All I can say is that I tried
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- DOHERTYJAX
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All I can say is that I tried
Here is a picture of a small whip that I made out of nylon rope. I was just trying to learn a braiding pattern. I braided it over an 8" long steel rod for a handle, and then used a piece of paracord for most of the core. It is extremely hard to keep the rope tight enough to make a decent looking whip, but in the end, it actually cracks pretty loud. The whip looks a little different now. I actually melted the ropes at the end of the handle because they kept coming loose. I have tape on the end where the fall connects, because again, after a few cracks, the ropes kept coming undone. I would eventually like to try something with leather, but as you can see, I need to get a whole lot better before I spend money on better material.
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... dewhip.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... dewhip.jpg
Get some para cord and keep trying. You'll improve the more you do. Also, look at some sites that explain the construction of a whip if you haven't already done that. Bernie has a good one on Em Brand Whips and there is also another here: http://www.dittmer.ca/whips/bullwhip1.html
The construction of a para cord whip is similar to a leather, except I never used bolsters between the layers of para cord like you would with leather.
Keep it up, your off to a decent start just by learning to plait.
The construction of a para cord whip is similar to a leather, except I never used bolsters between the layers of para cord like you would with leather.
Keep it up, your off to a decent start just by learning to plait.
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Well, I have tried again. Well, I started a second whip anyway. Today I experimented with an 8 plait. I am still using rope, but I found some nice brown craft rope in hobby lobby today. Afetr a few hours of braiding, and several blisters, this was the result. I still need to add a turks head, fall, and cracker. This whip is actually for my six-yaer-old, who loves Indiana Jones.
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... wwhip1.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... wwhip2.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... wwhip3.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... wwhip1.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... wwhip2.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... wwhip3.jpg
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With Paracord, you drop laces to taper...It works for Paracord because you have to use more laces to achieve the same result (I use 10-12 strands for the belly and 16-18 for the overlay)... Also, you build taper in to every layer of the whip....So the Core is tapered (with materials to shape), the belly laces drop off and taper, the bolster provides some taper, and the overlay laces drop, as well....
Leather whips typically use less strands (I think the standard 'Indy' whip is a 12-plait overlay) and taper those strands to make the overall taper smoother. Not to mention that the more layers (many of the finer whips have two, not one, plaited bellies) provide more opportunity to built taper into a whip.
It's much harder to get a truly smooth taper with Paracord, but it makes great, utilitarian whips...They work great, and you can work on important skills for whipmaking on the cheap....So that when the time comes to work in Leather, you have a better skill set so not to waste $$$....
I've worked with both Latigo and Paracord, but have yet to work with kangaroo. Of course, any of you more experienced whipmakers can chime in to correct or add at any time....
Leather whips typically use less strands (I think the standard 'Indy' whip is a 12-plait overlay) and taper those strands to make the overall taper smoother. Not to mention that the more layers (many of the finer whips have two, not one, plaited bellies) provide more opportunity to built taper into a whip.
It's much harder to get a truly smooth taper with Paracord, but it makes great, utilitarian whips...They work great, and you can work on important skills for whipmaking on the cheap....So that when the time comes to work in Leather, you have a better skill set so not to waste $$$....
I've worked with both Latigo and Paracord, but have yet to work with kangaroo. Of course, any of you more experienced whipmakers can chime in to correct or add at any time....
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For what it's worth, I prefer the strand drop method in Morgan's book over the way that Ron Edward does it in his book...but try both ways.
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Louie
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Louie
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