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This 14' long bullwhip was made with the basic specifications of an Indy whip, with some added details to fancy it up a bit. Added to it was a 12" handle foundation, brass ferrule with knots on either side, a french grapevine knot finished off with a Spanish ring knot, as well a cool concho on the heel.
Many of the classic Indy details were kept. Those include a 12 plait natural tan overlay ending in a 6 plait point with simple patterns ( diamonds on handle - herringbone on thong ), 5x4 handle knots ( 3 pass for heel , 2 pass for transition ).
Also, I'm going to get a better picture of it tomorrow. The seams look twisty on those pictures, idk why but it's perfectly straight all the way down! You'll see tomorrow
Im not a fan of the french grapevine or the concho. That's personal preference however. Other than that I think the whip looks good. Your work is constantly improving. It seems to handle well also. On a whip that long, taper is always an issue. You seem to have nailed it on the last 10-12 feet. It seems to have the same diameter for the first two feet or so. Then again, I'm trying to make that out from a small photo so I could be mistaken. That would be the only suggestion I have for this whip. Other than that. Good work!
I was trying to remember the last time I had posted pictures here and realized I never showed the second picture I had promised! I cant' seem to find it anywhere except where I uploaded it to my website so here's the link to that:
I've made several whips since this one but none were Indy style. I'm working on a few of those right now though, so I'll wait until one or more of them are done before I post a few more pictures.
