Club Obi Wan

Whipcrack

Save your $ until you can afford something worth having. Wasting $20 on a cheap Mexican whip and then complaining about it is foolish. If you buy a proper whip you will be able to crack it every day and it will last for years. What did you think you were getting for $20? Sorry to sound like a respon...

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David Morgan truly is a living legend when it comes to whipmaking.

Every time I buy one of books I get it autographed. Mr. Morgan is more than willing to accommodate these kind of requests.

Bill

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Geat story Indiana Paul and great shot of the lid too! Welcome to COW.

Bill

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I have had an Optimo for a number of years. I think they do first rate work and I hope they get the color you want soon.

Good luck
Bill

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I have had an Optimo for a number of years. I think they do first rate work and I hope they get the color you want soon.

Good luck
Bill

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Sounds like you had a nice snap going there. IMO a good whipcrack does sould like a .22.

I would take the cop's advice and lay low for a little while before starting to crack again. But that is just me.

Good Luck
Bill

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You will love it wells. Let us know when you get it and start cracking.

Bill

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Just ordered my whip today from rjallen70! 8 foot brown nylon. Oughta serve my purposes well once it gets here is a week or so. I must admit, I'm pretty excited to try my hand at cracking it. Now all I need is safety goggles. You "chose wisely" Brody. You will be very happy with an 8 foot...

Whipcrack

It is not just whips, the American $ is being BASHED on all fronts. Four years ago I bought a 100 euro note for $93 US. Today the 100 euro note is worth $156 US!!!!!! Time to start looking at US made crackers unless the foreign orders have already made the waiting lists for US whips too long....... ...

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Both are great whips and great crackers. However, a Strain is a Strain and a Morgan is a Morgan. After reading the above post it is evident that David Morgan has passed the reins of his whip making to others while before he made every plait. I would and have paid more for a whip made by David Morgan...

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David Morgan is the Master who basically reinvented the American bull whip, bringing it back to the forefront of whip making. His whips are made to be used hard daily for 10+ years without giving in. Remember, his whips were chosen for Raiders by Glenn Randall, himself a whip legend. This was not th...

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Let's face it Harry Ford is 65. I am 53 and still crack once a week but he said he hadn't cracked for 18 years. IMO it showed....... He said he practiced for a "couple of weeks" before the shoot. Too bad they did not put that practice to use. Not the Indiana Jones of Old, at least not from...

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Great article, I just wish it had gotten into the newstand copy as well.

Bill

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It is a beauty IF and I love to hear that it cracks as well is it looks. IMO the first two criteria are how it cracks, how long it lasts and how it looks.

You have two out of the three and it looks like she is built to last too.

Great whip!
Bill

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Glad to see you again Sergei, it looks like we finaly know who is making the whips for Indy IV!.

Same song with a little new twist........

Happy New Year!

Bill

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Great looking whip, how does it crack?

Thanks for sharing and welcome to the club.

Bill

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I have not been active here in the last year and ½. Family, work and just getting tired of waiting for Indy IV slowed my interest. However, READING THIS POST BRINGS ME BACK 100%. I am not a big hat guy. I have two Indy fedoras (not Adventurebuilt) and only wear them infrequently. However, OUR OWN ST...

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Very observant Ace, I have seen PG many times and did not notice any of those points. I will watch it a little more closely next time.

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Bill Walton

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Congratulations WVJ, it sounds like you are off to a good start. IMO a good crack is the result of proper execution by the whipper and a quality whip to crack. I can usually get a new person who never whipped start doing underhand cracks in about 15 minutes. Most new crackers find it exhilarating. T...

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Great Morgan, you made the right choice. You have gotten a lot of good advice already enjoy! You will be cracking that baby long after most of the cheep whips gone.

Great photos too, thanks for sharing.
Bill Walton

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Sakis, you will have a lot of fun with that baby. Get out there and start swinging it in slow circles clockwise and back, loosen it up. Then start a forward and back motion over your head. Soon you will be cracking, just like Indiana Jones! Like Dave, I think you made a very good choice. IMO you wil...

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The NY Post has a Reuters photo of Depp in Tokyo wearing a very light gray colored lid, is that it Fedora? Depp has that Pirates look goin again. IMO he better be careful at customs, the Japanese are very strict and he looks like a prime candidate for a bust.

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Bill Walton

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Cracking is where it's at Taz. Wearing a bull whip on your belt is like having a sports car in the garage. I recommend you get yourself a nice roo skin 8 footer and go to work. You will be snapping in no time.

Enjoy!
Bill Walton

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I heard a rumor that Bruce Willis will be next on the list to order a AB. Hey, if he gets one I will to. As you know us bald guys stick together.

