Club Obi Wan

Hi, I’m just wondering if the length of the cracker makes any difference. I’ve had to buy some more, the loose ends kept getting knots, and the ones I was sent vary in length. Some are about the same length as those I’ve been using. Some a little bit longer. However some are really long. So I was wondering if that would be an issue. If it is I suppose I could tie a knot further up, and then cut the length down. Though if it makes no difference, I’ll just leave it.

If it’s at least 4 inches you should be good, just try to untangle the knots, but not all knots affect the whip the same.

I make mine around 8 inches long, with knot 2-3 inches from the end.

Thank you both. The ones I’ve got are over 4”, nearer 8 / 10. The longest ones are nearer 18 inches.

I’ve been having a right pain with crackers lately. Fist one got a big knot in it. I tried teasing it out but the end looks more like a dandelion head now. I put it to one side and I’ll keep trying, just ‘for fun’. So I had a few spares and put a new one on. First time out I got another knot. I should have left it but thought I could cut through the knot, so just loosing a couple of strands. What ended up happening was I lost everything from the knot to the end. No worries, I thought, I still have enough. Next time out the end of the fall snapped off, so I lost the cracker too

Put another one on, got another knot second time out. At this point I decided to leave it well alone, but I only had one left. So I bought some more. They are thicker / heavier duty than the ones I had originally. I’ve no idea if that will make any difference. I just don’t want to cause damage to the whip. Should it all be ok?