29/05/2009 by Paul Carpenter.

Made this glossary first for my own use as I increasingly ventured deeper into the world of braided knots. It is amazing just how many mathematical variations and codes there are to knots - I have’nt covered these as I don’t really understand them yet, at the moment I’m like a driver of a car who after years of driving is only just finding out how it works.  

 Glossary of knots and tapering lace tutorial

I have also included a short piece about tapering lace which complete’s other PDF’s I have done on the subject of lace, plus diagrams for two knots used to help explain some items of the glossary. Hope they help someone.

Paul

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14/05/2009 by Paul Carpenter.

Finally managed to get decent software  with which to write PDF files so decided to re-vamp some old and new PDF’s.

Making arrows and bow strings

Making bows from board

Making bows from staves plus tanning and dyeing rawhide

fid work and braiding knife handles plus lace prep - below is the knife which this braiding was built on.

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05/05/2009 by Paul Carpenter.

The amount of tools used this time is quite long and even managed to squeeze in a Barry King tool, so I was able to ruin even more leather in better and increased variations.

Plus you guessed it - it was all an excuse to make another quiver but it did also enable me to make a more indepth tutorial then the last including placement of stamping tools, dyeing lace and the leather, plus some other really exciting stuff!!!!

 Messing around with tandy and barry king tools - PDF 900kb

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