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pfcyoung

The bailing twine i have is literally "plastic string" i would have to show you a picture once i take one. I don't care for this stuff because it disintegrates as soon as you crack it.

pfcyoung

cool! This really helps. yeah i am not a fan of bailing twine either. thanks for all the tips guys!

pfcyoung

I am a bit embarrassed to ask this but here goes... I have been cracking whips for about two years now and only now do i realize that i am facing a dilemma regarding crackers... I typically use mason twine which as far as I know is nylon, therefore ideal for cracking. I have wound it into a cracker ...

pfcyoung

I was just wondering if its at all possible to plait my own fire whip? what kind of materials would i need besides the obvious? here is what i have in mind let me know if i am missing something 1 foot aluminum pipe 4-6 feet kevlar rope core 300 ft or so of flat kevlar for plaiting kevlar thread kevl...

pfcyoung

Nice...

I should get one but i would need to get a new hat! I have an old Cavalry hat that i wore in the ARMY but it has all my army pins and stuff on it that it has become something special for me.

knowing me though its only a matter of time!

pfcyoung

I like the idea that you came up with for the "Protective vest" and i am glad to hear that it worked out well for you. I do hope to see a video of that, it would be amazing! well keep up the good work man!

Cheers

Dan

pfcyoung

Ok boys this is an older thread now but i thought it would be fun to put in another 2 cents towards this. I called WSP and spoke with Mark Allen, great guy. I told him how the cording IMO was just not that great seeing how it was a cotton/poly blend cord and frays out too fast, so therefore it was n...

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I know what that is like trying to come up with something funny for a show. When i crack a whip in front of an audience and "Crack" (pun Intended) jokes they tend to be dumb... like the one i just used... more often than not i have told stories about how i have hit myself on the head with ...

pfcyoung

Funny, that hadn't crossed my mind. I should go do that. i think i will send them a copy of the video. Thanks guys!!

pfcyoung

actually i just grabbed some nylon i had and tied it on the same day, lol

pfcyoung

Here is a video I did and i have the one thing Adam doesn't have. An epic fail with a bull whip!

heres the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLk2_zLBMmY

Enjoy!!!

Dan

pfcyoung

i can take a picture but i dont know any way to post a pic on here is it the "img" button and host the image on a website like facebook or myspace?

pfcyoung

I have a western stage props whip and at the end of the taper, the whips have an "EyeHole" on the end of them and i have replaced my falls by tying a noose and trying to knot it through the hole. I find this to be very clunky in the end and i think my cracks suffer for it (though it still ...

pfcyoung

I have been cracking bullwhips for about two years now and I still can't do a flick or sidearm crack! My whips are nylon western stage props (one 6' and one 8') whips and they both havent had a lot of time to break in (bloody weather LOL) could this be why or is there more to it?

pfcyoung

Impressive as always Adam and thanks for the advice on Riz's whips, i will soon buy one

pfcyoung

Hello all: I am considering a Kevlar bullwhip and i have only found two makers of kevlar whips and Riz is the guy I am considering buying from seeing as it is the most friendly toward my budget. I was wondering if anybody else who has a firewhip bought from him and if they are any good or not? if in...

pfcyoung

I figured guitar string was a bad idea. Glad i never done it yet, I did manage to cut a pepsi can open with a regular nylon cracker. I did not know that There was a such thing as Polypro crackers ...I will now have to look into that...

Thanks guys!!!

Dan

pfcyoung

I heard from a friend of mine that cracking with longer crackers allows for you to crack better. I have done this and i find it very good for wraps. i also tend to put knots on my crackers before hand and they seem to crack real loud for that too. also has anyone ever heard of doing target cutting u...

pfcyoung

Hi: I haven't been on this forum in months because i got busy in my real life. moving, doing community and dinner theaters, ex and i got back together, etc, etc... and mostly doing my local Medieval Faire. I was wondering about whip frogs (holsters) I want to add one to my belt and i am wondering wh...

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i eagerly wait in anticipation $\:D/$

i would like to finish an 8 footer i started

pfcyoung

i was googling "whipmaking project" or something like that a few months back and dan borton (who moderates these boards) had a forum on the replica prop forum and he taught how to make a 6 foot whip for yourself and i spent 30 bucks tops on matierials and made one myself. wasnt very good b...

pfcyoung

Thanks franco!

