tying on a nylon fall

[pfcyoung]

I have a western stage props whip and at the end of the taper, the whips have an "EyeHole" on the end of them and i have replaced my falls by tying a noose and trying to knot it through the hole. I find this to be very clunky in the end and i think my cracks suffer for it (though it still cracks fine, really) Does anybody have a better idea how to tie on a fall to this and if at all possible could you post instructions or pics?

Thanks!!

[EvilDean]

show a pic of what you have done then it'll be easier for us to help!

[pfcyoung]

i can take a picture but i dont know any way to post a pic on here is it the "img" button and host the image on a website like facebook or myspace?

[kwad]

Pfcyoung,

In order to post a pic, you do need to use a photo hosting service.

Once the photo is uploaded to the host site, copy the Url of the photo
(the one that stars with "http:" and ends with ".jpg")

Click on the "Img" button and paste the link in between the brackets.

It should look something like this (only without the spaces)

[img ]http://sample.jpg[ /img]

You can check to see if it worked by previewing the post.

[midwestwhips]

Hi PFC,

I just recently saw some of those same whips a month or two ago, so I know what you are talking about with the "eye hole" loop in the end of the whip. Unfortunately, I can't remember if it was looped over and backbraided or if the whip was started with the loop and then braided backward towards the handle. Either way, it may be a good idea to have a whipmaker take care of the alteration, especially if you don't have any braiding experience (nylon or leather) or have never tied a fall hitch before.

Regards,

Paul Nolan
www.MidWestWhips.com

[Miloh]

Hi Pfc,

I have a whip from Coyote Whips and I believe he uses what you are talking about at the end of the whip - the "eye hole".

Here is how he suggests tying falls to it:
http://coyotewhips.com/shop/fallhitch

This method has worked perfectly for me thus far.