Furled leaders DIY

The following description on how to make your own twined leaders was given to me by Henk Verhaar from Holland. Henks description fascinated me so much, that I made the first set of three leaders already the first night after having recieved the description.

Since then and since these pages were made, I've produced several more leaders, and I've had several reactions from other people who have tried - all of the positive. People are generally pleased with the subteness of these leaders and their ability to turn over very smooth and easily. They do so more than any other type of leader I have tried. try casting one with your hand, if you ever make one. Amazing...

Making the board was very easy and understanding the process too. I used the exact process as described by Henk for the first leader, but soon made my own variations.

Never the less Henks description still holds up and produces some very fine and inexpensive leaders.

In his book Micropatterns, Darrel martin mentions furled leaders, which are a lot similar to Henk's twined ones.

I leave the word to Henk.