) This whip's home is now in a local VERY smoky cigar store (one of the last places in the state where it's legal to smoke indoors in public). I'm curious about what the constant thick jungle of smoke will do to the leather - darken it quicker maybe at least? Maybe something else too? Everything else in the store has a sticky coat of yellowy tobacco grime on it, and I'm sure the whip won't be spared this treatment because when the owner isn't cracking it, he leaves it out on display in the store. Any thoughts on what extreme quantities of tobacco smoke would do to a whip?
I'd also like to hear your thoughts on this whip in general. I was pretty happy with how it turned out - this color looks amazing in person, and it definitely targets easily. Between the 10 inch handle and a very tightly braided transition, it's not hard to point at exactly what you want to cut or wrap. It doesn't work as well for more complex plane-changing routines though, partially due to its length and probably partially because of how stiff the first couple feet of the whip are.
Here's some pictures I took before I gave it to him:
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