Whip Basics. The Forum

Thanks a lot Devin,
The long handle was very difficult to braid....
re. braided fall i use roo filler core.
when i drop the strands from eigth to six i taper the two strands and i use the the same strands as filler over the core of the whip.
So in total four tapered strands will be the core of braided sinew fall.
I hope it's was clear (sorry for my english)

That's beautiful Gio. I have had in my mind to do a long handle whip for use with cattle in narrow yards and the like ever since you introduced the Tamer whip. Now this one inspires me again.

Many thanks Jonathan!!! for me it is a real pleasure and honor to know that my works can be a source of inspiration

That's an amazing whip, Gio. I find it quite hard to imagine what the action would feel like with such a long handle - but I'd love to try it! Beautiful work!

Impressive work, Gio. It would be interesting to see - to feel - how that whip cracks. I think it's owner will be a happy whip handler!

Thanks for the pictures and your explanations.

Robby

The circus whip looks very elegant, great job Gio.

Best wishes,

Mario

Thanks a lot guys, i tried a few crack but due to the specs request by the customer (tickness of the whip a middle way between bullwhip and lunginig whip ) in my
opinion is a little bit heavy to crack it.
According to me in a whip with this thickness I would have reduced the length of the handle of 40 cm.( 100cm and not 140cm).
I'm sure that he will have a strong arms :) :)

Well, heavy or not, it's a great looking whip Gio

That looks amazing Gio. We used this type of whip quite a bit for moving cattle around the pens in Florida, but I never used or seen one that nice. We called it a buggy whip.

:-) nice whip for nice cattle :-) Thanks a lot Roy

Hi Guys,
here a new 10ft Raiders Style ready for shipping to Japan!!!
Kind Regards
Gio

Wow!! It is Beautiful!

To Japan? That's cool, Gio! Congratulations! It's good to have new markets, isn't it?

Robby

Thanks a lot Guys :-)

Wow, that's impressive. Congrats on your success. Beautiful whip I might add

Thank you so much Roy!!!!

Lovely Gio. Raiders style whips are not my favorite style bullwhip except when they are made by you.

Oh Jonathan this compliment is too much for me... anyway thanks indeed!!!

That's really great, Gio! It looks slimmer to me than the Morgan originals - and more elegant. Somehow, just looking at the pictures, I can imagine how it whistles through the air! (People associate a 'crack' with whips, but there's a distinctive aesthetic to the sound they make before they crack, too.) Well done!

Beautiful work Gio I am sure the new owner will be pleased.