Hood Making

[Tim Laycock]

I have made this tutorial In the hope that it benefits someone.
If it prompts one person to make a hood and that hood helps them in any hawking or related situations I will be very satisfied indeed :D

I apologise in advance for the pictures being posted separately but perhaps some technicaly minded individual can sort that out (Hint!) as this is the only way I can be sure they will appear in the right order! :rolleyes:

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[Finnish]

Fairplay mate that took you 10mins to make a hood. :lol:

Looks good.

[Tim Laycock]

Cheers Finnish :D

p.s. I dont know what happened to steps 6 & 18 but they are of no consequence anyway :rolleyes:
(Perhaps thats why it only took 10 mins) :lol:

[Shaun Byrne]

Nice one BB, nice to see someone giving up their time to help others. Fair play to ya!

[Tim Laycock]

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[GriffMJ]

aaaaaahhhhhhh the classic Glasier Gos hood!!! coming on now Blackbird.... looks a good neat job.

[Tim Laycock]

Thanks Griff :D
Chiseling the throatlash slits looks much more classy and traditional than punching them doesnt it.

I thought I would show you this hood alongside its predecessor.
It was made for a tiercel Gos but I have been using it on my female as she grows.
I thought a new one was in order as it is CLEARLY PAST ITS BEST!!!
(She has taken to "brooding" it like an egg) I could reclaim it but it is also filthy

[Goldie]

Good job BB.

It has always been my ambition to breed my own bird and dress it top to bottom with furniture I made myself. Managed the hood (not great) made a pair of acceptable bells, bred the birds, but still to master the swivel.
SO if anyone wants to do a step by step :wink: and follow BBs example, carry on :lol:

[LanczSpringer]

This has inspired me to have a go!

Just routing out the copy of glasier's book!
I then need to go shoping for a few items, needle, stitch marker and some thread.

Just a quick question though, in Glasier's book it says to measure the brids head behind its eyes.

I aint got me bird yet :-( what size would you use for a male harris?

Itsd only going to be my first attempt and I will probably have to make a fair few to be up to your standard BB ;-)

[SakerJack]

Black Bird,
Enjoyed your pictures, wished I wouyld have that and the internet when I was learning would have saved a lot of $$$$
Nice job,
Sakerjack
Falconry Hoods International

[Moritz]

WELL done m8 perfect timeing! I am going to buy the neseary equipment 2morrow and make one for "Felix".

Moritz

[Tim Laycock]

master the swivel.
SO if anyone wants to do a step by step
Already on the case! :lol:

Im glad you guys like the hood. Its reassuring to know Im not flogging a dead horse 8)

[LanczSpringer]

Well here is my first ever attempt at a hood!

This was made using an old scrap of leather that my girlfriends grandma gave me.

I am quite happy with it, I will have to go and get the propper equipment to make another with and also buy some good leather.

Can anyone help me with what equipment I need and also what kinda leather is best, (thickness etc)

[Tim Laycock]

You get full marks from me just for trying LS :D
What you need is some vegetable tanned leather (Ebay), Some scalpel blades(Craft shop or the like) and an awl to make the stich holes.(I made my awl by grinding a point onto an electricians screwdriver) you wont believe the difference it makes having these things.

[Goldie]

For a first attempt you deserve 10/10 even though the first pic looks like Darth Vaders helmet :lol:
You will be amazed at the difference good leather will make

[Tim Laycock]

looks like Darth Vaders helmet
The one on his head or the one thats not!!! rpmsl

[Hawkmaster]

Damn I will have to make some too now!

[Tim Laycock]

My work is done! :supz:

[Boobook]

Nice post Blackbird - Great pictures. I'll save the pics for when I get a hawk and give it a try (I don't think the owl would appreciate it if I made her one :wink: )

[Tim Laycock]

Glad you like it :D
I don't think the owl would appreciate it if I made her one
Perhaps not!!! :lol:

[GrendlesGirl]

Very nice thread! It is nice to come to a place where people share instead of hollering "go ask your sponsor idiot!!"

