yuliya Report post Posted March 6, 2012 I've been going through the past forum posts about beveling the lace and getting a bit overloaded:-) I ordered pre-cut lace and I assume I need to bevel it. I do not want to invest into any expensive beveling tools at this point. I had found a lot of discussions about pricey tools, but I wonder if I can do it cheaply somehow for now? Could somebody explain to me if there is a way to do it by hand and how? thanks! Yuliya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted March 6, 2012 I've been going through the past forum posts about beveling the lace and getting a bit overloaded:-) I ordered pre-cut lace and I assume I need to bevel it. I do not want to invest into any expensive beveling tools at this point. I had found a lot of discussions about pricey tools, but I wonder if I can do it cheaply somehow for now? Could somebody explain to me if there is a way to do it by hand and how? thanks! Yuliya Bernie46 posted a youtube video on how to make a cheap beveler out of wood and bolts. http://youtu.be/GdTc5eWH4Rk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yuliya Report post Posted March 7, 2012 Bernie46 posted a youtube video on how to make a cheap beveler out of wood and bolts. http://youtu.be/GdTc5eWH4Rk Oh that's great! thank you. I think I saw a description of something like this in some old posts, but I couldnt visualize it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larena Report post Posted March 7, 2012 If you are going to be doing a lot of braiding the link below, for y-knotlace, may be an affordable option. I have the smaller one and I really like it. It is fast and accurate. You will have to do some practice strings but it was fairly easy to get the hang of it. Best advice I was given, no matter which beveler you use, always use a sharp blade. http://y-knotlace.com/yknot-store:21568/show/cat:25542 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yuliya Report post Posted March 7, 2012 If you are going to be doing a lot of braiding the link below, for y-knotlace, may be an affordable option. I have the smaller one and I really like it. It is fast and accurate. You will have to do some practice strings but it was fairly easy to get the hang of it. Best advice I was given, no matter which beveler you use, always use a sharp blade. http://y-knotlace.co.../show/cat:25542 Thank you! I saw that one. $70 or $90 is not that expensive, but it's way too much if I just want to make a couple of leashes. For now, I will make a few for myself and maybe a few for friends if it comes out well, but unless someone wants to pay for it eventually I do not see myself making a lot of leashes and just hanging them on the walls:-) I am sure I will have a blast making them, but I will not make them without a need. It seems that everyone is making roo show leashes now days, so I am not sure if I will have any inquiries from outside of the group of friends. will have to figure out what else I can braid if I like braiding and will have no need for more leashes.:-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roo4u Report post Posted March 9, 2012 i would try to make the one that bernie described in his video...braiders have used handmade tools like that forever. i have a little splitter i built from plans posted on the forum here. also i use a lace cutter i bought from davidmorgan.com that is wooden and was 25 dollars...works great.... you can use the lace without bevel but the edges will be a bit hard and maybe irritating for a while. I made thousands of leashed without beveling but i used lace i hand cut and it was much softer than commercial lace. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yuliya Report post Posted March 9, 2012 i would try to make the one that bernie described in his video...braiders have used handmade tools like that forever. i have a little splitter i built from plans posted on the forum here. also i use a lace cutter i bought from davidmorgan.com that is wooden and was 25 dollars...works great.... you can use the lace without bevel but the edges will be a bit hard and maybe irritating for a while. I made thousands of leashed without beveling but i used lace i hand cut and it was much softer than commercial lace. I was thinking that if the one leash I am going to make will come out good, then I would consider buying a hide and cutting my own and then maybe buying pre-cut lace for the second color. would it be possible to mix pre-cut lace and my own lace? I was looking at the australian strander, I really liked it in one of the bernie's videos, will make his beveler. But I will have to make my own splitter or not do splitting at all, because splitters seem to be most expensive tools to buy. would you mind pointing me to the one you made? Also, somebody suggested in some other threads that if you buy good quality hide, you wouldn't need a splitter, is it true? What would consider a good quality hide? I saw some labeled 1grade. and how think should that hide be? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted March 9, 2012 I was thinking that if the one leash I am going to make will come out good, then I would consider buying a hide and cutting my own and then maybe buying pre-cut lace for the second color. would it be possible to mix pre-cut lace and my own lace? I was looking at the australian strander, I really liked it in one of the bernie's videos, will make his beveler. But I will have to make my own splitter or not do splitting at all, because splitters seem to be most expensive tools to buy. would you mind pointing me to the one you made? Also, somebody suggested in some other threads that if you buy good quality hide, you wouldn't need a splitter, is it true? What would consider a good quality hide? I saw some labeled 1grade. and how think should that hide be? Anything is possible. But not always proper. Myself which is all I can speak for, think it's not a very good idea to mix pre-cut lace and lace you cut from the hide. A splitter can be made from a simple piece of wood and by using a utility scraper, you can split lace that way. I myself, no matter the quality of the hide will split my lace for evenness. The quality of the braid you do starts with the hide. It always will. To me a good quality hide is a hide that is without blemishes on the skin side and very little stretchy parts on the outside parts of the hide. Increasing the chance for even more lace that way. Of course as you start to buy your own hides, you'll see what the differences are between each hide. This is an experience best taught, or learned by doing and seeing for yourself. Brian... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roo4u Report post Posted March 9, 2012 (edited) here is the link to the plans for the splitter....i made it myself it wasnt too hard....mines not pretty but it works...you can also use an adjustable woodworking plane for splitting....i got a decent small one for about 25 bucks that i am trying out cuz the little splitter is awesome with roo but doesnt like rawhide much.. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=787&st=0&p=28154&hl=+splitter%20+plans&fromsearch=1entry28154 Edited March 9, 2012 by roo4u Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
