Rawhide String Thickness With 1/8" Strings?

[rockjack]

Brading rawhide new experience. Not sure how thick strings should be. When cutting from rounds do you cut extra wide so you can split strings or do you not bother?

[bucksnort]

I like thicker strings, so I typically make mine 1/2 as thick as the width. I cut my sogas a little over twice as wide as what I want my finished width to be & split it down to close to my finished thickness & then cut it into two strings. If you try to cut say an 1/8 string out of a round it will be so thick that its hard to keep straight & run through your splitter. Good luck, Buck