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Bernie has started on my whip and sent these pictures of the construction. I wanted to share them with you.

Jim

Thanks for sharing. Neat to see whips in construction. Looks so easy when you see it in photos but its actually tough. Please do share more as you recieve them.
Also as a friendly reminder, I think you have exceeded the post limit of images by one pic. You might just want to give people links to the pics.

Oops, if I need to delete one let me know and I'll move it to another post.

I have always appreciated how Bernie keeps his customers up-dated on the progress of commissioned whips.

His emails and pictures makes one feel involved in the creative process.

You are very fortunate to be acquiring an EM Brand whip; they are a real joy to own/use/admire.

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That's a gorgeous whip! I love the two-tone plaiting.

Thank you Indiana, I can't wait to see it in person, and see how it behaves.

Very nice looking whip! It's always interesting to see what goes into a whip and even though I make my whips a bit differently now, Bernie's pics were a great help to me when I was starting out.
Is that a croc tooth in the first pic? I wonder where that is in your whip??
Let us know how you get on with it when it arrives.

Is that a croc tooth in the first pic? I wonder where that is in your whip??
Let us know how you get on with it when it arrives.

LOL, I don't know. But it would be cool if it was in the whip somewhere I'll let you know how it goes when I get it.
Jim

The "croc tooth" is actually the leg bone of a sheep cut in half that I use as a sort of fid to enlarge holes in leather and for enlarging the keeper on stock whips when I put them together. I've had this bone for about 25 years now and still have the other half somewhere, thought I had better keep it in case the other one wore out I reckon it might just last me out.
Kind Regards
Bernie

The whip arrived in fine shape, thankfully no cut thong by customs. It was all I expected and more. The plaiting is very tight and even, and perfectly tapered, beautiful to see. It throws wonderfully. I did my first combination crack without effort using this whip. There is a HUGE difference between this one and the other 8ft whip I have. The other feels unwieldy, whereas this one feels like an extension of your arm. I'm very happy with it. I also received a nice picture of the whip and Bernie's whip cracking demo DVD. Since I could save on shipping and also had him include a copy of this whip making DVD's.
Jim