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My new 8 feet Indy bullwhip

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:52 am
by bearbeast
A few weeks ago I finished my latest Indy bullwhip. It is an eight footer in Walnut colour, braided in Paracord 550, with two bellies.

It is one of the nicest looking whips I have made and amazingly fun to crack. :whip:

Here are a few pictures:

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If you want you can see high resolution pictures here:

https://imgur.com/a/M0ZLWw1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And a video of me cracking it, that I already posted earlier:

https://youtu.be/SQY6Q3fLACs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cheers,
Bear

Re: My new 8 feet Indy bullwhip

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:43 pm
by whiskyman
Looks very good! I've never worked in paracord, only leather. I've always thought it must be hard to get any kind of weight using it, but your video shows it performs perfectly well.

Re: My new 8 feet Indy bullwhip

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 2:17 am
by bearbeast
Hi, Whiskyman! Thank you!

It is definitely lighter than a leather bullwhip, especially considering I do not use lead weighing. But it only requires a bit more force to crack.


For now it is very stiff, but in other whips I have made, once they break in and loosen up they crack much more easily and require less force.

Cheers,
Bear

Re: My new 8 feet Indy bullwhip

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:12 pm
by Dr. Jones, Jr.
Nicely done!

Re: My new 8 feet Indy bullwhip

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:25 am
by bearbeast
Thank you, Dr. Jones! :TOH: