Red/Black Snakewhip

[Johnny Pell]

Great looking whip Brandon. It looks like it handles very well.

[Brandon "Sparky" Lam]

Thanks Johnny~

[Morten Aalykke Pedersen]

Looks nice - how do you actually make the short fishbone?

[Brandon "Sparky" Lam]

Thanks! It's a simple pattern of U2O2U2O2 on a 16 plait

[Ben Varsek]

Brandon, the snakewhip that you've made looks and performs fantastic - my compliments to your work !!!

I realy like the look of the short herringbone and the fact that it will also cause less wear on the transition of the whip - very stylish and very functional - well done !!!


All the best
Ben

[Brandon "Sparky" Lam]

Thank you Ben! I like the short herringbone for the exact same reason ^_^

[Guest]

That's a good looking whip Brandon!

Straight plaiting, nice pattern work and it looks to crack really nicely.

I've always been intrigued by longer snakewhips so it's good to see one in action.

[Brandon "Sparky" Lam]

Thank you Erik! I don't see snakewhips often in this forum, which is interesting :P all my snakewhips are 5.5ft or longer, have yet to make anything shorter than that~

[Sven van Leeuwen]

Brandon, that whip looks very nice. I love the pattern of the thong.
I can imagine how too much binding on a snake would decrease it's performance compared to a bull.
Any way, it's a very fine looking whip.

[Brandon "Sparky" Lam]

Thanks Sven!~ To be honest I don't think too much binding would actually be a bad thing on a snake. On a snake your arm becomes your handle, so anything that helps with that leverage may actually improve performance (especially if you are used to bulls, as your wrist can be a little floppy if you're not used to snakes).

I haven't found too much info about snakes, so I wouldn't know though :P

[Jesse Bessette]

I've always heard that a light binding is better for snakes. Not from on here, but just general internettin usage.

[Matt Henderson]

If I were to make a long snake I'd do heavy binding on the first six to eight inches then taper it off up to the 2ft mark from the heel knot, although I'm not very well versed in snakes. That way you get a nice 'handle' without encroaching on the roll so much.

[Johnny Pell]

Matt I agree about heavy binding in the first 6 inches and I do tend to bind them much lighter than bulls. In my opinion I think there are a lot of other variables like length and weight that would effect how far out to bind it.

[Matt Henderson]

That's a good point Johnny, you do need to take those into account. It really depends on the whip, but as a general guideline I'd go with that.

[Brandon "Sparky" Lam]

I would agree, the initial starting area is very important for leverage