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Getting back into Braiding - Dog Leash

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Getting back into braiding and leatherwork after a long time away from it.  Made a leash for my brother and his red heeler (quality tested by my Dobie). Kangaroo leather six-strand round plait, over a paracord core, loops back-spliced in, and the clip end loop braided over again to give a replaceable wear area. 

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Thanks venator! The Bruce Grant encyclopedia has been immensely helpful...

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Looks great.  Nice work.

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Thanks sofaspud and cseeger for the kind words!

He's been my buddy for nearly ten years now

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10 hours ago, Wedgetail said:

That's some nice braiding! Any good resources we could lookup to learn how?

Thanks! I rely heavily on two authors, Ron Edwards (photo below of one of his books), and Bruce Grant, with his encyclopedia of braiding. I couldn't find a lot specifically on the back-splicing piece, other than a blog or two, so that I just kinda muddled through. And of course, this forum is great, too.

I got the lace from y-knot lace, good quality and colors. Didn't bevel the lace for this one, but on subsequent projects, I am beveling using a box cutter blade jammed into a block of wood with a paint stick glued on as a guide :)

5 hours ago, Dave Richardson said:

Really nice, love the colors. Nice looking leash too.

Thanks, Dave!

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I love Bruce grants encyclopedia. I think if anyone wants to start to learn how to braid they should pick that up. 

Ron Edwards is great too, I have a few of  his whip making books. I use paracord for my braiding and plaiting but I mY have to invest in lace or kangaroo, I've been wanting to make a leather whip haha. The lead looks great motocouture

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Very nice braiding. Love it!

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22 hours ago, Stetson912 said:

I love Bruce grants encyclopedia. I think if anyone wants to start to learn how to braid they should pick that up. 

Ron Edwards is great too, I have a few of  his whip making books. I use paracord for my braiding and plaiting but I mY have to invest in lace or kangaroo, I've been wanting to make a leather whip haha. The lead looks great motocouture

I say go for it! Life is too short not to make a whip : )

14 hours ago, Rohn said:

Very nice braiding. Love it!

Thank you Rohn, much appreciated!

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I want to make a show dog leash. How do you join the loop for the handle so it looks so nice like yours? 

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