Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding [Hardcover]

Bruce Grant (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0870331612 | ISBN-13: 978-0870331619 | Publication Date: December 1972 | Edition: 1ST

You are looking at brand new Tandy Leathercraft Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding Book by Bruce Grant. This item 6026-00 is a 528-page book with 350 illustrations that completely covers the subject of leather and rawhide braiding. Thank you for looking.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 556 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing; 1ST edition (December 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870331612
• ISBN-13: 978-0870331619
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Knot Lovers Will Knot Be Disappointed, October 9, 2000

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Thomas Powers (Staten Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding (Hardcover)

I rate this book a close second to The Ashley Book Of Knots,as a must-have for serious knot enthusiasts. Less pleasing artistic- ly, this book nevertheless delivers instructions for construct-ing truly beautiful and functional things. From rings, to brace- lets,to hatbands to belts--they're here. Need a quirt, a whip, a lariat,a horses headstall--they're here. How about a pair of "galooses?"--they're here. For me, the woven buttons are the most fascinating of all. Intri- cate and beautifully symmetrical, these knots are easy to make by following the ingenious method that Mr. Grant explains. (I copy the pattern, match and tape the ends to produce a cylinder, then I slide the cylinder over a rolled piece of cardboard or lino- leum and pin the bites with carpet tacks.) If you like this book, and I know you will, you might want to get Mr. Grant's two other books on the subject: Leather Braiding and How To Make Cowboy Horse Gear. Enjoy. Happy birthday.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is THE book on the subject, October 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding (Hardcover)

During a one year stay I had the good fortune to stumble across a second hand bookstore where the library of Bruce Grant was for sale. Among the joys for a knot friend where the Ashley book of knots, the Encyclopedia of Knots and fancy ropework, Whips and Whipmaking, and more notably Leather Braiding and The Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding, both by Bruce Grant. To get your first impression of the subject by the authors own copies of the books is of course a trip in itself, but as the delicious shock subsided, the books continued to shine on their own. Using drawings, rather than photographs, is a superior way to guide the reader through apprenticeship of the art. This book serves the important purpose of preserving an old craft, and it does it well; the text is clear, and the development from the simple to the more complex eases the reader over all obstacles. This is the Ashley of leather braiding.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential reference, November 7, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding (Hardcover)

Grant's survey of leather braiding is an essential reference for those interested in leather working, covering riatas, bosals, quertas, whips, fancy knots and more. He also covers methods of duplicating complicated knots from an extant piece. The book covers most of his volume _How to Make Cowboy Horsegear_.