rolling your braid

[carr52]

I'm working on a reata/rope thing and was wondering if I need to stop braiding and roll it every couple feet or should I just do it at the end? Not sure how long it will end up being but I think about 25 or 30 feet long.

Tom

[rawhide1]

Tom

I haven't braided a reata yet. But I would wait until I was done. And then I would pull it though a rounder or a post with a hole in it. Just my .02

Mike

[carr52]

Tom

I haven't braided a reata yet. But I would wait until I was done. And then I would pull it though a rounder or a post with a hole in it. Just my .02

Mike

Thank you Mike, that sounds like what I was kinda thinking. I've been stopping every 2 or 2.5 ft and rolling it like I did with my bull whip. It works really nice but is kind of a pain in the butt.

Thanks again,

Tom

[Alan Bell]

In order to be as consistent as possible you should braid as much as you can in one setting and you should do all of your finishing i.e. rolling, stretching, rubbing or pounding AFTER all the braiding is done.

Vaya Con Dios Alan Bell

[carr52]

Thats what I needed to know. Thanks guys. Tryying to roll it with all those strands flopping around is a real pain. Thanks again.

Tom