[Dude]

hm we need more of ur tutorials BB ;)

where do u buy that stich making thing? wow I hope I spell it correctly... so that thing what show u where to make a hole for the needle.....

Dan :)

[Tim Laycock]

Dan, Go to your local sewing shop and ask for a pattern marker

[Pink_Eagle]

this is excellent, wel done, mayb mine wil now turn out lookin like propr hoods,

[Sean]

first time i seen this, brilliant, is there anyway to repost the atatchments as pics, as ive havent got a programme that will open them. also, at the end of sewing a side, how dod you finnish it, just 2 half hitches and a bit of glue, or is there a certain way lol.

[Sean]

also, i see you didnt use piping, is there any advantages for it, or is it just to make it look better

[Tim Laycock]

Im afraid this thread was absolutley ruined when the forum skin was changed.
Every picture had a visible title and that title was the instructions that narrated the picture.
so even if the pictures were all there the only way you could get the steps that narrate them now is by saving every picture and you cant do that because I cant edit the attachments on the current posts where photos are not showing :evil:

I still have the pictures and when I have the time will re post the thread as this is basicaly a pile of garbage now :evil:

[Sean]

that would be great, would liek to see how to block a hood,

[AngelJakki]

BB I know you said veg tan leather what oz and sort cow, deer, elk(would that be to supple)??? Dieing to have a go now have mastered me gloves now want to make a hood.

[Tim Laycock]

Vegetable tanned is best but I must confess that I use any old tat, handbags bought from Oxfam, you name it :rolleyes: :oops:

Anything will do realy, practice makes perfect :supz:

[HoumaFalconer]

Great Thread, Very Helpful

[Harris]

first time i seen this, brilliant, is there anyway to repost the atatchments as pics, as ive havent got a programme that will open them. also, at the end of sewing a side, how dod you finnish it, just 2 half hitches and a bit of glue, or is there a certain way lol.


Sean if you save the pics to your pc you can open them with Internet explorer, Once saved, right click them and select "open with" When the box pops up, scroll down and select Internet Explorer, and then click ok.

Hope that helps

[GM090158]

Thanks for your time and trouble BB it was well worth it, I will have a go now and see what happens

[Fiona]

v interesting to see how its done step by step. Hope to have a go myself later. I thought I read somewhere that hoods are made inside out then turned back again? Maybe that was one of the parts that got lost from when it was first posted or is not necessary, or only some types of hoods?

[KenHawker1970]

Better than mine blackbird. Thats spot on. Where did you get your pattern?

Ken

[Fawkes]

I have to admit I've used the instructions from this thread in the past - a great help BB!
I agree with Ken, where did you get your pattern? could you make it available?

[Sean]

thanks very much harris. working now :D

[Gaz]

I ve got a dvd entitled "Making the anglo-indian hood",step by step guide :supz: a must have for anybody wanting to make their own:!: ;-) :D

[CJ#HaRrIs HAwKs RuLe#]

I think i'l give it a miss making my own hood. I'm being a silly paranoid beginner:roll:

I would hate to make a bird hood shy and not sure how I am with leather-craft yet.

play it safe and buy it. well as far as hoods go anyway.

your are great do you make alot of hoods?? practice I mean.

[Tim Laycock]

The pattern is a glasier Gos pattern and to be honest is poor at best!

This is what you want

http://www.themodernapprentice.com/hood.zip

I am making a lot of hoods at the moment, everybody wants one :supz:

[TCake18]

just had two hoods off blackbird gr8 fits would recommend them to anybody:supz: :supz: :yawinkle:

[LongVVing]

Does anyone have any patterns for Khan style hoods, I would quite like to have a go at making them. I have some dutch hood patterns that I can exchange with.

Nice set of instructions on making the hood BB.

Regards,
Mark.

