1/4 Bosal

[bucksnort]

Just finished for an order. 1/4 in. 8 strand square braid. I used a double turks head on nose & heel. I prefer this for many reasons, not the least of which is that I taught myself to do this & even though I have since learned to do pineapples & guachos, I still like the looks of this a lot & it is different than the norm. This is from the hide I dehaired with dry ash method, I really like the contrast from cornering the strings. Buck

[Peter T]

Looks great, Buck. It's cool to see what you made out of the hide you showed us earlier.

Pete

[Leatherpownder]

Nice, Ilke the different style.

[curlyjo]

Nice job and great color. Brad

[bucksnort]

Thank you much. Buck

[megabit]

Looks great!

[bucksnort]

Thanks Mike.

[barbiesdude]

Looks like a good piece of gear. How do you like the ash method of de-hairing? Any tips?

[bucksnort]

I like the ash method. It's a little more work than liming, but not as messy. On the second hide I did, I got lazy & didn't flesh off some areas that had a thin layer of fat. When I dehaired it, those areas where hard to scrape & the pigment layer came off in patches. I think a good fleshing job might be more important with this method than with liming. it. Other than that, the rawhide has great color & more strength than hides I've done with lime Thanks, Buck