My latest effort
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My latest effort
Here is the result of my latest build which I completed today. It is 8' long, made from kangaroo. I used some old shellac that has browned with age, so the whip is fairly dark even though it is natural tan.
- Ohio Jones
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I like it
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Woow
Great whip.
Congratulations.
Gaucho.
Great whip.
Congratulations.
Gaucho.
- Noah
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Great job it looks really good!
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nice whip, i like it
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That is a beauty - nice work!!! I personally like the darker tint.
- IndianaBravo
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Wow!
Do you sell these ? Beautiful stuff!
Do you sell these ? Beautiful stuff!
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I'm sure that I will be selling some in the near future, I'm not in a position to take orders, but I will sell them as I complete them. For now, I want to really focus on the 8' Indy and perfect my process for just that one style, then maybe I will move on to other lengths. It's amazing how much more work it is to do a 10 footer, at least for me.IndianaBravo wrote:Wow!
Do you sell these ? Beautiful stuff!
Thanks everyone for the nice words of encouragement!
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Very nice! Good job!
Cheers!
Franco
Cheers!
Franco
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Nice job.
I can understand the work that goes into this. I gave it a try ounce. Made three whips. Wasn't for me. I do have a understand and respect for anyone who can make whips and make them well. I'll leave all this hard work to guys like you.
John
I can understand the work that goes into this. I gave it a try ounce. Made three whips. Wasn't for me. I do have a understand and respect for anyone who can make whips and make them well. I'll leave all this hard work to guys like you.
John
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Wow that looks REALLY close to a DM
Kyle
Kyle
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very nice!!!
jp
jp
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Well, how does it crack? Looks like a million bucks!!
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Men
A video cracking your whips it's god for all whipcracking fans.
Regards.
A video cracking your whips it's god for all whipcracking fans.
Regards.
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I was only able to crack it for the first time today. It is plaited super, super tight, maybe too tight actually. But it cracks like thunder, I was throwing lazy underhand flicks that were really loud. It worked out pretty well I think, but I do wonder if the plaiting is too tight. How tight is too tight??bobm2004 wrote:Well, how does it crack? Looks like a million bucks!!
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Don't worry about it. Never too tight is a brand new whip. It seems you've done an excellent workmlawson wrote:[. It worked out pretty well I think, but I do wonder if the plaiting is too tight. How tight is too tight??
JP
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Yep, never too tight with kangaroo. I wondered about the last 1/3 of the whip not being heavy enough. But if you are producing thunderous cracks with a lazy underhand, then you nailed it. Good job!
Jim
Jim
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I actually agree about the taper at the end, I think it's a bit too light and I plan to beef up the next one a bit. Nevertheless, the performance seems very good.Cracker wrote:Yep, never too tight with kangaroo. I wondered about the last 1/3 of the whip not being heavy enough. But if you are producing thunderous cracks with a lazy underhand, then you nailed it. Good job!
Jim
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I thought it had a very light point too. But hey, if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Anyway, perhaps you've already thought of this, but you should try to keep a record on what this whip is good for, and compare it to your next whips. That way you can determine if it works better for multiple cracking, target cutting, etc.mlawson wrote:I actually agree about the taper at the end, I think it's a bit too light and I plan to beef up the next one a bit. Nevertheless, the performance seems very good.Cracker wrote:Yep, never too tight with kangaroo. I wondered about the last 1/3 of the whip not being heavy enough. But if you are producing thunderous cracks with a lazy underhand, then you nailed it. Good job!
Jim
ATB,
Aldo.
PS Great looking whip, BTW
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Thanks for the advice, I do in fact keep a detailed journal for this reason. It's impossible to remember all the little details of a build if you don't write them down, and it's been very useful. I'm still refining my measurements but I am getting really close to what I am looking for. Hopefully the next one... I think I will be saying that a lot.Marhala wrote: I thought it had a very light point too. But hey, if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Anyway, perhaps you've already thought of this, but you should try to keep a record on what this whip is good for, and compare it to your next whips. That way you can determine if it works better for multiple cracking, target cutting, etc.
ATB,
Aldo.
PS Great looking whip, BTW
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Re: My latest effort
That's one SWEET-looking whip!
Greg
Greg