My brand-new 'Baby'

PyramidBlaster · Post by **PyramidBlaster** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:27 pm

Success!

I've been planning this whip for months...And I've wanted it for years, if not decades...And tonight it's done!

I just got finished with my first Indy-style whip. Now, I've made whips since '94...Not as a profession, but just for my friends and I...And I fancy myself pretty handy. Still learning a few tricks, but altogether I'm getting some good feedback...And this is the nicest whip I've ever handled. Certainly heads above anything i've made so far. I've wanted a high-end, SA-style whip since '81...And now I have it. I'll wear this little gem to the premiere.

It's a 12' cable-core, single 10-plait belly, 16-plait overlay whip...Made form Nylon...Billet aluminum handle and Stainless pommel. To say this thing cracks like a gun and is deadly accurate would be an understatement! The neighbors already hate me! I've gotta get the target stand out and see what this baby can really do...But I can say that ALL my trees are now trimmed with precision...

Now I know why I haven't done a Turks-head in 14 years...P-I-T-A!

So, without further adieu...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73 ... cial08.jpg

Note also I made a Keppler-style holder, using the AWESOME 'Pull-the-Dot' snap...Can't say enough about these--Where have they been all my lilfe?

I'll have to post some video of this thing once I can get the time to set up the camcorder....

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:54 pm

Nice job. How is the wright compared to a leather.

PyramidBlaster · Post by **PyramidBlaster** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:57 pm

It's a little lighter than a comparable Roo whip, and MUCH lighter than the monster Latigo whips I used to make years ago....And it handles a lot like Roo, too.

Cracker · Post by **Cracker** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:51 pm

Nice looking whip.

JMObi · Post by **JMObi** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:05 pm

Excellent work!

rjallen70 · Post by **rjallen70** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:34 pm

I cant believe I missed this thread!???
Pretty active forum though. If you blink you might miss something.
Very nice whip P.B...your posts continue to be of great help to me and my trials.
What size cable do you use for your core? I have been using lead loaded paracord which is a PITA. I scavenged the lead from an old dive weight so the diameter just barely fits. Very time consuming to say the least.
Also does the cable get "memory" and not want to roll out properly?