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Hey Guys,
Here are pictures of most of the whips I have made to date.
#1
3' Snakewhip
http://i.imgur.com/z7Wian3l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/a13P2vTl.jpg

#2
4' Snakewhip
http://i.imgur.com/hHSKcMtl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/9ZRwA8il.jpg

#3
2.5' Bullwhip
I just found it. I’ll get some pictures of it up soon.

#4
4' 12 plait Snakewhip with wire/BB core. Sorry, I don't have and pictures from before I tore it apart. neutral This is the first whip I made with a decent transition, but that is only due to the wire I used for the first foot and a half or so, not to any binding. I actually found that I used a double drop going from 12 to 10 on this whip, I don't remember doing that at all.


#5
8' 12 plait Stockwhip with BB load and steel handle core(way too heavy).
http://i.imgur.com/fMRY7TYl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/osAQ5fgl.jpg

#6
2.5' Bullwhip with first attempt at an english eye.
http://i.imgur.com/6XsSuvzl.jpg

#7
4' 18 plait Snake whip. I gave this one away to an old friend. This one had bolsters made of athletic tape, as well as, my early thick binding.
*No Picture* 

#8
5' 18 plait bullwhip
*No Picture*

#9
6' 14 plait Bullwhip
http://i.imgur.com/3pDQRMBl.jpg?1

#10
3' Snakewhip
http://i.imgur.com/q0vZ0gHl.jpg

#11
4' Stockwhip
http://i.imgur.com/7ui0NEil.jpg

#12
5' 16 plait Bullwhip
http://i.imgur.com/sRvtKsZl.jpg

#13
6' Cowwhip thong
http://i.imgur.com/DLNsLG4l.jpg

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The improvement is quite evident.
Good job.

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Webcam see how better you get from whip to whip. Very nice to see

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As others have mentioned, you have demonstrated a nice progression in your skills, Ethan. Nice job!

I'll give it a try, Dad, but it's going to be really hard...kind of like trying to saw something in half using a banana.

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Thanks for posting this comprehensive overview of your work, Ethan! Your steady progress should be most encouraging!  smile

'Less is often more!'

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Yup, what they ^^^ said wink

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These whips show a lot of work and great progress!!!

Inch by inch.

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Thanks everyone! I've been wanting to start my own gallery of sorts, and I figured that it would be best to start at the beginning.

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Well done Ethan!

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There's a lot of improvement going from #1 to the last. Keep going. I really like the later whips, especially #12, though I couldn't exactly tell you why.
It just speaks to me...

Sven

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Thanks Jyri and Sven! I like #12 a lot too. Despite the imperfections with the overlay it turned out to be a pretty good whip performance wise. I'll have to get a video of how it flows.

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Hey guys! Here are a few pictures of another stockwhip I am working on:
http://i.imgur.com/jfGiVFol.jpg
I started with an un-tapered two strand twist core, with the goal of creating a smaller core for the 12 plait overlay which I plan to fancy plait, that way it will be easier to avoid gaps. The core is bound with my new serving tool.
http://i.imgur.com/DD1eROEm.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/W3tYhUql.jpg
The eight plait belly. I still have a hard time with the transition from plait to twist. Not so much the set up, but keeping even tension on all strands.
http://i.imgur.com/BHt8QKbl.jpg
Belly rolled & bound by hand. I am not at all used to the server yet.
http://i.imgur.com/7zxnXi3l.jpg
I had to do a bid of binding halfway along the twist because I didn't keep even tension in that spot
http://i.imgur.com/8XO4dCnl.jpg
This is going to be a 6' by the way.

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*bit*

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Ethan, the color of that cord is starting to grow on me. Thanks for sharing these.

I'll give it a try, Dad, but it's going to be really hard...kind of like trying to saw something in half using a banana.

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Hey Ethan, nice colour you choose. I try that same server tool, I find it difficult with this tool to get larger distances between the individual windings. however, it works great if you make closed loop bindings.

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Looking good Ethan!

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I tried a server tool once but didn't like the results so went back to binding by hand off a door handle. Thing's looking good though, Ethan.

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Thanks everyone!

Scott,
You are welcome, it is the gold 650 cord from Roy. I've been trying to find a color that could pass as leather at a glance, but I need something a bit darker... Though I do very much like the finished waxed color.

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So here are a few sneak peaks of the overlay:
http://i.imgur.com/rS7Gym0l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/T4Y0Wf8l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/T4Y0Wf8l.jpg
The english eye turned out a little bit oversized smile, and it still needs a bit of serving at the join. The keeper end needs the overlay and then a knot to cover the "switch". After being attached to the handle keeper of course! And after that it will need waxing before it is complete.

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Opps! I meant to show a different picture for the second one:
http://i.imgur.com/DzJqRRQl.jpg
What I did here is turn one set of opposing seams into checkerboard and left the other two as they were. Like this:
http://i.imgur.com/RlA9QHCm.png
(Though I omitted the ring from the pattern as it caused too much twist in my seam.) 
Here are the other two patterns I used:
http://i.imgur.com/EAlmdb7m.png
Basic eight plait checkerboard.
http://i.imgur.com/rUE2IYdm.png

"I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious."
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