The "Making of" Gallery - Ben Varsek (Page 4 of 5)

Ben, your work is precision in art!!!  I love it!!!

I just send another order on it's way. Hopefuly it will arrive at it's destination before Xmas.

The customer wanted to have a very lightweighted black 6 footer with an 6 point Enlish Eye and an 16 plait overlay (2 Bellies).

Anohter guideline was that the Heel Knot should have a diameter of 3 cm (=1,18 inches), a Herringbone pattern on the entire whip and no transition Knot (Hidden Handle Bullwhip).

All the best
Ben

Thank's Ron

Ben, you are a master at what you do!  I love the sleek look, and I love no transition knot!  A Sleek whip doing what it is made to do!

(simple LOOKING is what I really meant)

Ben, I could have sworn that I posted here earlier about this whip, but I must have not hit the post button.

It is a lovely and very sleek looking whip. the seams are perfect. Great job, again.

An older whip build from 2017: 5,5 foot Bullwhip with 3 plaited bellies (8 plait,12 plait and 16 plait), English Eye and an 20 plait overlay. The whip is very heavy for a 5,5 footer and  the thong is very, very nose-heavy.

The specs make this whip very good for flick-techniques.

All the best
Ben

Ben, thanks for the pic. It is interesting what the weight distribution do. I hope to ohave the opportunity to crack some of your whips one day even though I like the longer ones if it is cracks over my head. The tip is further away from my head, when it goes wrong

Very nice work, Ben.

I fluctuate between liking thin light-weight whips and heavier ones. Depends on the mood I'm in and how sore my wrists are. I am also finding, though that in either form, I've come to like whips that are a little weighted towards the heel, though. Seems to make it easier for me to control.