7/30/2019 Paracord Gator Bracelet http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paracord-gator-bracelet 1/11 Gator bracelets What You'll Need: •4.57 m. of paracord•Tape measure• Metal Shackle •Scissors •Lighter•Jig. (Optional) •15-20 minutes-We sometimes use a jig to make the braiding process a bit easier for us. You can make a basic jig out of a small piece of wood and an eye hook. A piece of plywood about 30.48 cm x 60.96 cm works fine. Simply screw the eyehook in and use it to attach your shackle to and simplify your braiding process. In the picture below you can see the eyehook at the top of the supplies, which is attached to a piece of wood.
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-We sometimes use a jig to make the braiding process a bit easier forus. You can make a basic jig out of a small piece of wood and an eyehook. A piece of plywood about 30.48 cm x 60.96 cm works fine.
Simply screw the eyehook in and use it to attach your shackle to andsimplify your braiding process. In the picture below you can see theeyehook at the top of the supplies, which is attached to a piece of wood.
Step 3: Creating Your Inner Cords And Measuring ForWrist Size
• The numbers below correspond to the numbers in the diagram.
1. About 17.78 cm or 20,32 centimeters down your cords, use
your finger to wrap the cords around and bring it up past theshackle.
2. Like shown in part 2 of the diagram, separate your cords into 2separate "inner cords". PLEASE NOTE: These cords will act as 1cord each. Notice "inner cord 1" and "inner cord 2". Although theyeach have 2 cords in them, them act as 1 cord each.
3. Take your tape measure or ruler and lay it down next to yoursetup. Measure from the middle of the "shckle bolt" to the endwhere to 2 loops are. **NOTE: You must add 2.54 cm to yourmeasurement. For example, the wrist for the bracelet below wasaround 20.32 cm, so we are measuring this around 22.86 cm toend up with the right fit.
-Please take your time as there is a lot going on in this part of thetutorial.
-Remember the numbers below correspond to the numbers in thediagram below.
-Please make sure to follow the arrows in the diagram as they willshow where the cord goes and whether it goes over or under anothercord.
1. Place the left cord over "inner cord 1" and under "inner cord 2"ending up on the right side with the cord.
2. Place the right cord under the left cord you just brought over
from the left. 3. Take the same cord and go over "inner cord 2" and under
"inner cord 1".
4. Continue with the same cord up under and through the loopthat was formed. Remember to look at the part that correspondsto the number in the instructions.
5. This is a slightly tightened braid so you can see what it shouldlook like when tightening it yourself.
6. Using your fingers, push up on the braid to make sure its tightup against the shackle.
• Remember.. Each of the numbers in the intructions,correspond to the numbers in the diagram below.
1. Using your scissors, cut the leftover cord with about3.17 mm remaining. Do this for both sides.
2. Melt each side with the lighter, and using your finger rubthe top of it in a circular motionto form the the meltedcord, and form a mushroom shape on the end. The
mushroom shape will make it so the "Head" of themushroom will hold in place and not be able to be pulledthrough. If you have trouble with this, please let us know.
We are working on a video to demonstrate this.
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It should look like this when finished. Make sure to makethe side where you melted the ends the inside of thebracelet against your wrist. This will hide it from view.