Well done Jim, a worthwhile cause indeed.
Dave

Congrats on your new whip Sakis. You made the right choice in going for a Morgan. I own an 8 footer myself and know the feelings you describe only too well. Enjoy your new whip. It will take a little time to loosen up and will in time become easier to work with. Just stick with it and above all HAVE...

Congrats on your new whip!
You actually don't have to do anything with it. The best way to break it in is to go out and use it. Once you have given it a couple of work outs it should become less stiff and easier to work with.

Good call Bufflehead. You may just have bought yourself a little piece of history in that whip if it is David's last.

Thanks Jim but I'm looking for any new and up to date views anyone might have on the topic

Here's one to get some good discussion going on here (especially among you whip makers) Who currently makes the most "screen accurate" indy bullwhip?

I know that DM was the maker of he day but his style has changed quite a bit since then.

Adam
That is a fantastic looking whip and very accurate to the DM style. I might be interested in getting one of these myself. can you PM me with details of cost etc.

PS the IOAB I bought from you recently is doing great and cracks really well.

I can only support what has already been said about Adam Winrich. I recently bought one of his IOAB bullwhips and am extremely impressed by it. If you want the Indy look for a reasonable price, look no further than Adam.

Dave

Congrats on the new whip. The pictures look great, very Morgan like....Did you ask for it to look a certain way or is this Robert's standard design? Whatever, it looks a great whip!

It looked really great. Wish that I could have made it along...next time I hope.

You could try ebay. They occassionaly have whips that come up for sale from well know whip makers.

Thanks everyone, think that about answers my question. I'll be sure to Pecard the begeebers out of it when I'm whipping in the wet

Dave

I have read so many different things on this subject. One school of thought seems to be do not get your whip wet under any circumstances and others seem to think that getting a whip wet is not really a big deal... I live in the Uk where, yes, it rains a lot. I'm not talking about actually practising...

Anyone know what type of hide does Adam uses on his IOAB whip?

I also got my IOAB whip today from Adam and am really pleased with it. Here is a picture of my new whip.

Nice job Adam.

http://www.savepic.com/freepicturehosti ... =372348&am

An honorable man with pots of cash.....

I have handled the DM, Strain and Duke versions of the Indy whip and can honestly say that for me Strain's whip impressed the most.
It IS braided far tighter than the DM and has less weight about it but in my opinion is a better whip, especially given the cost of a new DM whip.

Thanks for the welcome Canyon. I live in Glasgow but work in Edinburgh so get the best of both worlds...Thanks for the pics.

Dave

Just ordered an Adam Winrich IOAB bullwhip. Adam sent me a picture of the whip and it looks a beauty, can't wait to receive it...

Dave

You are right, I have just looked through some of the whip scenes in TOD and the whip in each case does look to be a darker color than in Riaders.
Dave

Hi all
I'm new to the forum but have been "lurking" in the background for a little while now.
That is a great looking whip although I do tend to agree that it does look a little on the new side. Still, if I had $12k to play with then I might just consider it...

Dave

Hi Ken
Thanks for the welcome! I live just outside Glasgow - nice to know that I'm not the only Scot who has been bitten by the whip bug.....

Dave

Thanks Pagey but it's a bit out of my budget - nice whip though!

Dave

Hi, I'm new to the forum but have been interested in bullwhips and Indiana Jones stuff in general since I was about eight years old. My first whip was a fairly cheap Spanish cowhide bullwhip which took a lot of punishment I can tell you, but sadly I've had to lay it to rest. Anyway, just saying hi.....