First Post on COW: Just Received 1st Indy Bullwhip

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:32 am

Hi - I hope I am posting this correctly.
This is my first post ...

I just received my first Indy bullwhip from Bernie Wojcicki

It is 8 feet long, 12 plait, amber colored and really gorgeous.
I will post pics as soon as I can figure out how ...

- Spooky

Texas Raider · Post by **Texas Raider** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:36 am

nice avatar! Or should I say

A V A T A R

have a nice day.

Post by **Jens** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:18 am

Hi and welcome, congratulations to your whip.
What Texas wants to say is, your avatar is ... maybe a little BIG (a little ...)

-- Jens

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:30 am

hello and welcome, congrates on your whip. Will you be posting any pics of it ( people here like pics)?

Texas Raider · Post by **Texas Raider** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:15 am

yeah, silly me

I overlooked that one, sorry. Welcome!

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:19 am

Spooky, welcome to Club Obi Wan.

Looking forward to seeing pictures of your whip.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:43 am

OK, here goes ...
I hope this works:

Here is a pic of my new 8 foot, 12 plait from Bernie Wojcicki:

I know it is not a "purist" whip, but I couldn't resist having Bernie customize the handle with a sterling silver ring engraved with one of my fav Indy lines ... (TOD).

Anyway, I started cracking it this evening ... I think my neighbors probably thought I was preparing for July 4th ... what a blast.

-Spooky
P.S.> If anyone can help me with the Avatar ... I had imported a pic that was too large, then I deleted it, ... I reduced its size - but now I can't load any more Avatars ...[/img]

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:22 am

That is a mighty fine whip. It is very interesting. I like the silver band. It reminds me of the Royal Warrant around a Brigg Umbrella, it has that sanme classiness, as Pagey said. It's neat to see some one do something different within the context of an Indy whip. Well done.

And, if you need help with your avatar, you could forward it to me, Renderking Fisk, or Dalexs. I'm sure VP would help as well.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:52 pm

Thanks Pagey & Hemingway,

Pagey: ANS: I am a beginner at cracking, but I am able to do it consistently already.

Hemingway: Appreciate the comments & thanks for the Avatar offer.

Really enjoy reading your COW posts - learning a lot.

-Spooky

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:26 pm

Welcome to the site. I love the look of your whip. Kinda reminds me of a cross between an Indy and a Zorro whip:
http://www.westernstageprops.com/miva/m ... _Code=WZ01

It's absolutely beautiful! Very unique for sure.

thefish · Post by **thefish** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:53 pm

It's amazing at how a good whip makes all the difference, isn't it? And Bernie is a great whipmaker!

That's a beautiful whip, by the way. I'm not much of a purist anyway! Love the legend on the metal cuff!

Buddy of mine just got a new 8 footer in black from Mike Murphy. He called to burble about it, so it looks like we're not going to setting off fireworks for July 4th either ;-)

Take care, and welcome aboard!

-Dan

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:50 pm

Welcome to COW.

I too own a whip from Bernie Wojcicki, and no doubt that You made a good choise.

They bang like hxll. And they last!!
Nice detail wíth the sterling silver ring - haven´t seen that before.

Best regards

JAN

The_Edge · Post by **The_Edge** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:14 pm

That is one of the finest whips I have ever seen from Bernie. Beautiful! Congratulations.

Simon Martin · Post by **Simon Martin** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 4:47 am

Hi Spooky

A nice looking whip youv'e got. Bernies a great guy.

Below is an indy whip(variation) I made a while ago It's similar to yours except it is 7ft, 16plait.
Kind Regards

Simon
www.whipmaker.com.au

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Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:19 pm

Simon Martin,
Thanks.

Fantastic looking whip ! Great detail and color.
What do you have at the base of your handle?
(Bernie places a silver cap with info. regarding the whip and my name)

How long have you been making whips?

I will have to check out your website.

P.S.> I am having a lot of fun with my new whip.
Still am only able to perform side crack ... but it is a very enjoyable new hobby.

-Spooky

Ark Hunter · Post by **Ark Hunter** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:21 pm

Indiana Texas-girl wrote:Welcome to the site. I love the look of your whip. Kinda reminds me of a cross between an Indy and a Zorro whip:
http://www.westernstageprops.com/miva/m ... _Code=WZ01

It's absolutely beautiful! Very unique for sure.

Exactly what I was thinking TG. Looks great!

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:45 pm

Spooky, that truly is a beautiful whip.

I especially love the sterling silver ring that's been added. A very unique idea and a great quote to boot!

Simon Martin · Post by **Simon Martin** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:43 am

Spooky said:

What do you have at the base of your handle?
(Bernie places a silver cap with info. regarding the whip and my name)

How long have you been making whips?

Hi Spooky

At the base of the handle of have a brass tack with my name engraved and the whip No. on it. I have done this right from the very first whip I made. (I have pictures of my first whips (in each type) on my website in Photo Gallery.

Its nearly 3years now since I made my first whip(how the time flies), and I have been doing it full time for just over 1 year.

Bernie only lives an hour away from me, so occasionally I drop in to have a chat. He is always willing to offer some hints to me on whipmaking.

Kind Regards

Simon
www.whipmaker.com.au

winrichwhips · Post by **winrichwhips** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:23 am

http://www.savepic.com/freepicturehosti ... alibur.jpg

Okay, since we're sharing pics of Indy whips with rings on them, here's a pic of a whip I made this spring.

This is the first whip that I made with a ring on it, and the engraving is pretty simple. I personally like how Simon Martin uses the etched rings.

-Adam, www.winrichwhips.com

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:36 am

IndyDoc / Canyon:
Thanks !

I got a great piece of Indy gear, plus I have a new hobby.

-Spooky

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