Topic: A long one
Just started the second belly on this 14. I have a loooong way to go. This thing is eating up a bunch of cord
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Are you anywhere near the end yet? 
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Roy, I've made a 12 footer before and thought I was never going to get to the end. And to be honest, I can hardly crack it, it's so long and heavy. Good luck with this one.
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Wow that's a very long one! Lots of plaiting to do!!! The dogs are watching.... 
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Is the thong 14' plus the handle length?
That would be a monster.
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Whoa. I hope we get to see it go when its done, yeah?
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Splendid, Roy! I'm quite envious of the new owner....
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This was posted back at the start of 2016 lol I swear I remember Roy posting progress updates a while ago about this
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Sparky I didn't even look at the date. Long before I got here.
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Ya, I was wondering if he is close to completion yet! The longest thong I have plaited is 6'.
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This won' be Roy's first 14-footer. I/m sure he knows what he's let himself in for!
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Hi everybody. I don’t know what happened to the rest of this build, but yes it was completed and shipped off. I remember making a video cracking this one. Will see if I can dig it up.
Ron, the thong is 14’ plus a 16” handle.
Mr Robert, not my first but I definitely haven’t made many. 12 footers are what I make most often
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Found the video, but can’t find anymore pics. Here it is
https://youtu.be/3bDDH7n3hQ4
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That's great, Roy! Thanks! (I think I've seen this before, so you must have posted it when the whip was finished.)
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That's a monster for sure.
Thanks Roy
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Cool Roy! Thanks for taking the time to find that.
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Roy, I don't know how you can crack that, the 12 footer i made is too much for me. Nice work.
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That's quite a whip. Nice work, Roy.
I'll give it a try, Dad, but it's going to be really hard...kind of like trying to saw something in half using a banana.
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You look so composed there, Roy. Timing is so crucial when using a long whip, everything is done much more slowly and you show that really well.
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Thank you all. I am much more confident cracking a 14' than say a 6'. Long heavy whips feel like an extension of my arm.
Mark, I just get them moving in the right direction and then let the whip do the work.
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