32 bight rawhide pineapple knot

After much deliberation, I decided to fix on a leather handle to the knife below by the use of a rawhide knot and not just any normal small knot but a whopping 32 bight one - I could of very well just sewn a strip of leather on but thats just to simple for me. Plus have’nt played around with rawhide lace for awhile now and it was good practise.

The first photo is of the blade and horn sheath, the second of the finished article with the knot tigthen on, the third photo is of the knot striaght off of the mandrel that I used to tie it on.

Thge mandrel is 2 inches in diameter and the nails were placed 4 inches apart. Lace was 3.5mm wide and the length about 8m, altho it is best to just wind the lace around all the nails to get a better idea of length ( I forgot to measure it!!). I just used the 13 bight 12 part pineapple knot pattern shown in one of my tutorials - fid work and braiding knife handles plus lace prep - After following it for awhile you should see the pattern being formed.

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