Juust got my first "real" Indy whip!

[Rook]

I spend much more time with things that go "boom" than things that go "crack,"
but I got in on the most recent whip run by Classic Whips over at the RPF.

8' Kip hide with the large Raiders style turks head knot. He did a new dying process
on mine that makes it look a lot more "used" than it really is. I'm VERY happy with the
whip.

One question though, since it's so new it's quite stiff. My paracord whip moves like a
greased snake on steroids. Will using Pecards on this whip help to "loosen it up"
or will that only come from use?

Also, how exactly DOES one use Pecards? I've never used it before on anything.
Just put some on a rag and wipe it down?

Thanks!

[kwad]

I'm sorry, but I've been waiting for my chance to do this......

;0


Anyhoo,

My favorite way to apply pecards is with my bare hands.
Just get a dollop in my palm and start working it in. Once I get a good coat, I wipe off the excess with a rag.
Try not to worry about the handle so much (especially the knots as over greasing may cause them to get loose). Just a quick wipe on wipe off with the handle.



However, as your whip is brand new, it should not need to be conditioned yet.
Just taker her out on a nice day and go to town. It'll loosen up (or become trained) with use.
Just grease the fall after every other session as it is the part that gets the most abuse (a dry fall = a broken fall).

edited doo to the fact I can't spell worth a carp.

[thefish]

I also prefer the "bare hand" method." There's nothing in it that's going to hurt you, (and actually it conditions your hands too, if you start developing "whip callouses.") It also does "Double Duty" as while you're applying the conditioner, you're also feeling for scratches, cuts, abrasions, etc. on the thong and fall of your whip.

[Indiana County Jr.]

Bare hand technique here as well,

Just make sure you don't apply it in a room that you shut the door before you start, it takes forever before you can get enough "traction" to turn the door knob again.....

Crack On!
Allen

[kwad]

Bare hand technique here as well,

Just make sure you don't apply it in a room that you shut the door before you start, it takes forever before you can get enough "traction" to turn the door knob again.....

Crack On!
Allen

My all time favorite is when you are half way done conditioning your whip and the phone rings

[rotsman09]

I too, just got mine from James over at classic bullwhips. Man, I know where I'm going for more whips! Just so I can quench some peoples thirst for pictures, heres mine,

http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss8/ ... 0_0245.jpg


/threadjack Go ahead Rook!

LOL

[Rook]

LOL.

Finally got a couple pics...





There, happy now?

Russ

[kwad]

There, happy now?

Russ

Yes.

Beautiful whip Russ.
Now, go crack the bejeezits out of it!

[BullWhipBorton]

Rook, I had a chance to see the whip James made you as well as check its weight and balance before it was finished and shipped to you. I thought it was a good whip; it rolled out straight and cracked readily. You should be very happy with it.

A good leather whip should be stiff when it’s new, much more so then most nylon whips will be. Just break it in by using it. Don’t use any leather dressing or try bending it back and forth in your hands to try to speed up the process, just let it break in naturally on its own. As already stated with it being new there are plenty of oils from the plaiting process still in the whip, but when it is in need of conditioning just give it a light coat of Pecards, or which ever leather dressing you prefer. Just put a dollop in your hand and work it into thong and fall in a light even coat. Avoid conditioning the knots and the handle. A little leather dressing on them from time to time is ok, to give them a sheen but you want them to stay tight. Do keep the leather fall conditioned often though as that takes the most wear.

Dan