[Tim Laycock]

just had two hoods off blackbird gr8 fits would recommend them to anybody

And I would just like to add that I am now working for Tom at a loss as his Harris is a real enigma :rolleyes:

It is a big male @ 1lb 10oz but has a head bigger than a small female :shock:

Ben Long once told me that if a hood made to a given pattern does not fit then the pattern is the right size and the bird is the wrong size :rolleyes:

Toms male is definatly the wrong size :supz:

Mk 2 is now made m8, just the gape to trim and its all sorted.

[Fawkes]

The pattern is a glasier Gos pattern and to be honest is poor at best!

This is what you want

http://www.themodernapprentice.com/hood.zip



This is for Slipers canon - do you just make them into Anglo-indian with a few extra stitches and by rounding they eye seams?
SakerJack said he'd send me some quality Anglo-indian patterns, but I havent still havent seen them (dont even know if he's remembered he was going to send them)

[Johnny Abbott]

And I would just like to add that I am now working for Tom at a loss as his Harris is a real enigma :rolleyes:

It is a big male @ 1lb 10oz but has a head bigger than a small female :shock:

Ben Long once told me that if a hood made to a given pattern does not fit then the pattern is the right size and the bird is the wrong size :rolleyes:

Toms male is definatly the wrong size :supz:

Mk 2 is now made m8, just the gape to trim and its all sorted.tim that male came from a breeder in trow bridge they are nice sized birds his sisters a very large starting weight 2lb 7oz

[GriffMJ]

And I would just like to add that I am now working for Tom at a loss as his Harris is a real enigma :rolleyes:


Tim ....welcome to hoodmaking...PMSL :lol: :lol:

Why dont you just make him a Slijper Size 50..... sounds like a big ****** to me! 50 would fit the average female.... a 46 would fit the average male... so he lies in between .... I would go for a 50 by the sounds of him :D

[Tim Laycock]

This is for Slipers canon - do you just make them into Anglo-indian with a few extra stitches and by rounding they eye seams?
SakerJack said he'd send me some quality Anglo-indian patterns, but I havent still havent seen them (dont even know if he's remembered he was going to send them)

I wouldnt worry about it, you wont find a better anglo pattern than the Slipjer :supz:

It leaves all others standing!

[Tim Laycock]

tim that male came from a breeder in trow bridge they are nice sized birds his sisters a very large starting weight 2lb 7oz

The male is very impressive, the Female you sold to Mather is impressive too m8.
Very strong bird, she had me in the stomach while she was being coped on sunday afternoon :oops: :lol:

[Tim Laycock]

Tim ....welcome to hoodmaking...PMSL :lol:

Why dont you just make him a Slijper Size 50..... sounds like a big ****** to me! 50 would fit the average female.... a 46 would fit the average male... so he lies in between .... I would go for a 50 by the sounds of him :D

Griff, thats exactly what I thought :supz:

Here is the "50" I made up last night in the small hours :lol:

[Palmer]

Griff, thats exactly what I thought :supz:

Here is the "50" I made up last night in the small hours :lol:


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[ChrisRobbo]

This is a great thread it inspired me to have my first attempt at a simple hood. I'll attatch a few pics but don't be to harsh as i only had two pieces of leather available some cream 1.2-1.4mm kip i use on my harris and an old nose bag for a horse that was thick aswell!LOL

[UKJay's Nursey]

i will be having a go over the weekend once ive been to the haberdashery to pick up some bits, dont mind craft work loved it as school though may have to get jay to do the cutting as i,m accident annie when it comes to knives:oops:


oohh just think of the possibilites of the colors pink/purple/blue hoods(joke)

[ChrisRobbo]

A few more........

Oh and i used the phillip galsier pattern but i have since installed some software from "the modern apprentice" website and may try this pattern with some better leather.

[KenHawker1970]

Some sweet hoods there folks give yourselfs a pat on the back.

