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Dittmer

No, I haven't made any whips since then. I guess I've kind of been on a whipmaking hiatus or something.

I only just started on it so I reckon it'll be at least a couple of weeks yet. I still need to order some chocolate brown paracord for the overlay.
-Mark

Dittmer

Hi Adam! I maybe don't check the board as often as I have in the past but I haven't gone anywhere ...just haven't posted in awhile. Lash is a nickname that Sable gave to me. No, I have never bought (or have even tried out for that matter) any whips from Paul Nolan. It looks like he does great work t...

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My buddy, Lash (who was a COW member once, but may have been culled in the big cleanup I'm still here (though I'm guessing most everyone else only knows me as 'Dittmer')! So far I've only prepared the shot-loaded core but hopefully by this weekend I'll get a chance to start on the 8-plait belly. -D...

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HA! Thanks, Sable. I really ought to make you a proper roo-hide whip though. I plan to make another whip for myself and then I promised my brother I'd make him one but maybe after that I can do one for you. I only have a couple hides left though so I hope it won't be too difficult for me to get more...

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Glad to hear it still works!

-Dittmer

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Good to see you here, Sable! How's the nylon whip holding up for you?
-Dittmer

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ob1al wrote:Jerry is a great guy to deal with and more importantly, he makes one *$$! of a whip!

I really hope I get a chance to try one of Jerry's whips sometime. From the pictures I've seen, his work looks amazing! One of the most underrated whipmakers around, imo. And a heck of a great guy to boot!
-Mark

Dittmer

Wow, Jace, that's an amazing first whip! I'm glad to hear you were able to get something out of my site. I know I'll be going back to review it in detail when I start my next whips in a couple weeks or so.
-Mark

Dittmer

Great, thanks Paul!
-Mark

Dittmer

Molorom wrote:Mark,
Where have you been?
Adam

Hey Adam! I've been busy with other things and was kind of on a whip hiatus for awhile. I'm getting the whipmaking bug again though so I'll probably start my next one within a couple weeks.
-Mark

Dittmer

Maul, I don't know if this will help or not but here's a picture of a snakewhip I made in saddle tan and brandy (brandy is one shade darker than whiskey). http://www.dittmer.ca/whips/images/snakefinal.jpg Natural leather, to my eyes at least, appears more 'blonde' while saddle tan looks more 'orange...

Dittmer

Thanks for the reply, Paul. I've been really good about keeping records of all my measurements. I made 2 snakewhips back-to-back and, based on the measurements from the first one, I was able to fairly accurately determine the strand length needed on the second one. However, I've only ever made short...

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Paul_Stenhouse wrote:By the way, that 1.5 times the finished length is for 12 plait.

Paul, does that same 1.5 multiplier work equally well regardless of whether you're calculating strand length for a 4' whip or a 20' whip?
-Mark

Dittmer

Paul_Stenhouse wrote:Are you finding it addictive like whip cracking?

Thanks, Paul. Yeah, before I even finished this snakewhip I was looking forward to making the next one! I'll probably start my next one within the next day or so.
-Mark

Dittmer

Mark thats a really nice whip. You did a good job on the pineapple knot, I still have Knot( :lol: ) gotten that down. As soon as I get the chance Ill have to show you what I am capable of 8) . I still Have not started my 6 foot Indy, hopefully I can soon. Adam Thanks, Adam! The knot was tricky and ...

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I wont talk for him, but you can read how he made it on his website at: http://www.dittmer.ca/whips/snakewhip1.html I wasn't planning on mentioning the site but maybe some others here can get some use out of it. The site is primarily for my reference and it's a record of all the dimensions and step...

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Out of curiousity, how easy is that to do and how long does it take? Thanks, Canyon! That's a tough question to answer. If you go to my site that Adam listed, you can see that in terms of actual time it took me about a week to make. But to get to this point I've spent a lot of time reading everythi...

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Today I finished making my fourth whip. It's my second attempt at a kangaroo-hide whip and I'm quite pleased with the results. The whip is a 4' long, 8-plait, shot-loaded snakewhip in brandy and saddle tan. -Mark http://www.dittmer.ca/whips/images/snakefinal.jpg http://www.dittmer.ca/whips/images/sn...

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Sergei wrote:Hey guys, I posted many, many pictures of Janine's whips about 6 months ago here:
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... aser+stock

Thanks, Sergei!
-Mark

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Molorom wrote:Mark, do you mean she needs her own personal site?

Are you going by Adam now or can I still call you Mola or Omar?

Yeah, I know there are a couple pictures of her whips at WSP but I really think Janine should have her own site because she does such great work.
-Mark

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Your best bet for finding anything in stock is probably from Western Stage Props.
http://www.westernstageprops.com/miva/m ... Code=WHIPS
-Mark

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Hey Mike,

Did you happen to take any pictures of the whips?

Janine, you really have to get your whips up on a website somewhere!
-Mark

Dittmer

Thanks Janice and Q8Indy! I hope my next one turns out as well.
-Mark

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I probably should have done some searching in the forum before posting this ...I'm generally pretty good about that. But I still appreciate the reply, Sergei. Maybe the 8 foot is the way to go. I'm sure I'd get more use out of it and I'm not overly hung up on it being 'screen accurate'.

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I'm toying with the idea of buying a David Morgan bullwhip and I'm interested to know what everybody thinks would be the best length to get. If I were to buy one it would either be an 8 or 10 footer. I don't own a 10 foot bullwhip yet and this one would be more of a true Indy whip but the 8 footer i...

