This is the Gallery of "Wolf Creek Whips" - Rachel McCollough

This new Gallery replaces the former "Masters Gallery", which will work from now on as pure archive. Here you will find not only the work and art from folks who sell whips, but also from folks, who create their whips out of pure passion. And we have an additional gallery. It is called "The Gallery - Making of".
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Roy, thank you very much, I greatly appreciate it; you set the standard higher with every whip you make.
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Beautiful Rachel! How do you end the BB core with a TT?
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Thanks, Ethan. You start twisting is the short answer ;) I will make one and take some pictures, if that would work for you!
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Post by Sir Roger Tuson »

I was going to ask the same question, Rachel and Ethan! I stopped loading my cores when I moved over to the TT but am always up for another go.
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I strongly dislike a bb. Load in a core, and only do so when a customer REALLY wants it.

I think of it this way: you have a backbone in your whip where only the size of the point of a pen (or smaller) is making contact between each vertebrae. Or you can have something very similar to a tapered steel cable in the middle of your whip.

Another thing: how much more weight is really needed?

I bind the heck out of the transition when it has a bb load no matter if it is a cow whip or not.
Not to make it stiff, but to provide support to push the whip in the direction you want to go.
You know, keep it between the bouys. ;)

I will get a core like that made soon and take pics. I add a bit more work to it but it makes a nice smooth thing to plait over.
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Rachel, I'm beginning to think that a bb loaded core is over stated in it's practical use.
For me it seems to add weight at the handle to about a third of the whip leaving the end of the thong a lot lighter and subject to influence from other outside forces.

I look forward to seeing your example.

Personally I like a nose heavier whip. It takes less effort for me to crack them.

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Post by Rachel McCollough »

The main place I use a bb load is when a cow whip is requested with it. I can understand why it is desired there.
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I'm not a huge fan of bb's either. It's a lot of work with an inconsistent result methinks.
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Post by Sir Roger Tuson »

I tend to carry my bellies a fair way down the thong, especially the second and currently, both bellies end in six-points which I then taper down a further 5-6 inches. I'm finding that this offers two things - it makes the whip a little slower, but controllable with less effort required to get a good crack and secondly, my tapers have vastly improved with much a much smoother grading.
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Roger, spot on!
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Thanks Rachel!
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Ethan, you are welcome :)
I will get it done soon.
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7' 16 plait with two plaited bellies in charcoal gray and electric blue.
15" Gonçalo Alves handle.
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Rachel, those colors really work.
The handle is your usual perfection.
Great job.

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Post by Jyri Haveri »

Beatiful Rachel! Colours are great!
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Ron, Jyri, thank y'all :)
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Post by Robert Gage »

Another splendid whip, Rachel! They just keep coming.... :)
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Thank you very much, Mr. Robert!
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Post by Scott A. Cary »

That is a great color combination!
I'll give it a try, Dad, but it's going to be really hard...kind of like trying to saw something in half using a banana.
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Post by Mark Elliott »

Fantastic, as usual Rachel. I've said it before, but seeing the work done by this group has driven me to try harder with both my whip building and whip handling. You guys really set an insanely high standard.
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