Ken

[Tim Laycock]

This is a great thread it inspired me to have my first attempt at a simple hood. I'll attatch a few pics but don't be to harsh as i only had two pieces of leather available some cream 1.2-1.4mm kip i use on my harris and an old nose bag for a horse that was thick aswell!LOL

Good effort m8, this thread is finaly realising its purpose after months of sitting :supz:
(Have another look at the braces diagram m8, the final stage of threading has gone a bit awry :yawinkle: )

[Tim Laycock]

i will be having a go over the weekend once ive been to the haberdashery to pick up some bits, dont mind craft work loved it as school though may have to get jay to do the cutting as i,m accident annie when it comes to knives:oops:


oohh just think of the possibilites of the colors pink/purple/blue hoods(joke)

Tracie, the cutting is easy providing you use brand new scalpel blades.
(I use two surgical blades per hood)
(I imagine you can lay your hands on these easily :wink:)

Remember the most dangerous thing known to man is a blunt knife :!:

[ChrisRobbo]

Yeah the braces caused me a major headache! I think what i'm going to do is source some thinner leather and make the braces from that. I followed the glasier method but on the pic they are overloose (if you know what i mean) so it looks slightly deformed. I'll post som pics when i sort it.

[Tim Laycock]

The issue is that these parts of the patern should sit under the braces and not over them (inside not outside the body of the hood)

If you unthread them and study Glasiers diagram again you will understand :yawinkle:

[Tim Laycock]

Just to add to the confusion :yawinkle:

[ChrisRobbo]

Ah i see! thnx

[Tim Laycock]

Just noticed my instructions earlier in the thread were infact wrong :oops: :oops: :oops:

Please disregard them :oops:

[UKJay's Nursey]

Cheers BB:D any particular size you use? as will look on medical supplies and get a box in along with some other bits sharp box hibiscrub etc

[ChrisRobbo]

How about now?

(your help is gratefully appreciated BTW)

[Tim Laycock]

the brace arrowed in red needs to come out of the hole marked by the green arrow

[ChrisRobbo]

Is the example of bracing you gave earlier wrong then? As this is what i copied. Its just that i looked at your completed hood on page 5.

In the diagram you just put up i can see what you mean clearly where the slitted brace passes through the same place not behind the hood.

I'll try that and post another pic.

[ChrisRobbo]

Must be getting close now!LOL

I can see where i went wrong to start with if you have falconry and hawking on page 243 step E i threaded from 2-1 instead of 2-3-1 (so one side was different to the other.) This was why at the end i had a weird arrangement as the rest of the steps caused the straps to slip through each other. Now i have the beggining right it works perfect.

[Tim Laycock]

Just noticed my instructions earlier in the thread were infact wrong :oops:

Please disregard them :oops:

Yes m8 :oops:

You have it now though :supz:

[Gaz]

What if your left handed BB,:?: wouldn"t it be allright then:?: :twisted: :twisted:







p.s.
Have i mentioned its easier after watching the dvd??

[Tim Laycock]

What if your left handed BB,:?: wouldn"t it be allright then:?: :twisted:


No Gaz, I still think it would be half left :mrgreen:

[Harris]

Having just obtained a fine selection of leather, see "Free Leather" Thread, I intend having a bash at a hood, Although its a first attempt, I night as well make one roughly the right size for the Bird I haven't got yet. Can anyone therefore give me an idea of the measurement I need for a FHH 2lb 6oz Please. I will be using the Slijpers Software for the Pattern.

Thanks

Simon

[Tim Laycock]

54 mm :yawinkle:

[Harris]

Thanks your a star! :lol: Will post a pic later, but don't laugh as I used a er.. non traditional colour leather to practice with, pointless in waisting my decent stuff on a first attempt! still the idea may catch on! :lol:

[DeathFromAbove]

Isn't 54mm a bit big for a female harris head? I always thought 50mm was the right size on a FHH???

