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Post by giovanniceleste »

Hi everybody,
I’m Giovanni Celeste from Torino (Italy).
Sorry for my bad english. I’m very glad to be in this forum.
First of all I want to thank some whipmakers such us:

Mr. Duke, for a perfect indy style 10 ft. that he make for me.
The whip looks great, the braiding is tight and even. (asap the pictures)
Thanks a lot Robert,

Mr. Bernie Wojcicki of EM Whips for all important advices in the art of whip making inside his web site and by his e-mail.

Mr. Stenhouse that is for me the “alter ego” of Mr. Morgan because his whip are very very similar! By the way thanks Paul for yours advices about the roll of a whip.
How is your baby?

MR: David W. Morgan the teacher of many whipmakers because without his n.455 today I wouldn’t made whips.

Mr. erri_wan for this beautiful opportunity

And…..Mr. Pagey for the 10 ft dm bullwhip that I have won on ebay

PS. I would like to thank Mr. winrichwhips (adam) for his “very hot welcome!!!”.
Mr. adam if you are sure of yours products don’t worry about mine! :-))))
I think that a very whipmaker like Bernie, first of all should be happy that there are others whipmaker that are able to divulge this art.
A real whipmaker such as mr. Wojcicki, Duke, Morgan, Stenhouse, Scott don’t dishearten your work on the contrary he helps you to get better.
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Giò
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Post by Hemingway Jones »

Welcome Gio,
Enjoy your stay.
"Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home."
Let me know if I can help you in anyway.
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thanks!!!
nice to meet you HJ
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Welcome.
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Gio',

Welcome to the forum! :) Always happy to see another whipmaker on-board here....

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Yes welcome to the site hope you spend many happy hours here.. :D .....and also welcome to the madness :shock:



There's no escape now :twisted:
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Hi Giovanni,

I'm glad you made it to the forum.

My post on erri_wan's thread wasn't so much a 'welcome' as it was a reaction to the idea that there's someone out there making exact replicas of DM bullwhips from kangaroo and selling them at a very low price. I found it shocking, though the shock wore off soon enough.

As far as trying to help other whipmakers get better, I have shared some of what I know about making cowhide whips with Bernardo del Carpio (and in return he's shared some things he learned with me) though I think Bernardo's learned enough on his own now that he has his own style of whipmaking.

I'd be happy to share with you anything that I know, but judging by the pics of your work you are already well on your way.

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Welcome Giovanni,

You will surely enjoy becoming a part of this nice community.

Have a great day!
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welcome aboard
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Welcome and as you seem to already know, we like pictures. ;)
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Post by Canyon »

Hi Giovanni.

Welcome to the wondeful world of Club Obi Wan. :wink:
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I'm very happy to be here, you're so nice with me and this is more important for me .

Sorry Adam it's a misunderstood :D
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help :?
how can I attach the images of my personal collection of my... :whip: ?
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The Morgan is very, very, very perfect and beautiful :D :D :D !!!!!
Good and strong plait, good taper, good balance, rolls out beautifully and cracks with minimum effortand like a gun shot!!!
I love the longer handle typical of the older Morgan.
Why Mr. Morgan doesn't make them like this anymore!!
Your 10ft morgan needs a pecard?, when the last treatment??
ciao ciao
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giovanniceleste wrote:how can I attach the images of my personal collection of my... :whip: ?
faq.php#24

Click the Img button, paste the url of the image and click Img again.
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Gio, Welcome to COW and glad that you finally made it.

enjoy the stay :whip:

ciao
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Thanks a lot VP
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Hi this is my personal collection!!!
Duke 10ft Indy Style
[img]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/gi ... /duke1.jpg
[/img]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/gi ... duke27.jpg
David Morgan 10 ft
This is the same whip as used by Indiana Jones in all three films.
This whip has the longer handle typical of the older Morgan.
the whip that I won on ebay and I like it :wink:
[img]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/gi ... rgan48.jpg
[/img]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/gi ... rgan31.jpg
[/img]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/gi ... rgan30.jpg
[img]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/gi ... organ1.jpg

My nemeth Stock Whip 7ft 12 plait
[/img]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/gi ... AG0134.jpg
American Bullwhip 10 ft 6 plait
[img]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/gi ... rie010.jpg

....what do you think about it?
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I'm sorry but I have a little trouble with the attachment...
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No problem ! :wink:

Just post the links.
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thanks a lot Pagey
..and this is the Duke 10 ft ROTLA
another Duke
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David Morgan 10 ft
This is the same whip as used by Indiana Jones in all three films.
This whip has the longer handle typical of the older Morgan.
the whip that I won on ebay from Pagey and I like it!!!!

