Braiding A Motorcycle Lever

[makkoshark]

Hi everyone,

I stumbled across this braided lever on another site. I am curious if anyone has any idea how it is done. To quote the author:

These lever covers are made with just one lace with the two ends hanging. Technically it's not even a braid - it's a knot. It's built by leaving a tail and wrapping the lace up and down the lever, then up and down again, the last time down you do the over/under tucking.

I have been trying to figure it out as this seems far easier than a traditional braid.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[bdetteg]

makkoshark--

Get yourself a copy of Bruce Grant's "Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding". While he doesn't specifically illustrate braiding over a motorcycle lever, I'm thinking that this is basically an extended version of a gaucho knot. Practice simpler knots over a dowel core, and you should be able to work up to this fairly quickly.

[makkoshark]

Thanks!

[Tex181]

hope its not to late but here goes. Bruce Grant's "Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding" has one he calls Two-Bight Turk's Head of Any Length or youtube- A Long 4 bight Paracord Turk's Head Knot. The 2 bight knot would needs to be increased to 4 in your case.