[Tim Laycock]

52mm is the standard sizing for a Slipjer hood to go on an average sized female harris,
The bird described was above average size and more than likley new to being hooded so I said make it a bit larger for the size of bird and also a bit larger again so as not to ruin the bird for hooding.

My head is more than just a stand for a flat cap my freind :yawinkle:

[Rex06]

incredible i think its hard to make you're own jesses and mews but no you make perfect looking hoods :o :rolleyes: euhm has anyone tried to make a glove an has pictues of it ?

greetzz

[FlameHairedFalconer]

incredible i think its hard to make you're own jesses and mews but no you make perfect looking hoods :o :rolleyes: euhm has anyone tried to make a glove an has pictues of it ?

greetzz

Here you go:

http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11617&highlight=glove

FHF

[Harris]

Well here is my first attempt, well er second actually, (you don't want to see the Pink one I made as a practice lol) its a bit rough around the gills but I'm gettin there! :yawinkle:

[Joey]

i think its abit of a **** making hood but other things are quite calming keep it up harris just keep practising youll get it perfect soon

[Harris]

i think its abit of a **** making hood but other things are quite calming keep it up harris just keep practising youll get it perfect soon


Cheers m8:yawinkle:

[NorthenEnglandHawker]

tim if you have made a few why not sell them on our stand with dave gee
a bit of beer money:lol:

[Sean]

good effort harris, what way are you stitching?

[Harris]

good effort harris, what way are you stitching?


With a needle and thread m8! :yawinkle: :confused:

[Harris]

No seriously the stitchin is all to c**k I need some stronger thread, the stuff I used kept snapping, so didnt bother to do the full stitches, but as I said its only a practice one.

[Sean]

i aint made much hoods(2) and both i never got past the braces part lo. but when stitching i used waxed fly tyign threas, very strong and had no problems with it, also cross stitched

[Harris]

Yes that sounds like good stuff, am off to the Haberdasheries tomorrow so will get some decent stuff then, you should see the pink hood I made lol

[NorthenEnglandHawker]

a damn good hood maker uses dental flose:confused: dont ask me y works for him

[Sean]

colour dont matter mate lol, stick it up

[Harris]

Could be the next big thing for Chav Arris Awks!!:lol:

[Sean]

very nice mate :D

[Tim Laycock]

Good efforts, practice makes perfect! (Apparently :yawinkle: )

[Harris]

Good efforts, practice makes perfect! (Apparently :yawinkle: )


Well It was your inspiration as the master hood maker that got me started, and I wont stop now until mine are better than yours :yawinkle:

Cheers BB M8 your tutorial was excellent :D

[UKJay74]

nice tutorial mate :supz:
but have to say why put ideas in my missus head i spent today looking for scalpels blades tracing wheel and the like next i need to get me printer working :evil: you ******

[Harris]

nice tutorial mate :supz:
but have to say why put ideas in my missus head i spent today looking for scalpels blades tracing wheel and the like next i need to get me printer working :evil: you ******

Thats nothing M8, I'm visiting a Haberdashery on Tuesday! :oops:

[UKJay's Nursey]

lol harris thats where i went today got some good leather needles strong thread and wheelie thing lol

[UKJay74]

Thats nothing M8, I'm visiting a Haberdashery on Tuesday! :oops:
been there today
:oops:
what was i thinking to say wait up i'll come into town i want to look at a few things lol

[Harris]

LOL its like a revival of knitters and sewers!!:lol:

[UKJay74]

LOL its like a revival of knitters and sewers!!:lol:

AM so glad i dont knit or sew lol was a knightmare you are gona sew sort of thing lol

good luck for next week sorry but it spooked me :P

[Gaz]

Any one got a dvd on it:?:

[Shannor]

I like the Chav hood, Harris ;) I'm going to make all my equipment purple, black, and silver since by the time I've jumped through all the hoops to be a falconer here, I'll be a jousting knight (yes, with the lance and shield) in the colours of purple, black and silver. No way people could say the equipment is theirs if it's in unusual colours :)

