Club Obi Wan

jedichase

those pics look familiar. funny to see these pics resurface. That hat is nearly 2 years old now. Wow, how time flies. I'll get some pics up soon of what the hat looks like now.

Ken- I am a huge office fan, funny thing is this pic was taken before I ever got into the show.

jedichase

I agree with texan scott that the first two hats are penman raiders, and ABD.

my guess is that the second two are garrison raiders, and AB raiders.

jedichase

Hey everybody, Don't post much, but I'm always thinking about props & costumes, and how I can improve on them. I've had my Rabbit Raiders fedora from Penman for just over a year now. I know one issue always concerning us fedora people is water. The risk of shrinkage, and misshaping of a bash is ...

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Story goes that Adam met Deborah Nadoolman, and she took his AB and rebashed with the teardrop to make it more accurate to what she remembers the Raiders hat looked like, and Adam just kept it like that.

jedichase

Thanks for the info. Looks like I might have to get a strap. Will also try the oxi-clean route.

jedichase

Hey everybody, While at a World War 2 re-enactment I came across a cool find. A MKVIa W&G gas mask bag with gas mask. For $30 I got a pretty accurate addition to my costume that I've been hunting down for a while. Now I have a couple of questions concerning it. 1. I have leather and will be maki...

jedichase

I would say that Indy is not a regular smoker. Though I could see him smoking a pipe at home in his office/library after a long day.

jedichase

I think why most people find indy fedora's to be too tall is the fact that we live in a ball cap era. We're used to seeing a hat that conforms to the exact shape of our cranium. As soon as we see a hat that has some height to it we think it's too much. It does take some time to getting use to.

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Hey everybody, Many of us know Adam Savage from Mythbuster's and know he's an Indy fan. Here is an awesome video of him explaining how he made his own whip. Pretty cool video, there are other video's showing Adam's mancave/shop. http://youtu.be/QiVmFiOecRg" onclick="window.open(this.href);...

jedichase

Great looking whip, but we need pics of you swinging from a tree in full gear.

jedichase

Thanks everybody for the compliments. Even though it's hot outside I'm wearing this hat everywhere I go.

jedichase

I finally got my rabbit raiders!!!! It has been a hard 5 months watching other members post their awesome hats on this thread. This has been the longest wait for a christmas present for me & it was well worth it. Here some pics of my reaction as I opened the box. The box! http://i1030.photobucke...

jedichase

I understand what your talking about. I've been trying to do the behind the back cattleman's crack with a 6ft nylon cowwhip for a while. I agree that they are 2 different cracks (tasmanian cutback & behind the back) as they both have different techniques. It might be easier for you because your ...

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Thanks Azuma,

jedichase

Seeing all of these awesome fedoras is making it very difficult for me to wait for my penman rabbit raiders. Awesome work John. Can't wait to see my hat.

jedichase

Thanks for all of the info. I think I'm going to go for the import first and save money for a u.s. made. I was mainly worried about the quality of the leather itself. If the liner isn't perfect I can probably add a couple stitches to adjust it. Once again Thanks for all of the help.

Chase K.

jedichase

Hey everybody, I've been wanting to upgrade my jacket from my $3 close enough jacket and I am thinking about getting a u.s. wings legend in steerhide. I want to save some cash and thinking about getting the imported steerhide, but I don't know if the lower price is due to lower quality leather. So m...

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First off, Great pics! :D Good to hear about members getting into whip cracking. I think these are the first pics I've seen from the 2011 QM summit. The weapon thing is a difficult issue, I think you have to classify the item based on it's original purpose (i.e. whips were originally for herding cat...

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You can still find jackets for that price range at flea markets, and thrift shops. You just need to know where to look and how to negotiate.

jedichase

My custom penman is on order so now I'm just waiting. This will be a late christmas gift.
I will definitively follow the waistline advice. I plan on joining the Air Force next year for college money, so hopefully that will put me on a track of good exercise.

jedichase

I'm in between raider's natural and skull whiskey. From a whip user's perspective, the skull is king for its throwing capabilities. But from an indy fans perspective, the raiders natural, just because.

jedichase

I prefer raiders style. Under the jacket just under the bottom of the jacket.

jedichase

I think ordering a DP and then realizing the problems is sort of a right of passage for Indy fans. Here is my DP I bought at Disney a couple of years ago. I pounced it with 400 grit sandpaper which helped the smoothness of the felt (I think I'm going to try 600-800 grit later.) After that I soaked t...

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Cracking it will be the best solution. You could also just work the whip in your hands by bending it to try to loosen the kinks. I have a couple nylon cow whips that have some kinks, and the only solution is time. Being a native Floridian I know cow whips and stock whips can be intermingled here. Th...

