Black and Tan Fantasy
- Brandon "Sparky" Lam
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- Ben Varsek
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- Robby Amper
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The taper is really nice. And it seems to be a bit heavy. Which is good in my book. It rolls out nice, but something's puzzling me when it comes down at the circus crack. I was tempted to write "irritated" me, but in the meantime I know better
Serious - something in the way it behaves at the end of that crack made me wonder. I may have to look at the video a few times more. I already downloaded it to my computer, so I can watch it offline. Well, I do that with the 20/20 videos, too. That way I can study them when ever I want. Here I am not sure, if it's a slight turn of your writs that makes the whip do what it does or if it's the weight distribution. We'll see.
Aside of that - my compliments!
Robby
Serious - something in the way it behaves at the end of that crack made me wonder. I may have to look at the video a few times more. I already downloaded it to my computer, so I can watch it offline. Well, I do that with the 20/20 videos, too. That way I can study them when ever I want. Here I am not sure, if it's a slight turn of your writs that makes the whip do what it does or if it's the weight distribution. We'll see.
Aside of that - my compliments!
Robby
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- Flemming Bo Christiansen
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- Robert Gage
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Mark, my 'instinct' is that you're holding the whip like that because the handle is slightly too long for the thong. My own preference would be for a 10 inch (maximum) handle for an 8 foot thong. (I've got one 8-footer with a 12 inch handle, but it's much thinker and heavier than this whip.) But this is very subjective....Mark Elliott wrote: I'm not sure why I was holding it so far up the handle, I usually don't.
That said, it's gorgeous! I've always loved black-and-tan work, and we see all too little of it these days.... Well done!
'Less is often more!'
- Jessie Edwards
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- Mark Elliott
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Thank you Spardy and Ben and Flemming. As you can see Flemming it is a bit heavy for me as well. I have arthritis in my wrists and the length of time I cracked it in the video was taxing.
Thank you Robby, and any insights to improve my handling or building would be more than welcome.
Robert, I am still experimenting a lot with my whip building, but so far I agree with you, 12 inches is too long for the handle for me personaly and I agree with you that it may have caused the awkward grip.
Thank you Jessie, that means a lot coming from someone that builds such beautiful whips.
Thank you Robby, and any insights to improve my handling or building would be more than welcome.
Robert, I am still experimenting a lot with my whip building, but so far I agree with you, 12 inches is too long for the handle for me personaly and I agree with you that it may have caused the awkward grip.
Thank you Jessie, that means a lot coming from someone that builds such beautiful whips.
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