Black and Tan Fantasy
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Black and Tan Fantasy
8 foot kangaroo hide bullwhip, 3 plaited roo hide bellies and 2 kipskin bolsters. 16 plait overlay, 12 inch handle. The handle is a diamond plait using a barber pole pattern, the thong starts off with a short herringbone and transitions into a herringbone, ending in an 8 plait fall hitch, 28 inch latigo fall and one of Rachel's tapered Dyneemo crackers. 7x6 pineapple knots for the heel and transition. The wrist strap(a first for me) is a double-edged 8 strand flat braid (ABoK 2996.) I used shellac for the finish
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Very nice work Mark! The taper is very smooth and even. Strand widths are very uniform. On a whip with this type of design uneven strands would stick out. I see none.
Only flaw I can see, and it is quite evident is in the pattern itself. There is a small section about 1.5ft from the end where the pattern is a bit "jumbled". The number of light strands in between dark strands changes several times and it appears there might have been a strand drop or 2 in this section. I'm not sure how that can be fixed as I have never attempted a pattern like this.
Overall a very good looking whip. How does it handle?
Only flaw I can see, and it is quite evident is in the pattern itself. There is a small section about 1.5ft from the end where the pattern is a bit "jumbled". The number of light strands in between dark strands changes several times and it appears there might have been a strand drop or 2 in this section. I'm not sure how that can be fixed as I have never attempted a pattern like this.
Overall a very good looking whip. How does it handle?
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Thanks Jeff. The pattern was a bit of a problem at each strand drop. From the top of the whip (the view that I had while plaiting) everything looked very regular, it's just the side view that the pattern gets a little wonky. If you hold the whip and rotate it to look at the entire pattern, it seems more regular and correct, but photo's seem to really bring out the flaws.
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That whip flows nicely. It also looks like it rolls out pretty decently.
Good job.
One suggestion when cracking is to hold the whip by the heel knot and not right in front of it. It will give you more control and more leverage. And as you found out, the wrist strap is quite a bother and if you actually use it around your wrist, it prevents the swiveling of the whip in your hand when needed for some cracks.
It's good for hanging a whip by when not in use though.
I've heard that wrist straps are for umbrellas and I tend to agree.
The whip is a beauty and to be treasured and enjoyed often.
Really good job.
I hope one day to make one this good.
Ron
Good job.
One suggestion when cracking is to hold the whip by the heel knot and not right in front of it. It will give you more control and more leverage. And as you found out, the wrist strap is quite a bother and if you actually use it around your wrist, it prevents the swiveling of the whip in your hand when needed for some cracks.
It's good for hanging a whip by when not in use though.
I've heard that wrist straps are for umbrellas and I tend to agree.
The whip is a beauty and to be treasured and enjoyed often.
Really good job.
I hope one day to make one this good.
Ron
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Thank you Ron, I'm not sure why I was holding it so far up the handle, I usually don't. It might be because of the strap. It makes the knot feel off somehow. So, turns out I'm not that crazy about the strap myself. I'm still at the trying things out stage of whip making.
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Mark, that thing is a beauty. I really do like the way it came out. I also agree with the wrist straps. In the Dog Shelter Campaign from this year, I got a Mike Murphy bullwhip from Jeff, and I love the way it flows, but it is my first whip with a wrist strap. It definitely does change the way it holds.
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