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whats the best whip to get? see more inside...

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:28 pm
by Indiana Jackson
I only want to spend around $300 US for one.

1. Whats the best bang for buck?
2. Whats the best length? (my first whip & probably last. gotta get it right the 1st time.)
3. Whats the best plait? (i was considering 12) How big is a difference between 12 & 16 plait?

I was considering a dukewhips indy 8ft 12 plait. the David Morgans are out of my price range.
How long does it take to get a dukewhip after ordering it or from any vendor for that matter?

What are other good vendors for this price range?

Feedback appreciated!

Thanks. :D :!:

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:45 pm
by ecwhips
I would go with an 8 foot, 12 plait whip to start out with. Duke makes an excellent whip, as well as Joe Strain, Paul Stenhouse and Jerry Rasmussen, and newest member Adam Winrich. I'm a whipmaker too but I'm not taking any new orders for the time being. But you won't be disappointed with a whip from any of the whipmakers I mentioned above.

Jim

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:56 pm
by Indiana Jackson
Thanks and glad to hear Olivia is doing better. I know how frightening that can be. Best Wishes! :D

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:16 am
by Mola Ram
deffinatly look at adams stuff. his work looks really
nice, and the prices dont hurt the wallet so much.
www.winrichwhips.com
Adam (we just have the same name)

Re: whats the best whip to get? see more inside...

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 2:31 pm
by Robert Duke
Indiana Jackson wrote:I only want to spend around $300 US for one.

1. Whats the best bang for buck?
2. Whats the best length? (my first whip & probably last. gotta get it right the 1st time.)
3. Whats the best plait? (i was considering 12) How big is a difference between 12 & 16 plait?

I was considering a dukewhips indy 8ft 12 plait. the David Morgans are out of my price range.
How long does it take to get a dukewhip after ordering it or from any vendor for that matter?

Best length: 8 foot - first whip & probably last whip? I doubt it :))
Best plait: 12
I don't see that much difference with 16 plait. I've been making several 16 plait Indy bullwhips in the last month. I am in process of plaiting a 16 plait 10 ft BLACK Indy bullwhip. That's different!!

Right now, I have back orders down to 3 to 4 weeks.

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:56 pm
by Indiana Jackson
Thanks Robert! You're right...it probably won't be the last. I guess I was only trying to make a point in the fact that I didn't want just a starter whip, but rather one that was a good whip to last a long time. Like your Indy whip.

What do most of you practice cracking your whip at?

air?
trees?
shrubs?
grass?
etc????

Any sites that give proper cracking techniques?
urls?

Thanks! :D

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 9:21 pm
by Dalexs
Indiana Jackson wrote:Thanks
What do most of you practice cracking your whip at?

air?
trees?
shrubs?
grass?
etc????

Any sites that give proper cracking techniques?
urls?

Thanks! :D
Hmmm, the trees and shrubs in front on mmarosys house...
and pizza delivery men (same location!) :D

At home, in my backyard, I aim for bushy types of fir trees and hang things off the clothes line.
And then, of course, when the kids get out of hand... Moving Targets! :wink:

Dalexs

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 9:56 pm
by Bufflehead Jones
Dalexs wrote:Hmmm, the trees and shrubs in front on mmarosys house...and pizza delivery men (same location!) :D

Dalexs
He really is not joking. I was there. They probably put Mike's address on the list of places that they no longer deliver to. Hey, Mike, you wanna order a pizza?