heav, heavy, heavy
here are the pics:
the video
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xrxhcn ... t_creation
JP
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Nice, tough bullwhips, my friend!
I like the texture formed by the thicker cowhide. Seems to give a better grip. I see they needed heavy skiving on your part.
Are they heavy? From the video, they seem so. But in any case, they are very responsive and crack with ease!
Aldo.
I like the texture formed by the thicker cowhide. Seems to give a better grip. I see they needed heavy skiving on your part.
Are they heavy? From the video, they seem so. But in any case, they are very responsive and crack with ease!
Aldo.
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thank you vey much my friend
yes indeed they are soooo heavy!!!!
JP
yes indeed they are soooo heavy!!!!
JP
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Sorry! I reread your post, and noticed the "heavy, heavy, heavy" phrase. Oh, well...
Aldo.
Aldo.
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Very nice! I like them. What was the weight/thickness of the cowhide that you used? Was it difficult to plait?
Pete
Pete
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Aldo my friend no worries
@Pete: the cowhide is about 2-2,2mm thick. Not that much difficult to plait.
It needs much power for skiving it free hands.
As cowhide is weaker than kangaroo hide, and although I cut -as much as possible- the strands dedicated to the end of the whip in the back of the hide, I made a slightly poor taper on my strands. I was too afraid to break strands during plaiting. So I took the option to drop strands rather than tapering down my strands.
Indeed I end those whips in 4 plait.
Does it make sense?
JP
@Pete: the cowhide is about 2-2,2mm thick. Not that much difficult to plait.
It needs much power for skiving it free hands.
As cowhide is weaker than kangaroo hide, and although I cut -as much as possible- the strands dedicated to the end of the whip in the back of the hide, I made a slightly poor taper on my strands. I was too afraid to break strands during plaiting. So I took the option to drop strands rather than tapering down my strands.
Indeed I end those whips in 4 plait.
Does it make sense?
JP
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It made sense to me
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Sure does. You did a great job on those whips!jeanfifi wrote:Aldo my friend no worries
@Pete: the cowhide is about 2-2,2mm thick. Not that much difficult to plait.
It needs much power for skiving it free hands.
As cowhide is weaker than kangaroo hide, and although I cut -as much as possible- the strands dedicated to the end of the whip in the back of the hide, I made a slightly poor taper on my strands. I was too afraid to break strands during plaiting. So I took the option to drop strands rather than tapering down my strands.
Indeed I end those whips in 4 plait.
Does it make sense?
JP
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Very nicely done, Jeanfifi!
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thank you all
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