8ft Goat Hide
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8ft Goat Hide
I finished another whip this weekend. It is an 8 ft brown and black goat hide. There were several firsts for me on this whip. First goat hide, first 8 inch handle, first time I broke strands while plaiting. And I broke 5 of them, all the brown leather, the black was great to work with. The first break wasn't bad because I was ready to drop a strand anyway. The others weren't so easy. Two of them broke at the same place in the thong. So all told I think I plaited this whip 1.5 times. But on the bright side it did give me a lot of practice in adding strands back in. Another first was that I used shellac. I'm not sure yet if I like the look of it or not. We'll see how it goes. Did the Indy whips by Morgan have shellac? Oh, and this isn't a first -- my fall knots still s**k And as usual, suggestions on improvement are welcome.
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The shallac like everything else with whipmaking is just a matter of learning to apply it right Cracker......there is a thread on here somewhere that I posted on that tells you how to do it, plenty of other whipmakers posted on it too
Too heavy makes the whip look plastic
Just the right amound enhances the whip
Tony
Too heavy makes the whip look plastic
Just the right amound enhances the whip
Tony
Cracker, you can take it off again if it's too thick....just get the thick of it off with alcohol on a cloth or rag, then go over the seams with a tooth brush and alcohol, let that dry out fully, clean the whip thoroughly with sadal soap, again let that dry fully, give the whip a good dose of quality leather dressing (I use Jay-el, but aussie leather dressing or pecards are good too) let it soak in for a few hours the buff the whip up and your ready to reapply the shallac then.....
Tony
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