I used bernies videos and they do help but with a computer screen my eyes are not the best and the videos are a little small. i should try the book though

thanks again!

pfcyoung

So i have an 8 ft electrical tape whip, shown in the video link below http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOgKBZNN6Aw i was wondering what are the dimensions of 550 cord that i need to cut to put one last layer on? I think it should be 8 strands so that way its 16 plait. Also i am extremely lousy at drop...

pfcyoung

Man a 220 Ft whip!!! Doesnt that break your 216 Guinness World Record? was it leather or nylon? how do you crack it? let me know when your DVD comes out i will pick up a copy.

pfcyoung

well as i said i would i have a few new vids on my channel more often or not i am demonstrating some weird whips

pfcyoung

I am glad that this thread never got deleted and that we can talk about all kinds of really cool bullwhips besides Indy's.

some of these whips i have never heard of or seen but they are amazing nonetheless...

not seen Australia yet but i would like to see Wolverine crack a stock whip!

pfcyoung

i bought my first bullwhip off of the medieval collectibles website... and by the by any potential first timers out there DO NOT BUY THIS WHIP!!! http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/p-2375-black-large-split-hide-bullwhip.aspx I didnt have it for two days and the top of it blew out and it was instant...

pfcyoung

does anybody here know where i could possibly find a 4 Plait Bullwhip? Possibly made from Roo? I would like to get "real" whip (outside of Nylon of course) because i want something cheap(ish) and something i know can take a "Whippin" (bad pun I know

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pfcyoung

all I can say is ...WOW!!!

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that collection of pics of that stockwhip looks to be a 64 plait! are you sure its only 48? that is incredible!

pfcyoung

I guess i should tell you guys I got a really funny looking whip from an Aunt of mine when i got my first whip, she's a rancher... i thought it was the weirdest whip and its not even a "real" whip... but it does crack! I will show a video of it real soon... i think this is the whip that ta...

pfcyoung

I know this is generally an Indy forum... but i was wondering if anybody knew anything about the other whips that have been used in hollywood (color, length, maker...etc) such as Zorro or Catwoman (michele pfeifer or halle berry) Lash Larue, man from snowy river or any other whip that i cant think o...

pfcyoung

I guess that would explain how I wear myself out so fast

By the by bullwhipborton... great first name

when you guys say goggles would sunglasses do the trick?

pfcyoung

Hey thanks! Yeah I guess I think of myself as a faster learner than I really am. I am at the point where i am no longer hitting myself. I am trying to get the flicks down. It will be a while before i start wrapping, targeting, double-handed, or firewhip stuff! I would love to say i am ready for that...

pfcyoung

I am still new to whipcracking but i already have gotten much better then when I started (not hitting myself anymore :lol: ) i barely had my white nylon western stage props whip for six months and it shows... lets just say its been a long winter. I learned all my techniques from Adam Winrichs videos...

pfcyoung

I am sure this question has been asked many time over here, but i am new so i'll ask it. I am looking for a first pistol. I am ex-military. I plan on getting a pistol for theatrical purposes. would i be better off going to a pawn shop and using blanks or should i get blank firing only replica of som...

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I haven't been cracking very long myself (barely 6 months) but all the time i get people asking me if I am into S&M, if I am a male Dominatrix... kinda annoying really... [-( then of course i get the "oh your just like Indy..." comments, but i hate it when i get the 9-13 year old kids ...

pfcyoung

Hi! I have a question regarding the whips used in the films. If I was to buy a whip similar to the ones used in the films what is the standard "indy" whip. I hear things from anywhere between 8-25 ft! I know may whips are used for different scenes but what are the "Specifications"...

pfcyoung

i would but i have no idea how to post pictures on this thing

pfcyoung

Hi all: I just bought my first 6' whip from westernstageprops.com and am braiding an 8' one. my question is simply that the whip i got seems too "Stiff" and i cant crack it half of the time only sometimes if i give it some really hard effort can i pull it off. is this just a matter of brea...

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