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The Sword in the Stone

9/10/2017

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a lot of progress has been made on the bridle, but there's been one step I've been stuck on. The knots on the end of the curb strap keep sliding around as I tighten them, resulting in badly tightened knots that sit crooked.
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Blegh


it looks bad in photos, but even worse in person. In person you can see a lump at the end of the knot where it rode up and tightened weird.

After hours of fighting, trying different knots, and wondering if that pretty curb bit was really worth all this trouble, I had an idea. I deal the ends of my braid with a lighter so it's nice and secure, why couldn't I stick a hot needle through that part?

So I tried it, fully expecting it to not work. Much to my surprise and delight, it did work like it was supposed to and it was sturdy.

I've dubbed this way of holding knots in place the Excalibur method, because why not.;)
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This is the knot now, after tightening properly.
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Please excuse the image quality. I'm using my phone and it doesn't appreciate macro photos
with my curb strap fixed, my headstall is complete. All that's left are the romal reins, then this bridle will be complete!
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