make it all the same ,, with my plaited cores ,,, depending on what i want, i will cut 4 strings stretch ,bevell resize then split with my beveler/ resizer tool, they seem to come out very even and round with the 4 plait , with the 1inch strip i still split it but i will have to do a bit of sanding to get it even ,(you can buy this tool at any hardware store for stuff all ) Sorry i hav'nt had a chat for awhile but hopefully i will get back in to the swing of things soon Cheers mate www.bwrwhips.com , The rat shits r only to stop it from unwinding I only apply hand press ROFL LOL I was checking out the post without logging in but when I saw this message "The rat shits r only to stop it from unwinding I only hand press" I had to log in so that I could see the pictures that was attached. LOL I thought that I was going to have to go to pet store and request that they save me some rat shit so that when I go to make a twisted core I would be prepaired. Thank goodness I can see from the pictures it was a typing error.....lol thought it was going to be a austie secret trick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aggiebraider Report post Posted July 5, 2011 Thanks for the posts guys, I understood the main process, but didnt even think about splitting it before I got so gung ho about twisting it so there are some thicker places. I also cut it off a round and not in straight strips off the back, I will definitely try it that way next time. Bevan, I have been wanting to make one of those since you first posted it, but I cant figure out what the pieces are that I need to buy. I obviously know the tubing and various other types of steel, but what are the parts that rotate? I really want to get one of these to be able to twist multiple strands easier in order to make bigger cores. I was also using string that was WAY too long, because I thought i would lose more with each twist than what I did, so I have some i could cut and make 3 cores out of one lol. I guess I only have 1 more question regarding cores, typically how stiff are they once they are dry? Can they stand up in a corner or are they at least a little pliable? Thanks for the help, CW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bevan Report post Posted July 5, 2011 When I do twisted cores I store them on a piece of PVC pipe which i cap to keep the moisture out , yes they will stand in the corner because they are on the very stiff side ,,, Plaited ones I lay flat because they are very flexable Depending at what stage your horse is , depends on what stiffness bosal you need ,, my boy is just as good in a rope holter or using his mane for brakes and my inner thigh for direction At the end of the day its not about the looks or $ to me its about the horse !!! Cheers mate I hope this helps, if you want any more info that i hav'nt given you just email my at bevenis@hotmail.com and i will try and send you more info and pics on the stretcher and rat shits !!!! rachets, there ya go 4t4 www.bwrwhips.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
