• Mark the cover where you want the strip to start
  • Tie a slip knot about a foot up from the mark away from the stripped end
  • Milk the cover over the core to expose the core working towards the slip knot
  • Pull the cover back down with a loose fit (don't milk it tight as you want to be able to slide the core out)
  • Use a fid at the mark and separate cover strands to pull the core out, starting with a small loop and pulling the loop so the core comes from the end that was loosened
  • Remove the slip knot and milk the cover down over the core, then insert a needle to lock the cover to the core
  • Lock stitch the cover and core a couple inches above where the core and cover separate
  • Mark the core about 2.5 feet away from the separation point
  • Cut the cover about 2 feet from the separation point
  • Use a fid to insert the cover in the center of the exposed core starting a couple strands past where the core and cover separate, then have this exit where the core was marked
  • Pull the cover tightly to expose as much as possible out of the exit point from the core
  • Separate the cover strand and taper the end of the exposed cover
  • Milk the core over the exposed cover to bury the cover in the center
  • Lock stitch along where the cover is buried
  • Whip the transition point area and lock stich the whipping

Bill Kneller
Past Owner - Rhapsody J/30 #348
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