My second snake whip.
- Jyri Haveri
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My second snake whip.
So as i got an order for a snake whip and i sended some pics to customer i tought i could share them here as well. This is my second snake so i dont have lots of expierence with them.
Client wanted the core to be almost full of bb:s but i have been trying to get out of using them so i suggested him that i would do it with nylon core and 3 bellyes.
I putted thinner paracords inside one 550 and slided that to another 550 so they end create taper.
Like so.
Core binded:
First belly..
Second belly..
Second belly binded:
All bellyes got same tratment, closed loop binding.
Third belly plaited:
I plaited every belly from the tip. When i bind them i remove the thread wich i used to attach the strands and rearrage the strands to make it nice and smooth. Binding goes little bit past the belly every time.
Third belly binded:
I completed the overlay and tested it.
https://youtu.be/r3s9p7GsEkA
Client is going to wax it but it works fine already, i think.
One thing i founded out is that when you are plaiting from the tip, dont cut your strands off at the handle. You can plait next layer over the exsess strands so you get everything nice and tight at the very end of the handle.
I post more when i get it ready.
Client wanted the core to be almost full of bb:s but i have been trying to get out of using them so i suggested him that i would do it with nylon core and 3 bellyes.
I putted thinner paracords inside one 550 and slided that to another 550 so they end create taper.
Like so.
Core binded:
First belly..
Second belly..
Second belly binded:
All bellyes got same tratment, closed loop binding.
Third belly plaited:
I plaited every belly from the tip. When i bind them i remove the thread wich i used to attach the strands and rearrage the strands to make it nice and smooth. Binding goes little bit past the belly every time.
Third belly binded:
I completed the overlay and tested it.
https://youtu.be/r3s9p7GsEkA
Client is going to wax it but it works fine already, i think.
One thing i founded out is that when you are plaiting from the tip, dont cut your strands off at the handle. You can plait next layer over the exsess strands so you get everything nice and tight at the very end of the handle.
I post more when i get it ready.
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I tought that being this small with so thick handle end i would make it a stik if i would have used open loop binding to it.
4 layers of closed loop binding should be enought for this short whip.
And if i would not bind the whole belly there would be a spot where there is no binding at all and then there would be the binding that attaches the belly strands wich wouldnt be good.
If this would be longer and heavier whip i would have given it open loop binding progressively over the closed loop.
I just love how closed loop binding smoothes everything down and how strands glide over it when plaiting.
Binding sucks
4 layers of closed loop binding should be enought for this short whip.
And if i would not bind the whole belly there would be a spot where there is no binding at all and then there would be the binding that attaches the belly strands wich wouldnt be good.
If this would be longer and heavier whip i would have given it open loop binding progressively over the closed loop.
I just love how closed loop binding smoothes everything down and how strands glide over it when plaiting.
Binding sucks
Wow...how do you achieve such a inflexible behaviour? It's incredibile!Jyri Haveri wrote:...cut...
Second belly binded:
All bellyes got same tratment, closed loop binding.
...cut...
Third belly binded:
I completed the overlay and tested it.
https://youtu.be/r3s9p7GsEkA
...cut...
I wish I could achieve only 50% of that on my bullwhip and I would be happy... but I can't achieve it
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