Great news Steve!
Bill Walton

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Congratulations BJ, IMO a David Morgan bullwhip is as good as it gets. Often imitated or copied it is a part of whip making and Indy history you can use everyday for 10 + years knowing that’s what it was made for.

Let us know how you like cracking it.

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Bill Walton

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Gio, that is a great Morgan bull, thanks for sharing. You are off to a great start here.

Welcome to the club!

Bill Walton

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Have fun with it, how does it crack?

Bill Walton

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Great shot, I can always tell when a guy is comfortable with his lid. Fedoralover that baby is perfect for you.

Thanks for sharing
Bill Walton

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Lot# 234, the TOD whip was estimated at $8-12k. The lot sold for $66,000.00 ! There was a clay grail cup at auction too. That lot was withdrawn. To me it looks like at least two people there thought a great deal more of that whip than some of the people here. IMO it would take some heavy bidding to...

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If David Morgan says it's so that's good enough for me. To a more honorable man I have never spoken. Who was it in Last Crusade whom said "some things have to be taken on faith"?

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Thanks Barnadoc. I also dont understand its justification if DM isnt making it himself especially when you consider Joe Strain is the best apprentice he ever had and whoever is working with DM at the moment braiding whips on his behalf is most likely not near the level of skill to be independent at...

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It will be interesting to see who makes the whips for Indy IV and if Harry Ford still has the juice to snap that baby off.

Thanks again
Bill

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I have 3 Morgans, I agree there are several makers who produce very high quality whips for significantly less money than Mr. Morgan charges. However to me the Morgans have added value the others don’t have. David Morgan invented the American bullwhip we know as the Indy whip. He alone made the whips...

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With anything this one of a kind I would only buy it for my own enjoyment, with no intent in treating it as an investment. The demand for items such as this is very unpredictable. It will be interesting to see what the whip sells for at Christies. I have seen lots sell for several times the high est...

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Welcome DavieM, as my grandfather always said "we have champagne tastes and beer pocketbook”.

Bill

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Now I can't get this baby off my mind....... If I knew I could get it for <$10k I would sell somthing and buy it. Or I could ask my wife for the money............. No I think I would sell somthing. I can here my wife now............. "$10,000 for a whip????????? Are you crazy?" Kind of lik...

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While the whip shows very little use, its providence is without question. How many whips come with a note from Harry Ford himself attesting to its pedigree? From a source like Christies (not Pagey)..... Look at the length of the handle, its right on and a 10 footer to boot!!!!!! What do you think of...

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Lots of good info there, thanks for sharing.

Bill Walton

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I agree with JAN IMO the quality of the hat and how a hat looks on ones head is much more important than the liner. Nobody has ever looked inside one of my hats and said hey, thats a ........... They see it on your nogin and say "nice lid", or laugh and say "Smokey the Bear", wha...

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Many moons ago, Fedora posted a story that he had heard once. Let me see if I can get it together... There was a farmer whos hat got taken by the wind and taken to a pool of mud in which it sank imediately. The farmer's son wanted to fetch the hat, but the farmer told him off and said that a good h...

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If you get a David Morgan you get a whip made by the guy who made the whips for the Indiana Jones movies. Yes, the handle may be shorter now but I can live with that knowing I have the "real McCoy". There will come a day when Mr. Morgan is no longer making whips and a lot of people who wen...

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Just when I though I was out............. they draw me back in!

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Bill Walton

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floatinjoe you are off to a great start. Keep that baby off of the concrete and sand and you will get years of enjoyment out if cracking it. David Morgan whips are made to be used, have fun with it. If you need some instruction I have a whip cracking video I would be glad to lend you. IM me with you...

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My take on the whip thing is Lucas was using the whip to invoke the swash buckling era of the serial movie hero. Raiders got me into cracking so it worked.

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Bill Walton

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I read the post about this whip when it was posted and have re-read it again. I have followed with interest all of the posts regarding Raiders whips and the whips made for the other Indiana Jones movies. At no time has anything Sergei posted been taken by me as as anything except very informed opini...

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I am not saying anyone else here is wrong. What somthing is worth at any point in time is what the market will allow.

Just don't do it with my beans.

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Bill Walton

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One will never see a Raiders whip with better providence. However, IMO the price is way / way out there. The economics classes I had in the 70’s taught me about Marginal Utility the use of funds. There are so many better ones out there for me that I would never consider bidding here. I would rather ...

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IMHO one of the best posts of all time!

Happy Holidays Sergei!

Bill Walton

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Time to see who can dig deep. I don't think there will ever be another chance like this.

Who knows maybe everyone will be out of cash after the holidays and a punter like me could get a shot.............

Anyway my ebay tag is Dtowncollector

Bill Walton

Whipcrack

Makes you know your alive, don't it. That hand will toughen up with a callus if you keep whipping enough and you’ll be good to go.

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