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Thanks for the pics Indydude18. I'll have to start putting aside some money for an AB shirt, I'm currently stuck with a crappy Walmart find. I will slowly upgrade my low budget costume with accurate pieces until I end up with the complete costume. It's funny how there are no other teenagers in my ar...

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Some pictures would help. But I think I'm fairly convinced that AB is on the top of the list.

jedichase

Thank for all of the info. It seems that it comes down to either accurate color (AB) or accurate pattern and fit (Noel Howward, and Todd's). This definitively helps me with choosing. P.S. Like Indy Riv said we should contact AB about what fabric they use and see if Todd could use that fabric to make...

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My advice is to use it and crack it a lot. Try using it on dirt roads, gravel, and concrete. Don't overdo it as it could damage the whip. The more dusty the area the better. Hope this helps.

jedichase

Thanks for the advice. I need to use the search feature more. I was just curious if there was definitive exact replica shirt. I know that there has been a big color problem in the indy shirt topic, and didn't know which one is considered the best.

jedichase

Hey everybody, Though i now a lot about high end accurate replica's of indy's hat, jacket, whip and satchel. For the shirt, I'm somewhat uneducated on what is considered to be a nice replica. Could somebody please help out with who makes the best shirt? (wested, magnoli, todd's, etc.) Any info is ap...

jedichase

Once again Thanks for all of the replies. I am very confident now about my head growing.
I'm now on the teeter board on if I should go for a Henry or a Penman. Any thoughts?

Also, AnubisScales- awesome avatar, That's my favorite part of TOD.

jedichase

Thanks for the replies. Now I'm confident about getting a hat.

jedichase

Hey everybody, I don't post a lot around here, even though I've been a member for a while now. Anyway, I'm currently seventeen (eighteen in December) and my mother has been nagging me to give her a Christmas idea. I would love a custom handmade raiders fedora (preferably by penman), but I'm afraid t...

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Hey everybody, I don't post very often unless I find something pretty cool. Over at the prop store they just got an original 9ft black bullwhip from the 1998 film Mask of Zorro http://www.propstore.com/product-Zorro-s--Antonio-Banderas--Black-Leather-Whip.htm" onclick="window.open(this.hre...

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In my opinion every whip has a different and unique sound.
Longer whips will be louder than shorter whips. Also your enviroment will make the crack different.

jedichase

Hello to all COW members, I'm a small time member and don't post to much but I'm a bullwhip performer in central Florida and sixteen years old. Just recently though I did an event and got interviewed on the radio, while there I was invited to do another show the following week and got interviewed by...

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Hey, I notice this every time I try to teach someone how to do this crack and notice something that most people do. If you do a regular forward/ circus crack you notice that you move your arm down and what you need to do is continue this downward movement into the reverse crack. Another important th...

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What I do is if the headrest is leaning forward you can take it off and turn it around so it slightly bends
away from the hat giving you an extra inch. Thats my idea.

Chase the whip Ace

jedichase

He everybody,

I have a regular wool felt officially licensed indy hat that I have modified and was curious to know if its possible to get the fuzz off the wool felt to give a more clean and fancier look.

Thanks a lot
Chase the whip Ace

jedichase

hi everybody, My name is Chase and I'm a whip performer, Star Wars collector, and Indy fan. I have a leather jacket that is not an Indy but fairly close (But hey I got it for $2) and I have no idea on how to distress it. I think it is a goat or lambskin jacket and is a dark brown and would love to w...

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Hello ST, I'm a whip performer and live about an hour away from disney and get to see the show a lot. I'm only sixteen and I'm dying to learn how to make whips and would love to know what kind of books and websites are good for learning on making whips. Please reply and help a fellow young whip crac...

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Hey everybody , I'm interested in making my own whips and understand the process but I have no idea on how to do a twelve plait pattern. Could anyone help me by directing me to a tutorial or video or anything. Also please share any tips and tricks you have learned through your own whip making expier...

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Hey everybody, Recently my dad and I went yard sale searching and before we left I grabbed my crushable Indy felt hat ( I really need a new one). Anyway we left and I had my hat on and we were cruising around and found this big home made sign that said 'Barn sale here' so we turned into the driveway...

jedichase

Hi everybody,

I bought a jacket from a thrift store and didn't know if it is possible to modify it?

Thanks,
Chase

jedichase

Where do you get your felt?

Awesome tutorial.
Chase

jedichase

Hey Ranger36, I'm only fifteen myself and I can use a twelve footer easily. But for starting out a 8 footer would be a good choice because you can learn to throw it and it not to long to do the cattlemans crack. I've been whip cracking for four years know and performing with them for a year and I wo...

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Hi everybody, My names Chase and I'm a whip performer in central Florida and I'm brand new to club obi wan. I wanted to start out saying hello and just wanted to start a disscusion whether you perfer Joe strain or terry jacka? P.S. I'm trying to make a decision which one I should get. Thank you ever...

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