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    Default Boot lace strap - how to tie to end pin?

    For those of you that use a rawhide or leather boot lace for a strap, how do you tie it to the end pin? especially if it is a small one. Thanks.

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    I just tie a noose(slipknot) then pull it tight. If you want to get fancy loop it around three or four times.
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    Default Re: Boot lace strap - how to tie to end pin?

    Quote Originally Posted by Br1ck View Post
    I just tie a noose(slipknot) then pull it tight. If you want to get fancy loop it around three or four times.
    A simple slip knot does the trick.

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    I use two half hitches, it will slip and stay tight. Easy knot to tie and untie.
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    Yeah but, a real live noose with all 10 or 12 wraps, when done in miniature w/ leather boot lace, besides working real well seems to have just the right combination of macabre and... cute!
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    I too thought that a full blown noose was just right. And it does work well.

    A word of warning though - I used one of these for a while on a new instrument with ivoroid binding and it ended up leaving a reddish tint on one edge of my new, perfect binding from the dye in the bootlace I used.

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    knot craft is a high art practiced by sailors on those ships under sail , for centuries..

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    Yeah I use a hangman's noose knot on each end. It is a bit of a pain to tie as custom requires it to have thirteen turns, but it works great. Check out Sam Bush's photo on Glamour and Grits or Late as Usual , you will see Hoss has one. R/
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    A wooden bead from a craft store..Pass the rawhide through and then back to make a loop. Click image for larger version. 

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    Quote Originally Posted by EvanElk View Post
    A wooden bead from a craft store..Pass the rawhide through and then back to make a loop. Click image for larger version. 

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    My Bailey strap has a round leather disc that is a very tight fit. Very elegant solution. Be aware, the whole leather lace doesn't have to disappear behind the strap button, just enough to sit solidly in the groove.
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    Default Re: Boot lace strap - how to tie to end pin?

    Quote Originally Posted by UsuallyPickin View Post
    Yeah I use a hangman's noose knot on each end. It is a bit of a pain to tie as custom requires it to have thirteen turns, but it works great. Check out Sam Bush's photo on Glamour and Grits or Late as Usual , you will see Hoss has one. R/
    If you can tie and hangman's noose, this should work well at the tail butt, though I've had no problems with a simple slip knot (heeding above finish warning). For the loop end, I use a retraced figure eight knot, which sounds complicated, but it's a simple and self-tightening knot used in climbing and rescue. This gives you a very fixed loop.

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