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Thanks, Mike!
-Mark

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Thanks, Dan! I haven't had much of a chance to test it out yet since finishing it sunday evening. Also, we still have snow on the ground so I won't really be able to put it through its paces until spring. I did manage to crack it a few times though and it sounds really good! The whip is maybe a litt...

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Dakota Hurly wrote:I hope your site stays up for awhile, because I'm going to try and make a whip this summer and your site gives a very detailed account. Thanks!!! Nice whip!!!

Thanks. I have no plans to take it down anytime soon so feel free to use it if it helps!
-Mark

Dittmer

I've decided that I might give a steel handle another chance cause of how good yours turned out. My first whip had a steel handle and the tip was not ground down enough and it tore through my whip, which really made me mad, so i started using wood. But i see from that whip that a steel handle can g...

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Very nice work, Mark. I'm impressed. Soon, if not all ready, you will be lying in bed at night wide awake spinning your wheels about how to improve your construction techniques. 8) Thanks, Kyle! Oh, I'm already looking forward to the next one. One of the main reasons for putting together the websit...

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EEEK ! Now I'll never even try to do one ! Super nice ! Keep it up ! Thanks, Ken. If you're interested in it I say go for it! If you're willing to take the time and do it right it can turn out well. Having the experience with making the nylon whips really helped me out and I also did a bunch of rea...

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Thanks for the kind words, Sergei! This was my first roo-hide whip but prior to this I made 2 nylon snakewhips. http://www.dittmer.ca/misc/snakewhip1and2.jpg I really learned a lot by making the nylon whips. Because the nylon strands are the same width throughout you can only get a taper by dropping...

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Thanks, guys. With the site I've got a really good record of all my measurements and steps so next time I make one I'll be able to alter things accordingly and hopefully make improvements. It's nice to know others might get something out of it too!
-Mark

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I had mentioned a couple months ago that I wanted to take the plunge and make my first kangaroo-hide whip and now I have! I'm really happy with how it turned out. It's an 8-plait, 5 foot long bullwhip. http://www.dittmer.ca/whips/images/bullwhip1.jpg I wanted to learn as much as I could from this pr...

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...because of the angle that you are plaiting at.which is approx 45 deg to the axis of the core, and 90 deg to the opposite strands. So someone with a mathematical mind came up with the number of 4.6 and that's how whipmaking got started. Not really! I just know it works. That explanation works for...

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Width of strands - (d x 4.6) / n = W where: d = diameter of core n = number of strands W = width of each strand. example: Core is 20.0 mm and overlay is 12 plait. (20.0 x 4.6) / 12 = 7.6 mm (approx) I've been meaning to ask someone about this for awhile. Where does the 4.6 number come from? The way...

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Beautiful work! The more I see of your whips the more I think I need to add one of your whips to my collection.
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Dittmer

Great job, Omar! I'm glad you posted it and gave a description of your construction techniques. The turk's head is identical to the one I put on mine ...except yours covers the end better. :wink: As a suggestion for next time you might want to drop more strands as you get closer to the fall. It'll g...

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Excellent, thanks Jerry. That helps explain things a bit.

I'm anxious to get home and read through Grant's book now...
-Mark

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LOL!
-Mark

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As for the knot, if the 4 bight 3 pass turk's head doesn't cover the top of the knob, there are two ways to go. Jerry, thanks for the info. So far, tying the Turk's head has been my biggest challenge in whipmaking. And the main reason for that is that I've been having trouble following the diagrams...

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Molorom wrote:yikes! looks like its time to post pictues of my nylons, and show you what i am made of Too.

Do it, Omar. I'd love to see pictures of your whips!

For tying my turk's head I used a 'mosquito hemostat' (small, scissor-like clamps) that I bought from ubraidit that worked excellent!
-Mark

Dittmer

If you do more nylons, I'd love to try one out. I plan to make more nylons at some point and would be happy to let anyone try them out if we meet up but I'm still really just at a learning/experimental stage with these. Wait until I've got some solid construction techniques down first. :wink: -Mark

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My one major critique is that the first half of the thong needs to have more taper to it. It looks to be the same width and then drop off quickly. Thanks for the comments, Kyle! I totally agree with you about the taper on the thong and I think I know what I'll need to do to correct it on my next on...

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Molorom wrote:just know that you will probaly make lots of mistakes,(or no mistakes ).

Oh, I fully expect to make mistakes along the way. I imagine it'll end up being a sort of Frankenstein whip. HA! But what better way to learn to make a roo-hide whip than to buy a hide and go at 'er.

-Dittmer

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Thanks Molorom! I've had some dialogue over on the whip enthusiast forum about making a kangaroo whip and I think I'm going to do it rather than making one out of cowhide. Also, over the holidays I got Bernie's bullwhip making tutorial DVD and it's a tremendous resource. And even if I totally butche...

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For anyone interested... I just finished making my second nylon snakewhip. It's 12 plait and the thong measures just a little over 5' in length. I'm happy with how it turned out. It's a definite improvement over my first one. For my next whip I might bite the bullet and try my hand at making a kanga...

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Excellent! Thanks, Kyle. Nice lookin' whip, btw.

-Dittmer

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The_Edge wrote:I like to snap a pic of each whip I make so that I can reference it if needed.

Kyle, I'd love to see the pic you took of my pocket bull #10. Post it here if you think others might like to see it or email it to me directly.
mark@dittmer.ca

Thanks!
-Dittmer

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Well, I've begun construction on my 2nd nylon snakewhip and tonight I just finished the 8 plait overlay. So far it's coming together fairly well.
-Dittmer

Plaiting:

The finished 8 plait overlay:

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