My brand-new 'Baby'
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:27 pm
Success!
I've been planning this whip for months...And I've wanted it for years, if not decades...And tonight it's done!
I just got finished with my first Indy-style whip. Now, I've made whips since '94...Not as a profession, but just for my friends and I...And I fancy myself pretty handy. Still learning a few tricks, but altogether I'm getting some good feedback...And this is the nicest whip I've ever handled. Certainly heads above anything i've made so far. I've wanted a high-end, SA-style whip since '81...And now I have it. I'll wear this little gem to the premiere.
It's a 12' cable-core, single 10-plait belly, 16-plait overlay whip...Made form Nylon...Billet aluminum handle and Stainless pommel. To say this thing cracks like a gun and is deadly accurate would be an understatement! The neighbors already hate me! I've gotta get the target stand out and see what this baby can really do...But I can say that ALL my trees are now trimmed with precision...
Now I know why I haven't done a Turks-head in 14 years...P-I-T-A!
So, without further adieu...
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73 ... cial08.jpg
Note also I made a Keppler-style holder, using the AWESOME 'Pull-the-Dot' snap...Can't say enough about these--Where have they been all my lilfe?
I'll have to post some video of this thing once I can get the time to set up the camcorder....
I've been planning this whip for months...And I've wanted it for years, if not decades...And tonight it's done!
I just got finished with my first Indy-style whip. Now, I've made whips since '94...Not as a profession, but just for my friends and I...And I fancy myself pretty handy. Still learning a few tricks, but altogether I'm getting some good feedback...And this is the nicest whip I've ever handled. Certainly heads above anything i've made so far. I've wanted a high-end, SA-style whip since '81...And now I have it. I'll wear this little gem to the premiere.
It's a 12' cable-core, single 10-plait belly, 16-plait overlay whip...Made form Nylon...Billet aluminum handle and Stainless pommel. To say this thing cracks like a gun and is deadly accurate would be an understatement! The neighbors already hate me! I've gotta get the target stand out and see what this baby can really do...But I can say that ALL my trees are now trimmed with precision...
Now I know why I haven't done a Turks-head in 14 years...P-I-T-A!
So, without further adieu...
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73 ... cial08.jpg
Note also I made a Keppler-style holder, using the AWESOME 'Pull-the-Dot' snap...Can't say enough about these--Where have they been all my lilfe?
I'll have to post some video of this thing once I can get the time to set up the camcorder....