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Step 3Add the watch and adjust for wrist size
If making as a watchband, this is where you take the strands of paracord from the looped section of the buckle and run them over the watch pin, under the watch, and over the other watch pins. Then you loop the paracord around the other buckle end twice.
At this point, you'll measure the distance between the buckle ends for your wrist size. The distance should be equal to your actual wrist measurement. The weaving process will stretch this original spacing of bracelet/watchband about another inch after tightening as you reach the finishing point.
*Don't include the prong section half of the male end of the buckle in your measurement. It is snapped into the female half of the buckle when worn and isn't used in figuring the wrist measurement.
Now bring the cord ends back thru the watch pins, along side your first pass, and around the starting buckle end.
*If you're just making a paracord bracelet, you'll just be going from one end of the buckle to the other without adding the watch.
At this point, you'll measure the distance between the buckle ends for your wrist size. The distance should be equal to your actual wrist measurement. The weaving process will stretch this original spacing of bracelet/watchband about another inch after tightening as you reach the finishing point.
*Don't include the prong section half of the male end of the buckle in your measurement. It is snapped into the female half of the buckle when worn and isn't used in figuring the wrist measurement.
Now bring the cord ends back thru the watch pins, along side your first pass, and around the starting buckle end.
*If you're just making a paracord bracelet, you'll just be going from one end of the buckle to the other without adding the watch.
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I have a question: The instructions say, "measure the distance between the buckle ends...", but then, "Don't include the prong section of the male end ... in your measurement." These seem to conflict. Which one: Measure the cordage between the buckles or measure the female buckle, cordage and half of the male buckle??
Sorry to be Type A. I know I'm over-thinking.
Thanks!