The first was a 7 foot stock whip that broke off it`s handle. I used it for a while just as a snake whip and decided to see if Mr. Foxx could actually build a butt on it. Well, of course he could and so off it went. The repair is well documented on his website and the finished result is awesome. You could never tell it was without a butt. The color matches (which I didn`t even think about) and the whip now has much much more control and 'swag'. I REALLy love the way this whip looks just lying around or being held or being carried. Very quickly, my favorite thanks to the new repair.
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The second is more interesting. Sometime back I commisioned a 5 foot Snakewhip in an Indiana Jones style from Mr. Foxx. He created a beauty and I used it plenty until it began to leak some type of tar substance from the handle. I thought it was everything else but the whip and then realized it was coming from the whip when I isolated it. I told Mr. Foxx about it..not expecting anything, just wanting to know what it might be and if it would affect the performance of the whip. He had no clue and researched it and discovered that it was a very rare phenomena. He may document it on his blog as he takes the whip apart to see what caused it.
The best part is that he offered to make me a whole new Snakewhip if I would return the leaking one to him so that he could 'operate' on it. I took him up on it and it showed up along with my repaired one. All I asked for was a thicker, longer wristloop as I personally just love the look of a wristloop dangling from the whip...so Raiders for me. I just recall the first time seeing the film and seeing that wristloop dangling to and fro off the whip end and it just said soooo much...
This thing is so incredibly cool. I literally don`t even want to uncoil it. I just want to hang it up on my wall and stare at it all day. It is so beautiful. As the pics show, I haven`t opened it and my wife is getting frustrated."Why haven`t you tried it out yet?" Fortunately it finially rained over here so I can use that as an excuse. But, really, this thing is a work of art.......pics do not do it justice....
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Louie Foxx- Thank you so very much for such beautiful 'agricultural tools' ( a term my local authorities described them as). You did an incredible job on the repair and the Indy Snake is just so much more than what I was expecting. You truly created some works of art and forever have a customer in me. I am not even in the need for a new whip but am looking for an excuse just to order from you again. Thank you thank you thank you!