[GriffMJ]

I like the Chav hood, Harris ;) I'm going to make all my equipment purple, black, and silver since by the time I've jumped through all the hoops to be a falconer here, I'll be a jousting knight (yes, with the lance and shield) in the colours of purple, black and silver. No way people could say the equipment is theirs if it's in unusual colours :)

You mean like this ..... Black Knight Medieval Entertainments (1985-90)

I am Jousting in the Red (Practice session at my old Rugby Club)

http://www.m-jhoods.co.uk/images/art/Joust3.JPG

Me at a show in Doncaster in 1987

http://www.m-jhoods.co.uk/images/art/Joust2.gif

[Hacker]

Griff,
A Knight,thats why you flew a Sacre or Sacret!

[Shannor]

Ah hah! There ARE other jousters on here. Very nice Griff :)

[GriffMJ]

Ah hah! There ARE other jousters on here. Very nice Griff :)

Yes!.... its was full contact as well.... none of this simulation stuff... we used pole valting poles as lances and foam padded body armour. Warning ..... nearly 20 years on and your body will let you know that you did silly things when you were younger!!!!

(SORRY TIM ...bit off thread this)

[Barbary Boy]

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i see you bought some **** leather of ebay same as i did m8?

[Fawkes]

One of my latest attempts... havent done the braces yet tho.

[Tim Laycock]

i see you bought some **** leather of ebay same as i did m8?

BB, I had it given by a freind of a freind but the original source was probably Ebay and your right, It is **** :lol:

I believe it came as a second from a firm that covers briefcases with it.

I wont buy any leather from Ebay anymore, been stung once for Ebay leather and that was more than enough :lol:

[Tim Laycock]

One of my latest attempts... havent done the braces yet tho.

Coming along there Fawkes :supz:

[Claire]

bump 8-)

[TalonsGrip1]

Can someone post a squirrel chap tutorial for the unrestanding impaired:confused:

[Falconer1]

Seems interesting, I started reading this thread with the "dutch hood" reference. Is this your idea of a dutch hood ?

[Matty18714]

I had a go at this tutorial this afternoon, its my first hood. I used furniture sample leather, ran out of length for braces and my only tool was a Stanley knife (anybody tried making leather buttons with a Stanley knife!?).

Anyway, enough of the excuses:

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030395.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030393.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030397.jpg

[09Spar09]

my 1st hood wasnt as good as that,well done you know your proud of it,bet you cant put it down,lol i know i couldnt with mine even though it went in the bin after i made another:lol:

also my 1st took 7 hours,lol

[Colin Bevan]

I had a go at this tutorial this afternoon, its my first hood. I used furniture sample leather, ran out of length for braces and my only tool was a Stanley knife (anybody tried making leather buttons with a Stanley knife!?).

Anyway, enough of the excuses:

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030395.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030393.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030397.jpg
Matty...well done you for having a go. So much better than the 'cop-outs' who buy everything...lightweights :roll:

[09Spar09]

heres my 1st one,same pattern,tried it on my male gos,the beak opening wasnt right so couldnt get it on him properly,probebly something i did wrong ,lol
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[HawkNorth]

you done well using a stanley knife to cut leather
that will be you hooked


I had a go at this tutorial this afternoon, its my first hood. I used furniture sample leather, ran out of length for braces and my only tool was a Stanley knife (anybody tried making leather buttons with a Stanley knife!?).

Anyway, enough of the excuses:

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030395.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030393.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030397.jpg

[Matty18714]

Thanks guys, I thought it was great fun, already planning the next one.

[Sean White]

I had a go at this tutorial this afternoon, its my first hood. I used furniture sample leather, ran out of length for braces and my only tool was a Stanley knife (anybody tried making leather buttons with a Stanley knife!?).

