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 -
Jay resizing and beveling his strands -
Jay getting past the transition with a straight seam!
A shot of Jay and I plaiting our 6 foot whips together, and getting ready for the first strand drop -
Jay giving an initial crack of the brand new whip that he made himself from scratch -
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!
- Paul
Jay's 5 day one on one whipmaking class at MidWestWhips
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Re: Jay's 5 day one on one whipmaking class at MidWestWhips
Very cool!
( I think I know what I'll ask for from the Mrs. for xmas! )
( I think I know what I'll ask for from the Mrs. for xmas! )
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Dalexs, we'll sign up together!
(Of course, I guess that defeats the idea of one-on-one instruction. )
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(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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PS - With enough interest we can do group classes, ;-)
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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.
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