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Thank y’all!
Mr. Robert, yes, sir and yes, sir! Garret and Drizabone!
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Finally back to shop in the midst of COVID-19 in our area.
Four handles just needing more sanding, one needing a little more shaping, then ready to drill and finish...
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Rachel, it's still hard to believe that those are the product of your hands and not a machine. 
Impressive.
Ron
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Great stuff, Rachel!
'Less is often more!'
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Your handles are works of art in their own right!
Practice does not actually make perfect; Perfect practice makes perfect.
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Thank y’all, very much!
New pictures of new whips coming soon!
Now, for a fix up:
Rachel McCollough wrote:
Oh look, a black bull lurking around the pine tree!
8’ 16 plait black. Ebony knob with TH cover.
This whip came back for a little fix up. The young owner wished to change the fall to a different weight and length, and could use a hand.
After a little thinking, the whip now has a new top on it that is a little more user friendly.
Included is a little instruction video for the owner.
He will have his whip back in hand soon, with a few more tools added.
How to change the fall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmwebGD … e=youtu.be
And, the cracker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD_R8aT … e=youtu.be
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Pure beauty. I love the simplicity and sleekness of this style.
(Rachel, your links didn't work so I fixed them. I hope that's alright.)
Ron
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A double thank you, Ron!!!
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A whip that came to me to mend. 
These work well for me to take to work and work on.
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I wonder how old that whip is.
It might be a challenge, but you are more than able to repair it.
Ron
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Ron, my husband said he knows it is at least 30 years old.
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Rachel, the black bullwhip looks absolutely fantastic in both the original and in the new version. Even tough you are making such a huge spectrum of different whips, whipdesigns and styles, they all have your handwriting. Just by looking at the picture of this bullwhip, I could tell that it's a Wolf Creek whip.
Thank you very much for sharing the pictures of that seasoned cow whip. Whips like this one are a pice of synthetic whip history.
People ususaly didn't buy cow whips as a "wallhanger" but as a tool to be used. The fact that you will bring this whip back to life after all these years is phenomenal.
Ben
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Ben, thank you very much!
That’s right, a tool to be used!
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Waxing a whip, stamped some handles.
A new handle for Lonnie’s old whip. Granadillo.
Playing with some whips and working, too.
Shop work. 
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Beautiful work as always, Rachel. That Granadillo is gorgeous!
Hey! Let's be careful out there."
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Just beautiful.
Ron
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Great photos, Rachel!
I had to google 'granadillo'. It seems to refer to a variety of woods - for example, 'a species of flowering tree native to Cuba and Jamaica', or another, also known as 'Mexican Rosewood'. It's gorgeous!
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To me that wood almost looks like tiger wood.
Ron
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Thank you! Here are a couple more pictures of it:
Cow whip, 30 years old, repaired the tip and put the Bois D’arc handle from Lonnie’s whip onto this one, as the Bois D’arc is definitely a traditional type material and handle. 
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