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Hi,

this is my latest whip. I made him using louie's hints about indy style bullwhip. 8 ft, 12 plait, natural tan 'roo hide.

I hope that it can be named as a "indy" whip.

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Post by Canuck Digger »

Looks very Raiders to me, congrats!

How does it handle?
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Hi,

I don't know ;). I made it and send it away o the client :D.

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Post by louiefoxx »

Is there any particular reason you do a checkerboard plait at the point of the whip?

Just curious,

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Post by whippedguy »

Louie,

I believe that Bernie at EM-Brand whips also does it, and it's to strengthen the last couple of inches of the thong...

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That was my guess as to why there was the checkerboard.

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Hi,

in the past, I had some problems with to much looseness of plait at the end. After some time of cracking the end of the thong was going to looks like a bit unbraid, and you can also notice core inside of it. It was very irritating to me. So I begin to plait checkboard. It has much more tensile strenght.
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Post by TurnerME »

Kiscien, that is an excellent looking whip. Well Done! I think the way you cut your stands is very clean and impressive. Keep up the good work.
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It looks adventure worthy to me. Beautiful work!

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thank's guys :)

I'm not happy beacuse of strands. I made couple mistakes, when I was cutting them.

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Post by Weston »

Hey Karol, if it bothers you that much I would be glad to take it off your hands. Anything to help out, thats me!

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Hi,

thank's Weston for your intention to help ;). But it is already sell.
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Post by Kiscien »

Hi,

it's to sell ;) for 340 USD + 20 usd shippment. It's new. Client need money and he want to sell it :(. I'm writing this beacuse he's not registers on this table.

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Your Whip

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Hey Karol,

I live in Warsaw. How much do you wnat for this whip in Zloty? I may be interested. Is it Roo or cowhide.

If not this one, I would like commission a whip from you.

Send me a PM and perhaps we can meet for a beer one day.
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Opps, just saw it is roo. Sorry for that. Get in touch any way. Would prefer to get my whip in Poland.
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Post by JimL »

Hello to everyone!

I just wanted to let you all know, that I am now the proud owner of this particular whip, and I couldn't be happier! :)

It has the look and feel of the Indy whip, with a few VERY MINOR differences.

I wanted a "costume whip", but was perfectly willing to get a "real" whip if the price was compareable.

Well, Kescien came through with this one! The color is great, the feel is great. The brading is smoth and tight. I have no idea what I am doing with a whip, but I still managed to crack it a few times. So, with that said, I think it is safe to say it is an easy to crack whip!

For SA Perfection, I might make the wrist strap slightly wider/longer. And, if I was ordering one made to order, I might go up to 10 feet length. (even though the jury is out for me on SA length) That's about it really!

If you want a VERY nice whip for a VERY reasonable price (particularly if you are in europe) you owe it to yourself to check these out!

I am very happy with this purchase!!! :)
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I'm glad that I can help :)
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