Members Windrider30 Posted December 11, 2016 Author Members Report Posted December 11, 2016 5 hours ago, NVLeatherWorx said: That is one where you may find your answer by doing a test run with some scrap leather and a little bit of lace to find out if your adding extra depth will still allow you to get the braided look and feel. The results of the look and feel are based on the original idea that your lace line will be about 1/8" from the edge and that you are using a 1/8" thonging chisel which is already proportionally spaced. Once you start changing any one pre-defined dimension the results will change as well. On this specific stitch you may not be able to see and the feel the braid effect as much as you may like. I personally would do the practice run on it to see for myself if that is what I am looking for and if it would even work. I would not recommend messing with the spacing from hole to hole though as it will look odd with such a thin lace and I am not aware of anyone who makes 1/4" chisels or lace of the type that would be used here. Everything here is proportional so the only way to find out if any adjustments would work is to test it out for yourself. I think I am actually going to go with a round punch instead of the thonging chisle as I like the look of the round hole a little better than the thonging chisle as this is garment leather and it does pull easily so I think the hole will give me a little more freedom but yeah will have to do a practice run to see which will be better Quote
Members Windrider30 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Members Report Posted December 12, 2016 Ok huge thanks to everyone for your help, so far this is what I have found, When braiding garment leather, you CAN go either 1/4 inch or and 1/8 of an inch from the edge and you can still see the pattern, how ever that being said the 1/8 inch from the edge looks better so that is what I am going to do. Now I am still working on if I want to use round hole or slit I am leaning towards the slit as it seems to hold a little better and I do not have to worry to much about the spacing that I would with a round punch. Doing a little more experimenting and then hopefully by this Friday I will have my lace (just placed the order woo hoo) and will give you all some pics of the progress! Quote
Members Don Ayres Posted December 2, 2018 Members Report Posted December 2, 2018 I can't find any of chief31794 you tube videos for the mexican roind braid, does anyone know where they are ???? Thanks Quote
Members billybopp Posted December 2, 2018 Members Report Posted December 2, 2018 Chief retired from leather work and sadly took his videos down. Bill Quote
Members Don Ayres Posted May 2, 2019 Members Report Posted May 2, 2019 I wonder why he took them down, they were a great resource ? Quote
Members Halitech Posted May 2, 2019 Members Report Posted May 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Don Ayres said: I wonder why he took them down, they were a great resource ? I agree but they were his intellectual property so he's allowed to do whatever he wants with them Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
AlZilla Posted November 15, 2024 Report Posted November 15, 2024 On 12/2/2018 at 3:07 PM, billybopp said: Chief retired from leather work and sadly took his videos down. Bill I know this is an ancient thread, but I think this is the guy you're talking about: https://www.youtube.com/@rewalston Maybe he restored them. Quote “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire “Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.” - Aristotle
Members Halitech Posted November 16, 2024 Members Report Posted November 16, 2024 3 hours ago, AlZilla said: I know this is an ancient thread, but I think this is the guy you're talking about: https://www.youtube.com/@rewalston Maybe he restored them. If you look at the profile pic of rewalston, and than at the gentleman in the video, you can tell they are not the same person. rewalston had saved the videos and loaded them. If you look in the info about each video, he even says he did Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Northmount Posted November 16, 2024 Report Posted November 16, 2024 3 hours ago, AlZilla said: I know this is an ancient thread, but I think this is the guy you're talking about: https://www.youtube.com/@rewalston Maybe he restored them. Comments from the person that did the uploads. 819 views Aug 4, 2021 There are five videos that a gentleman uploaded to YouTube, but I have been unable to find his versions. So, I have reuploaded them to my channel. These videos will show you how to do the Mexican Round (or basket weave) braid on leather. Quote
AlZilla Posted November 16, 2024 Report Posted November 16, 2024 9 hours ago, Northmount said: Comments from the person that did the uploads. 819 views Aug 4, 2021 There are five videos that a gentleman uploaded to YouTube, but I have been unable to find his versions. So, I have reuploaded them to my channel. These videos will show you how to do the Mexican Round (or basket weave) braid on leather. Ah, thank you. I didn't see the comments. Funny enough, he tagged them as "Kids Content" and YT won't let me save them to a watch list. Quote “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire “Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.” - Aristotle
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