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Hey Baddates1, Sorry for the late reply I have been away on business, wish whip making was my first job but that's not the case. The Beginner/Budget whip I offer will continue to be part of my regularly offered line of whips for the time being (always subject to change). The Beginner/Budget whip is ...

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Hey Baddates1, As some could say whips are kind of like golf clubs or tennis rackets, every one has there own personal opinion of what they like in a whip. Some people like heavy whips, some people like light whips, some prefer a certain maker over others, in all honesty it's all about ones personal...

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Like any whip if properly maintained and use it can last a lifetime. (Applying leather dressing when needed and not cracking on abrasive surfaces and/or over muscling to crack) These Beginner/Budget whips are a little lighter than there more expensive counterparts but they roll out very smooth and c...

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Hey All, Sorry I have not had a chance to reply I have been super busy. MARQ = I still do offer these beginner/budget whips on my site (classicbullwhips.com). As for why whips are so expensive you summed it up for the most part, you get what you pay for. To make a quality whip it takes good material...

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Hey All, Here is another picture of the Beginner/Budget Indy Whip. I have a few of the prototypes for sale at 20% off in the Cairo Bazaar - http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=60357" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/classi...

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Thanks for the feedback so far all, I have been wanting to offer these for a while now.

Kt Templar, you are correct that would be for an 8ft.

Keep Crackin,
James

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I have been working on this overall project for quite some time now (over a year) and with all the posts about budget whips popping up I figured that it was the perfect time to show what I have been working on. My goal was to create a fairly screen accurate beginner/budget whip that would not break ...

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As far as I know, English kip is oiled too, so I don't know what kind of material James used. Depending on availability I have used the following types of hides in my cowhide/kip whips; English Kip, Imported Kip, Domestic Cowhide and Imported Cowhide. All of these styles are not oiled like drum stu...

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A fun fact, Adam is a member over at the replica prop forum and he contacted me a few years ago wanting me to make him a better Indy whip from the remaining hides he had gotten from David. I was first in shock that Adam Savage was contacting me about making him a whip :shock: but I glady took on the...

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Hey Daren, It is exactly like it sounds, it is a dust/storage bag in a light weight breathable muslin material to store a whip in after maintaining or between cracking sessions. I relate it to the dust/storage bags that come with expensive womens jewlery where it can be stored between wearing. The b...

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Hey All, There have been a lot of questions asked recently about properly caring for your whips. About a year ago I started compiling components to make up a well rounded whip maintenance kit. This kit contains everything that you need to take care of and properly maintain your whips. This kit inclu...

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I have not heard yet of any issue of the dye wearing at that location, I have seen whips that have been dyed where there color wears near the point of the whip for obvious reasons (it is more noticeable on whips with colors like red) Riku1914 you have to keep in mind that Nebraska Schulte's whip is ...

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I applied plaiting soap and shellaced the swatch because I knew someone would ask about it. Plaiting soap does darken the leather a little but nowhere near the color of the whip you posted riku1914. Cowhide in natural always tends to be lighter in color then kangaroo in natural.

-James

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Hey All, I thought that I would post a little swatch that I just made up to show the difference between my dyed saddle tan and natural color shot in natural sun light. http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/classicbullwhips/WhipDyeColor.jpg Nebraska Schulte's whip is a little lighter than this swatch...

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Amazing :clap: I love that color. That's what I aim for on all my natural tan whips, not too light, but not dark, just in between. That's really great :clap: edit: What do you mean by "raiders 2 8 ft." ? Raiders 2 is how Bernardo referred to his most recent version of his Raiders Style wh...

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Hi Backstagejack, I am curious if you have any pictures of the whip you can post. I have been mainly making Indy whips in cowhide recently, its been some time since I have made a whip with those specifications (I am assuming you bought the whip used from someone else). I think with seeing a picture ...

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Hey PyramidBlaster,

It was a pleasure talking with you during the summit, I hope I was able to give you some good tips, I look forward to seeing your latest whip. Keep us all posted and if you have any more questions you know how to contact me.

Keep Crackin,
James

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Same transition sequence I uses looks like you are on the right track.

Keep Cracking,
James

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Hey riku1914, I would say Canuck Digger has it fairly right on about the amount/size of lead to use under the Turks knot (very close to the measurements I use). As for your worry about the final dimensions of the whip here is a link to some info that might help if you didn't know about already http:...

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I agree Franco as it is a very poor representation of what plating actually looks like going down and around a whip, I was trying to show a better visual of what I think riku1914 was talking about within a 2D picture. (the perpendicular cross section to the length of the whip would actually have two...

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I figured I would post a little drawing that I did to help explain a few things about beveling (please excuse my drawing skills). http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/classicbullwhips/StrandBevelingExample.jpg Beveling both the opposite sides you still can achieve that roundness that I think you ar...

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Adam makes it on a local news channel, take a look. http://www.wqow.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=6132042&at1=News&h1=Whippersnapper&flvUri&partnerclipid&rnd=26173062" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Keep Crack...

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I know you said that you are open to suggestions so I am going to give you one that I know you probably will resist but I feel will help in the long run. I would suggest against moving on so quickly to a new style of whip (Jacka/Indy 4 Style) and make another original Indy style whip. The reason I s...

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You are correct wrist loop is 4 strands cut very thin.

Keep Crackin,
James

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What I meant by the morgan comment, the morgan whips are bound with cotton, not artificial sinew, so the transition is much looser. Thanks for the clarification on what you meant, for a second I thought that you were going to bind it looser to get that effect (I was recommending against that), also...

