Club Obi Wan

Just added a IOAB and an Akubra to my collection, boy is this whip scary! The fact that it so effortlessly makes that "thhwup!" sound is awesome.





Couple of other angles are on my www below. Sorry this is in the whips section, didn't want to cross post the same thing .

Very nice Akubra, KT. You did a beautiful job of styling it. The IOAB whip is very nice also; one of the true bargains in IndyGear. Enjoy them, my friend.

whats an IOBA whip? Who makes it? I jsut got my basic whip from ebay today. Needs to be conditioned and broken in still. Im going to buy a new one from Adam at Winrich wips. PRobably the indy budget in 10 foot. Or 8 plait indy in 10 foot. I think i should mess aroudn with my current wip some though, and take a break from buying. I was at 1000 bucks early this week, now i have about 350 lol Time to get working again. Otherwise KT your gear looks great! I cant wait to get the rest of mine.

I make the IOAB whip, aka Indy-on-a-budget bullwhip. So the IOAB is a genuine 'Winrich Whip'.

-Adam, www.winrichwhips.com

Im an idiot lol i realized that after. Thought about deleting my comment but u already got to it lol. Adam I wanting your whip more any more that i look at them. Now i just need to decided whether i want an 8 plait or the 4 plait.

are their 8 plait IOAB's? Great pic, shows off how close the IOAB actually is compared to other budget whip alternatives... maybe have to move that up on my gear priority list :c)

Kt Templar wrote:Just added a IOAB and an Akubra to my collection, boy is this whip scary! The fact that it so effortlessly makes that "thhwup!" sound is awesome.





Couple of other angles are on my www below. Sorry this is in the whips section, didn't want to cross post the same thing .

Kt,
You've some nice gear there. Is the Akubra cut down or stock in the brim?

Regards,

Prof. Ed

yea i talked to Adam and he can make an 8 plait, but it cost about $15 a foot insteed of the 12 for a 4 plait. IT would be about 160. Im not whip expert either, but just by looking at the IOAB whip, it seems 100% better than what i bought on ebay. Im def going to sell this thing asap and order a winrich.

Prof. Ed wrote:Kt,
You've some nice gear there. Is the Akubra cut down or stock in the brim?

Regards,

Prof. Ed

Thanks Prof. That's a standard Fed, the brim is as it comes. I have played with it a bit, curling it a bit at the sides and flipping the front down but have not trimmed it.

Hemingway Jones wrote:Very nice Akubra, KT. You did a beautiful job of styling it. The IOAB whip is very nice also; one of the true bargains in IndyGear. Enjoy them, my friend.

Thank you Hem, from someone who knows their hats as well as you that is praise indeed!

Adam, thank you for a great job. I've never had any whip before but this look and fees very substantial, I may have to display it above my desk at work to keep the minions at bay!

Wow, good choices, KT! Both on the whip and the styling of that Akubra! (Were you going for more of an LC look? The front pinch isn't all that tight, so I assumed so. - Nice job!)

Love the whip. That 'whiskey' color is just beautiful, as far as I'm concerned. Have fun (and be careful while you are learning)! I've got an IOAB, too - there's nothing budget about the crack or the force it brings with it!



J

hmmm i wrote to Adam because im thinking of changing my 10 foot IOAB to an 8 foot. Is a 10 foot much harder to use, compaired to the 8 footer? It seems alot of expierienced whip artists prefear an 8 foot still. Also whats teh best color to pick for a raiders style bullwhip for your IOAB?

Natural. The whips in the movies were all natural. I don't like the look of the 4 plait, I'll probably just get a 12 plait Strain.

Is that a Lost Ark strap I see there?

VP wrote:Natural. The whips in the movies were all natural. I don't like the look of the 4 plait, I'll probably just get a 12 plait Strain.

Is that a Lost Ark strap I see there?

I see you are rich.

It's a bit of cost over look really. Would look more screen accurate as a 8 or 12 plait. I think most people apart from us won't notice the difference. This is a very nice item.

Yes, it is a Lost Ark Strap.

Exactly, KT, the use of 4 strands in the overlay is all about cost. I also make 8, 12, 16, and 20 plait whips, but due to cost, most people ask for the 4-plait whips. After Paul Nolan posted pics of the 24-plait bullwhip he's working on, I'd better get busy making a 24-plait bullwhip for myself!

-Adam

yea i wrote to adam, i decided to keep my 10 footer, but made it a medium brown like yours KT, and kept the raiders knot still.

Indiana Jerry wrote:Wow, good choices, KT! Both on the whip and the styling of that Akubra! (Were you going for more of an LC look? The front pinch isn't all that tight, so I assumed so. - Nice job!)

Love the whip. That 'whiskey' color is just beautiful, as far as I'm concerned. Have fun (and be careful while you are learning)! I've got an IOAB, too - there's nothing budget about the crack or the force it brings with it!



J

Thanks Jerry, wasn't blanking you, just seemed to miss this post

This whip seem easy to crack, at least a simple crack gets a good noise. need to find the room to do an overhead.

The pinch on the hat could be tighter I was trying to do a Pagey, but the felt is a bit springy so won't hold the sharpness. I will try a bit of water and be a bit more forceful!

winrichwhips wrote:Exactly, KT, the use of 4 strands in the overlay is all about cost. I also make 8, 12, 16, and 20 plait whips, but due to cost, most people ask for the 4-plait whips. After Paul Nolan posted pics of the 24-plait bullwhip he's working on, I'd better get busy making a 24-plait bullwhip for myself!

-Adam

Now Adam, it's not a competition.....

.....Unless you want it to be.

Better get cracking on it

Paul Nolan
MidWestWhips