7 ft Bull Whip
- Mark Elliott
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7 ft Bull Whip
7 ft, 2 belly, 16 plait bull whip, 8 inch handle, English eye fall hitch, chocolate brown and rust. Nothing fancy, I just wanted to work on making a solid whip, straight seams, no gaps, nice even taper, good looking transitions,no bumps (to speak of, anyway) and a nice smooth rollout. I was so proud of the transitions I decided not to put a knot over it.
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Thank you Scott,
Robert, thank you, I'm pretty pleased with this one, as well.
Rachel, Thanks, it has just been rechristened.
Jyri, your meticulousness on the last two whips you made inspired me to try to step up my game! Yes, the English eye is a 3 strand flat braid in to a6 strand plait. My last few whips seemed a little light at the end using a 4 plait and this is just another experiment to try to remedy that. I tried ending one a few months ago with an 8 plait but it was just too thick and stiff with paracord. I also added the new strands a little earlier than I have been.
Sparky, thanks,my hands and wrists are a bit stiff and sore this morning. I had gotten up to a 12 plait and was not happy with the seams and took it completely apart and restarted. I probably could have started the diamond plait a little later but I really wanted the give the barber pole effect a little room to develop.
Thanks you Ron and Roy, I'll see if I can make a video today. It's supposed to be less windy today so the camera won't shake so bad.
Robert, thank you, I'm pretty pleased with this one, as well.
Rachel, Thanks, it has just been rechristened.
Jyri, your meticulousness on the last two whips you made inspired me to try to step up my game! Yes, the English eye is a 3 strand flat braid in to a6 strand plait. My last few whips seemed a little light at the end using a 4 plait and this is just another experiment to try to remedy that. I tried ending one a few months ago with an 8 plait but it was just too thick and stiff with paracord. I also added the new strands a little earlier than I have been.
Sparky, thanks,my hands and wrists are a bit stiff and sore this morning. I had gotten up to a 12 plait and was not happy with the seams and took it completely apart and restarted. I probably could have started the diamond plait a little later but I really wanted the give the barber pole effect a little room to develop.
Thanks you Ron and Roy, I'll see if I can make a video today. It's supposed to be less windy today so the camera won't shake so bad.
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- Mark Elliott
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Here's a video of the whip. You can see how dry it is here. I've beaten all the dead grass away while practicing this winter. https://youtu.be/HS6Qe-UsT50
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