Jay's 5 day one on one whipmaking class at MidWestWhips

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Jay's 5 day one on one whipmaking class at MidWestWhips

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Back in August Jay came out for a 5 day whipmaking course of making a 6 foot 12 plait Kangaroo hide Indy style bullwhip. He did SO incredibly well that it was difficult to believe that he had only ever made a handful of 4 plait cow hide whips years ago, and had never touched kangaroo before!

A few photos from that week:

Jay Cutting into his first Kangaroo hide -

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Jay resizing and beveling his strands -

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Jay getting past the transition with a straight seam!

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A shot of Jay and I plaiting our 6 foot whips together, and getting ready for the first strand drop -

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Jay giving an initial crack of the brand new whip that he made himself from scratch -

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We look forward to seeing where Jay takes his new whipmaking skills, and we are excited to have such a passionate addition to the whip community and a new friend! :D

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- Paul
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Very cool! :clap:

( :-k I think I know what I'll ask for from the Mrs. for xmas! :shock: )
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Dalexs, we'll sign up together! :whip:

(Of course, I guess that defeats the idea of one-on-one instruction. :- )


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Thanks guys, it was a great time, and Jay is keeping it up, he just txt me a photo of his latest whip and it looks great!

- Paul

PS - With enough interest we can do group classes, ;-)
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:-k What's Nevada like in February?
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It's not as bad as in the Midwest, but January and February are the chilliest and rainiest months out here.

- Paul
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