Re: The "Making of" Gallery - Ben Varsek
Very beautiful! Ben, excellent work!
Inch by inch.
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Re: The "Making of" Gallery - Ben Varsek
Ben, you're a total straight plaiting machine. 
Very nice.
Ron
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Re: The "Making of" Gallery - Ben Varsek
Looks really sharp, Ben.
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Wow, that is so small! Very nice work so far Ben!
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Ben this really looks super-precise! I especially like the last photo with the curve of the whip.
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That's looking very good Ben. And very straight.
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Ben, that's coming along very nicely! And I too like 6 and 1/2 foot bullwhips very much....
'Less is often more!'
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Re: The "Making of" Gallery - Ben Varsek
Thank all of you very much!
I'm done plaiting the third (final) belly (20 plait).
The overlay of this whip will be all black. I still haven't decided what pattern(s) I'm going to be using to cover the handle as well as what knots I'll be using.
I'll make the knots out of 550 paracord since making them out of wave lace will probably just as difficult as making them out of Dacron (I used to make several Dacron heel knots for a friend of mine a couple of years ago - never again).
All the best
Ben
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Very boring Ben. Nothing but straight seams to look at.
Your plaiting is as precise as ever. Well done.
Ron
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Absolutely beautiful straight seams!
Inch by inch.
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Quite! Well done, Ben!
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Awesome!
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Sweet! Very nice looking so far, Ben. I am so impressed at how precise your work is.
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Thank y'all very much !
I'm currently working on the overlay and I'll post pictures as soon as I'm done with it!
All the best
Ben
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Thanks Ben. I wondered what the secret was, but it makes sence to sew or bind it.
Thanks
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I am seriously jealous of how straight your seams are, that is some serious attention to detail there. If that's what the belly looks like, I cannot wait to see the Overlay!
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Andrew, I've got one of Ben's whips in my collection. The overlay is astonishing - as is the whole whip!
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Excellent work, Ben. It loos great!
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Flemming, sewing the ends is not my idea - credit goes to Rachel!
Thank you very much Andrew, Robert and Scott!
I'm done with the overlay, only the knots are missing. I'll post pictures as soon as I'm done with the knots!
All the best
Ben