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Hey Riku1914, From my experience cowhide whips take a bit longer to break in than kangaroo, for your next I would suggest doing a little tighter/more binding at the transition zone and layering it so as you go farther down the thong there is less binding then where the handle and thong meet, this ju...

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Hey Riku1914, While tomek9210 references Ron Edwards book I will make the recommendation for getting it, while it mainly talks about making stockwhips I have found it a good resource for general whip making knowledge (I would highly suggest getting a copy, great reference) As for the grapevine knot ...

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Hey Daren thanks for the kind words, I am going to try my darnedest to make it out this year and will defiantly be bringing some whips along.

Keep Crackin,
James

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Hey Bernardo thanks for kind words couldn't have come this far without some of your guidance along the way. (any new tips and guidance is always welcome, PM me if you see anything to keep in mind)

Thanks All for the positive feedback.

Keep Crackin,
James

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They do look a little crowded in the picture, they are not that bad in person though, its meant to kind of have that streets of Cairo look to it. (one of the main whips people question as being made of cow/kip hide) I may however re-do it an post some pictures after.

Keep Crackin,
James

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Hey All, Its been a while since I have had a chance to post, but in celebration of the Raiders of the Lost Ark 30th Anniversary I thought that I would share some pictures of a recently finish Raiders style bullwhip made of cow/kip hide. For those who may not know the whips from Raiders of the Lost A...

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Hey Marhala,

I think everyone took it in good humor and even joked a little as well

Canuck Digger wrote:"I hate trolls!"
-Willow

I don't feel that you were trying to provoke anyone with your comment, no need for apologies.

Keep Crackin,
James

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Rjallan70 is not making whips anymore. Rhett Kelley now has the nylonwhips.com domain.

Keep Crackin,
James

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12 plait, and yes.

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James

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It also depends an who produces the paracord, I have seen some 650 that is the same size as 550 but have also seen 650 that is a little bigger than 550. The main difference though is the center core strands.

Keep Crackin,
James

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I would say for your 1st whip use what ever is cheap and then spend some money on quailty leather when you get your strand cutting down pat I would have to recommend against this. The reason being is that it is actually a lot easier to learn to cut strands from quality leather and you should have f...

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Hey Riku, I would recommend not using leather that is classified as upholstery or garment for whipmaking. While this leather looks very nice it is to soft/spongy for the pulling tension required. I would recommend staying with English Kip or Tooling Cowhide if you don't want to go with kangaroo, the...

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I will try and make a video this weekend about an easy way to get the BB's into 550 paracord that is fast and easy on the fingers, I figured it out about 2 years ago and was amazed at the time savings and simplicity. Sorry for the teaser just stay tuned for the video. Keep Crackin, James PS - For th...

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Hey guys, figured that I would throw my 2 cents in. I would recommend avoiding tape for binding/bolsters whenever possible, with use of the whip tape will start to break down and not hold its stiffness as well as traditional binding of the transition zone (plus who know what the tape glue will do ov...

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Hey Wade, I want to be the first to apologizes straight out if you thought that I was attacking your character and the great holster that you are offering through our post back and forth. I am sorry and hope that you will forgive me if you felt this way. While we may not see eye to eye on this style...

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Wade I am not looking to pick fights and if I was so against what you were trying to do I would have not complemented you from my beginning post of your great craftsmanship and high quality materials that you are using, take the complement without throwing it back in my face. I just sent Gery Deer a...

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Wade am in no way coming to Joe's side or defense for the issues that occurred between the two of you, honestly I could care less, I do feel bad that you were not given credit for the images of your holster that were posted on his site. I COMMENDED you for bringing back this wonderful design in hols...

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Hey Wade, They were two different holsters (both kind of looked similar at a glance), one was exactly like your Super Whip holster (2002) and he had a later version that incorporated his the coil keeper that looked a lot like the wrap around when it was combined with the cliffhanger or rundown holst...

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Hey Wade I am sorry to hear about your falling out with Joe in terms of your Super Whip holder and not giving you credit for the one that was being pictured on his site. With that said I do have to say that I don't think that you were the first to come up with this design/style of whip holster. I kn...

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Hey Daren, I am hoping to display some pics soon of my even more SA Indy cowhide whips. (I have even gotten some amazing feedback from the new whips and the packaging they are now shipping in, one e-mail I got said "made me feel like Indy when I unwrapped it, I was nearly shaking"). Your o...

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I think that this clip just speaks for itself. I watched it and just had to laugh, although I did know the answer.

http://www.vimeo.com/17034937" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Keep Crackin,
James

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Hey all, It's been awhile since I have posted last, just been busy making my cowhide Indy's I offer more screen accurate then ever (New pictures to come soon along with the cool new adventure style packing these whips arrive in). So back to the reason for this post, I recently stumbled upon this vid...

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Most of the info about my whips and their construction can be found at my website http://www.classicbullwhips.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. If you have a question that is not answered there please feel free to ask me, the contact page on my site has a few ways to get ...

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Its great to see one of my older whips Kt Templar, it really takes me back and to see now how far I have come in my skill of whipmaking. Current whips I am producing are much more SA (better strand tapering and beveling). But great to see one again.

Keep Crackin,
-James

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The last I knew is that Adam was not taking orders, he was mainly focusing on the renascence fair scene. As for his IOAB whips they are very nice whips for the price but I don't think that they have been $100 for a few years now (price has gone up a fair bit) I wish I would have also picked one up w...

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