Re: The "Making of" Gallery - Ben Varsek
Fantastic looking whip Ben, great work as always.
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- Ross Buckley
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- Jyri Haveri
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Ben your whips always just look so clean and symmetrical. Well done!
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Ross, Jyri, thank both of you very much 
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Ben
- Mark Elliott
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Beautiful work, as always, Ben.
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Mark, thanks a lot !
Ben
- Andrew Van Werkhoven
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After seeing your coral snake design it's shot up on my list of patterns to make one day, it looks stunning!
Practice does not actually make perfect; Perfect practice makes perfect.
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Andrew, thank's a lot
This pattern got on my to do list after watching Robby's review of Rhett Kelley's work.
Ben
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Re: The "Making of" Gallery - Ben Varsek
A build form September: 8 foot 16 plait bullwhip with 2 bellies, a 12 inch handle completely in a herringbone pattern.
The first belly is 10 plait. An 8 plait belly would have also fitted the core, but I went for a 10 plait since I wanted the thong to start tapering before the core started tapering.
8 plait square start on the handle with 2 added strands where the pencil points.
it's kind of bunchy, but it did smooth out a bit after the belly got rolled. Also, the "bunchyness" added some stiffness to the transition area. All layers of binding ended at the short 8 plait section of the first belly, which created a uniform shape again.
First belly ending in a TT:
12 plait for the second belly:
The Overlay:
All the best
Ben
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I usualy don't name my whips, but it's an houner for me that this particular Bullwhip got named: Robby
- Rachel McCollough
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Absolutely beautiful, Ben!!!
Inch by inch.
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Great looking whip, Ben.
It's similar to my practice whip, but longer.
Nice work.
Ron
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What a beauty, Ben!
"Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder." -E. B. White
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I het the send too fast, I wanted to add I love how precise all your whips are. I try, but can't even get close to being that precise. Great job.
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Mark is right, Ben: 'precise' is the word! Great work!
'Less is often more!'
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Thank all of you very much for your kind words!