A questiion for Nolan Sackett

[Forty Rod]

Nolan, how do you prepare hair for putting it into tin cones?  I've used horse hair that's long enough I simply double it, tie a length of sinew or cord around the middle, and pull it through.  I have some hair that's considerably shorter (due to my wife's insistence) that I'd like to use.  It just isn't long enough to do it that way.

Thanks.

[Nolan Sackett]

Here ya go - this is taken from the book "Plains Indian Knife Sheaths" by Alex Koslov and available from Crazy Crow. This book is an excellent resource - the pictures of originals alone are worth the price of $17.95.
http://www.crazycrow.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=4105-058-900&Category_Code=



I've also used the glue method (49b) and then whipped it (like I learned in the Boy Scouts) to the thong with thread...........

[Forty Rod]

Figures 49 a & b look good.  Any recommendation on the kind of glue to use?  Elmers thinned down, Barge cement, super glue? 

Thanks.

[St. George]

I'd recommend Barge Cement, since it adds flexibility and waterproofing.

It also gives you 'time' to make sure you're happy with your results - Super Glue won't do that, and watered Elmer's won't set as quickly.

Good Luck.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Forty Rod]

Can Barge be thinned down so it will "run" into the hair more easily?

[Marshal Will Wingam]

You can get Barge thinner. I keep it on hand in case I need to take something apart or, more commonly, my glue gets thickened from being open too much.

[Forty Rod]

Well, guess I'll see how it works.  Thanks, fellas.

[Nolan Sackett]

I normally do the fold over style but when the hair is short and I do the glue thing - I whip it with thread first as noted above to hold together and then use
1) Super Glue or
2) The liguid hide or
3) when being totally HC I use my own homemade hot hide glue - for this you can buy the pre-made crystals form several wood working outfits, use clear gelatin - cook until thickened, or to make your own - chips of rawhide cooked in water at a low boil until it's dissolved/thickened enough)

[Forty Rod]

SUPER GLUE!!!

Never even thought of that, but I use it on all kinds of projects.  I'll try SG and Barge.  All the rest sounds like too much work.  I'm retired and have a black belt in laziness.