Anyway, enough of the excuses:

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030395.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030393.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030397.jpg


Fair play Matty..... those pictures remind me of Philip Glasier's shots in Falconry & Hawking.

[Sean Maguire]

I had a go at this tutorial this afternoon, its my first hood. I used furniture sample leather, ran out of length for braces and my only tool was a Stanley knife (anybody tried making leather buttons with a Stanley knife!?).

Anyway, enough of the excuses:

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030395.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030393.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030397.jpg


Well done man you did a good job on your first hood . See the throat collar I like to use 0.8mm leather it's nice in thin and doesn't pull the bottom off the hood all in and can shape the bottom nice to .Sean

[Matty18714]

Well, this hood making lark is addictive. I had another go today, I think its a bit better, but the beak opening needs sorting with a sharper blade and I forgot to do the two top slits, I will do them later with a chisel.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030405.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030404.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030406.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030403.jpg

[Sean Maguire]

thats what your hood will look like if you use the 0.8mm leather for the throat collar.sean

a side view

[Matty18714]

thats what your hood will look like if you use the 0.8mm leather for the throat collar.sean

a side view

That looks good, is it a Khan hood? If so what type (I'm going by the guide on the modern apprentice)?

Third day, third hood. I'm hooked. I haven't done the braces for this one yet, I'm going to wait until I have some better leather. The head knots are a bit twisted but I don't want to pull at it any more.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030409.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030411.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030412.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030413.jpg

[Sean Maguire]

That looks good, is it a Khan hood? If so what type (I'm going by the guide on the modern apprentice)?

Third day, third hood. I'm hooked. I haven't done the braces for this one yet, I'm going to wait until I have some better leather. The head knots are a bit twisted but I don't want to pull at it any more.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030409.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030411.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030412.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/Matty18714/P1030413.jpg

yeah its a khan hood thats for a female gos i made for a friends friend,you tap the top knot with your awl and keep turnin it around and pull each end in and your knot will get smaller and start to go nice and round ,here for someone only startin hood makin your gettin very good at it.le prevo does really good hood leather.sean

[Sean Maguire]

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b442/Seanmaguire00/th_001-8.jpg thats the anglo hoods your makin.sean



better pics

dont ask way the pics are upside down thats the way they uploaded must be somethin wrong with manages attachments.

[Matty18714]

Thanks Sean, I will try that tip with the knots next time round.

[Falcon56]

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Tim,
This has been a very thoughtful thing for you to do and I'm sure many have benefitted from it. Having just seen this "tutorial" I have to jump in, albeit a little late, and say that this is not how to properly install braces on a hood(see post #40) Before I get slammed for this, I have been a commercial hoodmaker since 1972 so I'm not just being critical, only trying to point something out. Also, have never been able to successfully download photos to these sites, so I can't illustrate how they should be done, I should at this point pass the buck to maybe... Ken Hooke.(sorry, Ken)

[09Spar09]

this will show how to make the braces correct
http://www.squidoo.com/Making-a-Falconry-Hood atb bob

[Sean Maguire]

ive just seen the way you've done your brace your doin the slits rite but you forgot to punch one hole in one brace so you can slip the other brace through the other brace.sean

thats the way your braces should close up.

this is the hole you have got to punch in one brace,

inside shot with the brace done rite,

hood fully closed up

[SakerJack]

Tim,
This has been a very thoughtful thing for you to do and I'm sure many have benefitted from it. Having just seen this "tutorial" I have to jump in, albeit a little late, and say that this is not how to properly install braces on a hood(see post #40) Before I get slammed for this, I have been a commercial hoodmaker since 1972 so I'm not just being critical, only trying to point something out. Also, have never been able to successfully download photos to these sites, so I can't illustrate how they should be done, I should at this point pass the buck to maybe... Ken Hooke.(sorry, Ken)

Thanks Ray, LOL, I think the best instrcutions I have seen is in the Glasier book, easy to follow, hard to explain without photos.