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My nemeth Stock Whip 7ft 12 plait
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American Bullwhip 10 ft 6 plait
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....what do you think about it?
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Nice Collection :D ,



Ive made quite a few whips my self, but havent gotten around to doing a 12 plait indy yet. But I have made a few 12 plait snakes. I uasualy dont have enough time durring the school year to make 12 plait whips, so im uasuly stuck with doing 8 plait. Deffinatly looks like a great choice for you Europe members. Now we just need someone to buy one so we can see how they handle. That morgan looks great.
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welcome giovanni !


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Post by Indiana Texas-girl »

erri_wan said you could make a whip that looks just like a David Morgan whip. I'd love to see pics of whips you've made.

Is that American Bullwhip (the last picture) one that you have made?
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Ciao
Indiana Texas Girl
The Duke,Morgan,Stock and the American Bullwhip (the last picture from Texas :D ) are whips that I've buyed.
Instead the pics of whips on the topic (Morgan-like whip from italy for 100-150 euro ) are made.
Here some pics
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A few questions,

do you bevel your strands? how much do you roll a whip after you have finished it? They look pretty good overall, but the gaps in the butt turks head are a little too big. The shape of the knot looks good though. Also, which of your arms is stronger? The plaiting seems to sway back and forth alot.

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Thanks Adam
I'm a self made man .
In Italy don't exist the culture of whipcracking.... :cry:
If you speak about the whipmaking, whipcracking they think BDSM!!! :evil:
I was born in a wrong world :cry:
Thease whips are builted some years ago, at thease time I don't know the perfect way to make a whip.
But in the two Tone 6ft, 12 plait whip, the spiral was intentional
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giovanniceleste wrote:Thanks Adam
I'm a self made man .
In Italy don't exist the culture of whipcracking.... :cry:
If you speak about the whipmaking, whipcracking they think BDSM!!! :evil:
I was born in a wrong world :cry:
Thease whips are builted some years ago, at thease time I don't know the perfect way to make a whip.
But in the two Tone 6ft, 12 plait whip, the spiral was intentional
Regards
Giò
Hey,

as long as you enjoy it just keep going with it.

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...ehm...I'm sorry but I don't understand the meanig of "as long as you enjoy it just keep going with it"....
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sorry,

What im saying is,


If you enjoy making the whips
keep making them.
Dont care what others say.
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Post by Paul_Stenhouse »

Hi Giovanni,

Life's good. The little one is 9 months old and going like wildfire. I hope you do well with whipmaking.

Best Regards,

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ciao Giovanni, piacere conoscerti. Anch 'io sono nuovo qui. Sono contento che ci sono anche persone in Italia che sono fanatici di Indiana Jones.

E a proposito, hai una bella collezione di 'whips' .

A presto.

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Translation for the non italian readers (im assuming most people here):

hello Giovanni, nice meeting you. Im also new here. Im happy that there are also people in Italy who are fans of Indiana Jones.

By the way, you have a very nice collection of whips.

Cya,
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P.S. Sorry folks for writing in Italian, dont mean to be rude. I know your not supposed to talk in another language that ppl cant understand, but i couldnt help myself.
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Hey Another Canuck!! :D Welcome Estell_MM. It's equally as good to see another Canadian Gearhead. As there are a more than a few of us in Ontario and quite a few in Toronto, I hope you'll try and join us from time to time when we pull an impromptue mini-Summit.

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I know, I'm late ... too late. But I just want to welcome you, too!
All this talk about whips just made me ... wanting one! It's good to know some whipmakers around here, isn't it! :wink:

Now I just have to earn and save the money.

Till then,
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It's never too late, Jens :wink: Also a warm welcome from me.

Giovanni, do you have already some customers from this forum? 8)

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Hello Gio,

Thanks for the nice pics.
This is a great forum with very nice people.

Welcome !
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Gio, that is a great Morgan bull, thanks for sharing. You are off to a great start here.

Welcome to the club!

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Thanks a lot
You are very kind with me, and I very happy to be here in this forum, but this sunday I'll to go on holiday for about 37days.
See you on september.
regards
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Post by Erri »

That's good that Giovanni finally is with us :D

Have a nice holiday Giovanni :wink: see you on semptember
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