Mini-whip V2.0

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Mini-whip V2.0

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This is my second attempt at making a mini bullwhip.

The point was to make the handle a little longer, so that the transition knot is outside the palm. I also wanted to make the heel knot a bit bigger so that it rests nicely in the palm.

The 12 roo-hide strands are cut more finely than my first version where I used leather scraps mostly.

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Small Colt25 replica for scale.

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Makers hand for scale.

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This is the finest transition knot I have made so far (the strand is just a little over 1 mm wide).

You can see nice, high-resolution pictures here:

https://imgur.com/a/1JSFWNQ

Thanks for looking! :TOH:

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Another gorgeous mini whip! I love it! :clap:
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Thank you so much, Canyon! I am quite happy with it and it's so much fun to carry it everywhere with me. :[
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Great job again, Bear! Down the road I may want to get one of those. :TOH:
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IndianaJustin wrote:Great job again, Bear! Down the road I may want to get one of those. :TOH:
Thank you very much, IndianaJustin! :TOH: cool! I can't ship outside the EU, at the moment, though.... :cry:
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Maybe a dumb question.... Does it work?
Nice work BTW.
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DeLano80 wrote:Maybe a dumb question.... Does it work?
Nice work BTW.
Not dumb at all! You need to use a bit of force, as it lacks the weight of a full size whip, but it cracks amazingly nice.

It is even quite loud, enough to bother the ears if cracking inside...

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DeLano80 wrote:Maybe a dumb question.... Does it work?
Nice work BTW.
Hey! I made a quick video today showing my mini-whip in action:

https://youtu.be/bLjrHzGm0Ys

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