Braiding Reins Question

[BrushyHillGuide]

I'm wanting to try braiding a set of roping reins and I'm going to use kangaroo. I'm wondering what to use as a core and where to get it?

I'm assuming I should use some sort of rope, like climbing rope? What sort of diameter is typical/commonly used for reins?

Where's a good place to order what're you suggest?

Nick

[entiendo]

I use a kangaroo braided core.

I use a nylon core for some things. The size depends on number of strings and the size of them.

[rawhide1]

I like to use around a 1/4" rounded leather core. If I don't use the leather I'll braid some rawhide and run it though my rounder. As far as the dia. of the core I reckon it all depends on how big ya want the finished product. I don't have the contact info for the leather belting in front of me. But if ya want it I'll get it for ya.

Mike

[curlyjo]

leathercordusa.com sells round leather belting suitable for cores or whatever. You need to determine the core size to the size of strings used. Brad

[BrushyHillGuide]

Thanks for the info, guys!

If I want to use a braided rawhide core, how do I calculate the width of the strands to acheive the size core that I want?

Nick

[rawhide1]

Nick

Not only will the width and #of strands effect the dia. But the thickness of the strands will play a role in the finished dia. I'm real guilty of not writing stuff down when I do it. Either I forget too or more likely I'm just to lazy. And since I dont braid alot of reins or cores for them I always use the figure it out as I go along method when I do build them. The good thing about a rein rounder is I can braid the cores bigger than needed and just keep running it through the rounder until I reach the desired dia. I know this doesn't answer your question but it's how I go about doing it. Hopefully someone will come along with a better answer.

Best of luck, Mike

[BrushyHillGuide]

Nick

Not only will the width and #of strands effect the dia. But the thickness of the strands will play a role in the finished dia. I'm real guilty of not writing stuff down when I do it. Either I forget too or more likely I'm just to lazy. And since I dont braid alot of reins or cores for them I always use the figure it out as I go along method when I do build them. The good thing about a rein rounder is I can braid the cores bigger than needed and just keep running it through the rounder until I reach the desired dia. I know this doesn't answer your question but it's how I go about doing it. Hopefully someone will come along with a better answer.

Best of luck, Mike

Thanks Mike! It actually helps. As long as I can use a rounder to get the size I want, that's good. I'm still a LONG way from starting but I'm trying to figure out enough stuff to work towards doing a set.

Nick