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Topic: A whip with a little more color than my usual

7-foot red and black bullwhip. It has a TT core and a single belly, 8 inch steel rod in the handle, and a 24-inch weighted fall. The Heel knot is a 7x6 three-pass TH and the transition is a single pass 7x6 TH. The heel knot foundation is lead and leather, and artificial sinew. The handle is a single diamond plait with a larger diamond plait accent. The first part of the thong is done in gaucho plait.

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2 Reply by Robert Gage

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Mark, this is superb!  I always like red and black, but this is quite special.  smile

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3 Reply by Ron May

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It's looking great Mark.
The fancy plaiting is very eye catching.

How does it crack? ( stupid question for sure)

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4 Reply by Rachel McCollough

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Absolutely stunning, Mark!  This also reads “Palo Duro Whips!”

Inch by inch.

5 Reply by Ross Buckley

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Mark great colour choices smile I love the idea of a single pass 7x6 on the transition knot. The heel looks a little bit bunched up but I'm sure a little roll will sort it out smile

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6 Reply by Hayes Rutherford

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Wow Mark,  some beautiful work.

7 Reply by Mark Elliott

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Re: A whip with a little more color than my usual

Thanks, everyone.  Ron, it does pretty good but it is a really light whip and I think the weighted fall is causing a bit of a rebound after the crack so when I get home tomorrow I'm going to put an unweighted fall on it see if I like it better.

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8 Reply by Jyri Haveri

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Well done Mark! You can't go wrong with black and red.

9 Reply by Ben Varsek

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Mark, I realy like the plaiting patterns on this whip, it looks very, very stylish!!!

Ben

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Thanks Jyri and Ben.

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