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This is the Gallery of Roy Partin.

www.Gator-Whips.com

In the section: Whip Basics - The Video Reviews -
you will find a documentary on his work.



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I'm honored to be here amongst these super talented whip makers. Thank you Robby for the invite. First up is a special whip made for a special boy. It's 8 feet 16 plait in midnight blue.

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This is the 10 footer I sent to Robby for the video review. I branded the Whip Basics logo into the Goncalo Alves handle

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Post by John M. Jackson-Tree »

took a quick look at the galary on your site Very nice I love the wood burning into the handles and do have to ask if you have a translation for the Japanesse charaters on the few whips well the one with the nice fish on it :) Great work
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Post by Devin Bauer »

Both are beautiful works Roy, I love the handle shape you employ with the cowwhips, very elegant.
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Thanks fellas. John, the Kanji on the handle translates to "good luck" and "happiness". These great photos were taken by the whips owner Keanu.

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Nice whips and congratulations on the gallery.
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Thank you Carl, although I feel like a small fish in a big pond
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Beautiful whips, Roy!!
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Thank you mam, but they are not nearly as pretty as your's
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Post by Enoch Compagnoni »

That midnight blue whip looks wonderful
Devin is right, your handles are very elegant.

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Thanks Enoch, I agree on the midnight blue and thinking about making myself one in the same color
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Post by Adam Hinmon »

As everyone else has said, these are beautiful whips. I also think the burned wood looks great; it adds a great lament of personalisation with each handle. Do you burn the wood early on in the process? I would always worry I would make a mistake and have to make the whole handle over again! (But then, I'm not experienced in woodworking...)
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Adam, the branding is the last thing I do before coating it in bees wax. There's definitely a risk in messing up but its worth taking. I can always sand away an error.
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Post by Einar Stephenson »

I really like the handle carving it gives the whip much distinction.
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You, have a steady hand my friend!
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Thanks Einar and Carl. It is quite a challenge to draw around a curved surface and make it look decent. I can't say that I haven't let out a few curse words in the process
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I think, I would curse the whole time and in the end throw it all into the trash :) To work with wood in that way is definitely an art form. Not everybody is capable of doing this.

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And I would cut my fingers more than the wood!
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Post by Tyler Blake »

Excellent work Roy, I too love the shape of the handles. At first I thought you had made a brand, but you used a woodburning tool for the characters and logo?
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I too wondered about your method of branding the wood, do you use the cheap solder-iron type woodburners? I found my hands too shaky for the work myself.
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