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DIFFICULTY: EASY. THIS WAS OUR FIRST PROJECT & GOT US STARTED DOING ALL THIS MATERIALS: BAMBOO CANE, RAWHIDE, SMALL PIECE OF THIN LEATHER. SOURCES: GARDEN CENTER FOR BAMBOO, CRAFT CENTER OR WHERE EVER YOU CAN FIND IT FOR RAWHIDE. THRIFT SHOP FOR LEATHER. USE A PIECE OF A HANDBAG. TECHNIQUE: CUT THE BAMBOO TO THE LENGTH YOU WANT. SHAPE YOUR PIECE OF LEATHER. HOLD IT IN PLACE & WRAP RAWHIDE TIGHTLY UNTIL ITS SECURE. NO ADVICE ON KNOTS. YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT. FOR THE HANDLE ITS THE SAME IDEA. START AT THE END & GO UP AS FAR AS YOU WANT THE HANDLE TO GO. KEEP IT TIGHT. THEN REPEAT BUILDING UP MORE TOWARDS THE TIP OF THE BAMBOO SO THE HANDLE IS TAPERED. THIS COMES APART AS THERE ARE NO FASTENERS USED. IF YOU DON'T LOKE IT JUST UNWRAP THE RAWHIDE & DO IT AGAIN. |
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