This is the Gallery of "Exowhips" - Tyler Blake

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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Here are the matched 5 footers I made to perform with at the pirate show- I left the handles and collars bare so they'll get a patina.

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Tyler, so sleek and artfully made! The patina will really add a very cool dimension!
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That's going to look so cool as they age.

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Beautiful work Tyler!

The construction looks like a mix between an Academy (thong) and the Night Sky (pipe handle) - Love it!

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Thanks y'all :) !
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Those are fun.I would have that white soooo greeennn soooofaaasssst
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Thanks Jessie! Itdoesn't show well in the photo, but they are visibly dirty. I was thinking I'll do a tutorial video on how to clean white whips soon, from the perspective of someone who cleans carpets for a living.
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Here is my most recent Academy, 6 foot with dragonfly paracord. It's the first time I've used that, I like it.

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Tyler, the dragonfly cord is cool.

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See? That patterned paracord is an untapped bit of awesome. I'm on my 3rd whip using it and it's fun. :) Check out the "mind bender" patterns. Fun.
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Now that is really cool! Really clean and bright, I especially love the mix of the new cord in the heel knot- really a great look, Tyler!
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Now that is really cool! Really clean and bright, I especially love the mix of the new cord in the heel knot- really a great look, Tyler!
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Post by Brandon "Sparky" Lam »

Huh that's a very interesting design! What's the connection between the black and dragonfly paracord near the fall? O_O Did you start the overlay there and plait backwards? :O That's cooooool
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Rachel's right: the knots look great! I imagine this whip would be very very effective for displays in semi-darkness. Well done, Tyler!
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Tyler, the dragonfly pracord combined with the black wavelace looks awesome - thank you very much for sharing !

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Post by Sven van Leeuwen »

That looks good Tyler. It looks very smooth, is that a special kind of paracord?

I'll google it in a moment.

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Thanks Y'all! Ron and Jessie, I agree- this is an area worth exploring. I really dig that one that Sir Roger uses too...

Thanks Sparky! You nailed it, that's how I do all my Academy bullwhips :)

Thanks Robert- on the dragon fly, the brightest parts are neon green and would fluoresce under a black light... I have a black light at work (used for locating ... uh, "protein based" spills in carpet) I might have to take some in and try to get a good pic sometime.

Thanks Ben!

Thanks Sven! The bright cord is called dragonfly, it's just the name they gave this color, I'd say it's a weave that has neon and two other greens. I did find the cord a bit stiff- has anyone else noticed on multi colored cord a feeling of stiffness? The black is my wavelace.
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Post by Brandon "Sparky" Lam »

Oh wow, that's very interesting to hear, and so cool!! I might give that a go one day, plaiting each belly backwards from the tip but each from a different length, would give a very weird stepped whip look :P
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I am having a little trouble with the colored paracord "wilting" in the wax bath. I don't want to muck up your thread with a picture, but there seems to be a difference, some is nylon, some is polyester? I am wondering if I got the polyester (core strands were cottony?) I didn't notice on the Holmes whip because the plaiting was tight, but when doing a decorative knot on something else with the leftovers, I waxed and stuff got weird. I'd be happy to PM the result. It's just a bit of a scrunch.
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Sparky, my first iterations of my exowhip design had 3 to 4 bellies, with the stairstep taper. It works, and if you hate dropping strands it's pretty awesome :) But just know that at first, it will have an odd feel- as the whip rolls out, you'll be able to feel each successive belly end as the loop goes through. As the whip breaks in, that will decrease.
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