Traditional Rawhide Braiders swept all categories (1st and 2nd) of Rawhide braiding at the 5th World Leather debut in Sheridan, Wyoming. the Sheridan contest is considered the most prestigious of all makers contest.

Are you a current Doer or Dedicated student in our Rawhide/Leather Braiding courses? Here's a unique opportunity to learn in person with Scott Gore at HIS SHOP for up to 4 days of project centered guidance.

Aug 16, 2008 · Rod gets the wonderful job of making rawhide. He does mature bulls and occasionally cows, with the hides split down the backbone. The process - leave them in water in a barrel and change the water twice a day for 2-3 days. (Note - we don't have really high temperatures to deal with up here.)

The Guitron Family has a long tradition of braiding Quality Rawhide and Leather Tack in the Spirit of the Vaqueros for nearly 50 Years. Products include a full array of meticulously hand crafted tack, such as romal reins, bosals, headstalls and cavesons.

Gail & Eric Hought teach leather & rawhide braiding, author instructional braiding books on braiding basics and braiding a bosal or hackamore and sell braiding supplies.

Braiding leather and rawhide is truly an ancient art. Follow the trail of the Turk's Head Knot...and you travel back in time. A Guide to the braids and knots that we use at Leather and Braid.

Leland Hensley braids collectable and working rawhide bosals, headstalls, reins and other rawhide jewelry in Texas

Rawhiders employ a variety of ingenious tricks and tools to aid the braiding process. Soap and grease concoctions keep the strings pliable and allow for tight braiding, and awls, pliers, and cutters facilitate passing strings under and around one another.

This is a stretched, fleshed, de-haired deer rawhide, dried into a hard, thin disk and ready to be cut into a single, long, 3/8" wide string.

The vaqueros took with them the art of rawhide braiding. Pride and the competitive nature of these “rawhiders” elevated braiding into distinctive and beautiful classic styles. Vaqueros used many types of fancy braided rawhide horse equipment during their daily activities.