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Offline toomanyknots

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How do you bind a leather handle?
« on: October 25, 2010, 06:18:39 pm »
Heres two of jorads (great work)





What I'm thinking is you cut longer than you need, measure and cut how long you need by wrapping around, then punch holes (leather hole puncher???). I am wondering if you overlap it slightly to make sure no gaps where the wood is visible. This is what I am worried about. Do you fold over the leather where it is weaved together with the strip so you can't see the edge that was cut? I basically have never done this, can ya tell?
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Re: How do you bind a leather handle?
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2010, 07:04:42 pm »
If you were to lace it with another cross-stitch between those, you would hardly even see the inside edges.  Other than that it sounds like you have it figured out.  This video gives a pretty good idea how it can be done:

http://www.youtube.com/user/3RiversArchery#p/u/26/tVwFYWbd7dw
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Re: How do you bind a leather handle?
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2010, 08:02:30 pm »
Thanks cameroo. Nice video.
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair
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