The "Making of" Gallery - Rachel McCollough

[Robert Gage]

Inspiring photos, Rachel! Thanks!

[Rachel McCollough]

Ron, thank you! I think they are pretty cool!!!

Thank you, Mr. Robert!!!

Flemming, thank you! That is indeed a great book! Lonnie is better at stitching than me! My dad is a natural!
Mom does all the carving and tooling and dad does the stitching.

I definitely need to learn how to make a decent wallet and one day carving! My mom is making the boys wallets now.

[Ben Varsek]

Rachel, my compliments to your parents, those laether items look fantatstic!

Ben

[Rachel McCollough]

Today’s, 10’ Amper Style Elite now ready for overlay.


Cuff for Lonnie. I had to try may hand. It still has to be shaped to fit.

[Ron May]

The whip, love the taper on this.

The cuff, this is very cool. I had no idea you could work metal.
Very nicely done.

Ron

[Robert Gage]

Rachel, whoever is getting those new Amper Elite bullwhips will be over the moon!

And I like the wrist cuff very much! Is that copper?

[Flemming Bo Christiansen]

I love that bracelet. When I was a kid, my father had a watch strap that had the same structure, just a few links in a chain instead of a long bracelet. I always thought it was great. I actually once had a handmade copper bracelet made from many small rings.
Some claim that copper has a positive impact on body and soul

Amber style Elite is fantastic. I was surprised at how heavy it is to get up and running, and how easy it is to keep going if you let the whip work for itself.

[Rachel McCollough]

Ron, thank you! That is about the first I’ve fiddled with it.

Mr. Robert, thank you! Copper, yes sir it is.

Flemming, a copper ring bracelet sounds fantastic!
Thank you very much!

[Jyri Haveri]

Nice! Both the whip and the bracelet!

[Ben Varsek]

Rachel, superb work as always!

Ben

[Rachel McCollough]

Jyri, Ben, thank you!!!

[Rachel McCollough]

Ready to place overlays on the 10’ and 6’ Amper Style Elite.
A short little break in the house and put a belly on a little stock whip.

[Rachel McCollough]

A different lighter one


https://youtu.be/OHkOLtFSN1Y

[Ron May]

I really like this color.
Very cool video. This is how it's done. (PTPL)

Ron

[Rachel McCollough]

Thanks, Ron!

[Mark Elliott]

I like the color as well.

[Robert Gage]

Rachel, I am astonished at how fast you plait! Astonished - but not really surprised. It's what I would expect from an experienced master like youself!

[Ross Buckley]

Beautiful colour I can't wait to see the final piece

[Ben Varsek]

Rachel, I also like the colour a lot - it reminds me of Simon Martins Bullwhip that Robby used to own. It will also look very stylish when the colour will change by aging - your plaiting it top notch - thank you very much for sharing!

Ben

[Rachel McCollough]

Mark, thank you!

Ross, thank you! It is one of my favorites!

Ben, thank you, it should age nicely, and thank you! I always like to see others’ plaiting!

Mr. Robert, thank you! Hagen offered to take a little video for me while I was plaiting and I said yes please! I have a lot to learn, but plaiting finally is more ‘doing’ than ‘thinking.’