How not to make a whip.

purewhips · Post by **purewhips** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:43 am

Just saw this on Metacafe.com He kinda shows how to make a whip and talks about Adam Winrich at the end. Pretty cool.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1707153/s ... _bullwhip/

kooniu · Post by **kooniu** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:27 am

rather short handle stock whip than bullwhip

but for start good idea

Shagbd · Post by **Shagbd** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:19 am

ewe that thing was hideous!

i admit tho....... i am spoiled with my Roosss

louiefoxx · Post by **louiefoxx** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:25 am

There's a lot wrong with the bullwhip as made in the video. The .pdf is only slightly better.

The video is giving out a lot of mis-information about making a bullwhip.

*His core is rectangle shaped.
*He wipes off the plaiting soap making it virtually useless for lubricating the strands for plaiting.
*Strands are way to thin for the thong

Then he basically has no mention of the fall and the cracker.

My favorite part of the video is when he says something like, "plait it nice and tight" then they show the whip and some of the plaits are soo loose, I could put my thumb through them.

If anyone wanted to learn to make a whip a good place would be David Morgan's books and Ron Edward's book. Skip this video and spend those 4 minutes telling your significant other, child or parents that you love them and it will be a more rewarding 4 minutes of your life.

xoxo

Louie

http://bullwhips.org

purewhips · Post by **purewhips** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:33 am

Hey Louie you're right bro skip this vid. I just thought it was cool that Kipkay tried to make a whip. I only know the guy to make cool electronic stuff. Guess his skills are not for whip making.

This video could be called how not to make a whip Right.

louiefoxx · Post by **louiefoxx** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:43 am

Here's a link to the pdf that goes with the video http://cachefly.oreilly.com/make/whip.pdf.

xoxo

Louie
http://bullwhips.org

Magno · Post by **Magno** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:16 pm

It's cool, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

rjallen70 · Post by **rjallen70** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:22 am

You gotta start somewhere.

I personally think it is a nice effort (it did crack after all).
But I am not sure I would have told other people to do it that way!
Ron

PyramidBlaster · Post by **PyramidBlaster** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:43 pm

I agree...ANYONE can make a whip, but it takes far more to make a GOOD whip...And even more for a GREAT whip...Still, to each his (or her) own...

The really, really odd thing is that I'm about 99.5% sure that leather shop was the Tandy Leather I go to in Tampa.....Perhaps I should set the record straight and start a MAKE channel of my own...Lord knows I've done enough projects....And I'm handy with a 'corder....

purewhips · Post by **purewhips** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:04 pm

Heck yeah PB check it out. Not dising on Kipkay but he is good at all other stuff he does. laters.

PyramidBlaster · Post by **PyramidBlaster** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:20 pm

It's nifty for a day project, but it certainly ain't a serious whip...There's simply a better way.

then again, A video really detailing the way to make a whip would be more like a study-at-home course...

kooniu · Post by **kooniu** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:05 pm

I agree this whip is ... this isn't whip, but this is ok for fun, for begining hobby. Time for good whips will coming letter.

I made few experiments how make a ...."whip"

for 1$ IMO this is better way than pay hundred dolars for whip could't crack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKazhZSDXkE