THanks for the compliments and the video. I will definitely try it out.

I unplaited the handle down to the steel bolt. I replaced the 1/2" bolt with a 3/8" bolt; smoothed out the bolster; replaited the belly tighter; and replaited the overlay alot tighter. I have yet to learn the turks head so I just whipped the butt end and forward transition. It is quite a b...

riku1914 wrote:You could undo the knots and just undo the handle plus a little more, also undo whatever is under it that is causing the problems,

then just replait the the handle.

Given all the advise above, this probably will be my best bet for the best results.

Thanks,

T

I recently made my first nylon bullwhip. It is 8' long, 16 plait. I did a decent job of it except the handle. It is really too big to be used comfortably and it is rather lumpy. I guess I did not believe the advice that if the core is messed up, it will mess up the overlay. Now I have an excuse to m...

My wife told me that when she went through Coast Guard basic, the DI made them get into the shower fully clothed at 0500 to soak their boots for break in.