Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => HowTo's and Build-a-longs => Topic started by: luke the drifter on February 17, 2011, 08:57:48 pm
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i know how to do the reverse twist/flemish braid technique. i get my strands prepared. do i make my loop more towards the end of the bundle and twist the remainder into the longer strands and work from there or do i start my loop in the center of the bundle? i looked at the how-to on doing this and i could not see where he started. splicing is another matter. i know i could do it. i just want to make sure i start correctly and have the right technique. any advice or videos?
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I always start toward the end of the bundle and twist the remainder into the longer strands.
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i thank you for your advice. i can probably figure out the rest with trial and error. by the way and i know this is a long time coming, your string itself and the quality that is evident is really good. i hope that mine will turn out that way.
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well i got another question about twisting and splicing. let us say that you are going along and before you realize it you have a 2 to 4 inch section that thinner than the rest of what you have done already. Can you interlace some pieces of sinew into the twist to re-enforce it and make it about the same as the other? i was thinking about that driving home from work one evening. is there another solution other than what i mentioned?
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The only way I know how to fix the problem of the string not being thick enough is to unwind the thin part of the string, add more sinew, and re-twist.