The "Making of" Gallery - Ben Varsek

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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Jyri Haveri
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That is sharp! Beatiful Ben!
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Post by Rachel McCollough »

Ben, your work is precision in art!!! I love it!!!
Inch by inch.
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Thank all of you very much for your kind words!

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Post by Ben Varsek »

I just send another order on it's way. Hopefuly it will arrive at it's destination before Xmas.

The customer wanted to have a very lightweighted black 6 footer with an 6 point Enlish Eye and an 16 plait overlay (2 Bellies).

Anohter guideline was that the Heel Knot should have a diameter of 3 cm (=1,18 inches), a Herringbone pattern on the entire whip and no transition Knot (Hidden Handle Bullwhip).

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Post by Ron May »

Good job Ben.
That heel knot, looks so very close to your target diameter.

The verniers show almost spot on perfect for the heel knot. :)
That's not easy to do.

Well done.

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Post by Ben Varsek »

Thank's Ron :)
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Post by Robert Gage »

Ben, this looks like another outstanding whip! Your workmanship is superb!
'Less is often more!'
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Post by Rachel McCollough »

Ben, you are a master at what you do! I love the sleek look, and I love no transition knot! A Sleek whip doing what it is made to do!
Inch by inch.
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I guess it’s the „simple“ whips where true craftsmanship really shows... :)
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(simple LOOKING is what I really meant) ;)
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Post by Ross Buckley »

That's a fantastic looking whip Ben :)
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Post by Mark Elliott »

Ben, I could have sworn that I posted here earlier about this whip, but I must have not hit the post button.

It is a lovely and very sleek looking whip. the seams are perfect. Great job, again.
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Thank all of you very much for your kind words :)

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Post by Ben Varsek »

An older whip build from 2017: 5,5 foot Bullwhip with 3 plaited bellies (8 plait,12 plait and 16 plait), English Eye and an 20 plait overlay. The whip is very heavy for a 5,5 footer and the thong is very, very nose-heavy.

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The specs make this whip very good for flick-techniques.

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Post by Ron May »

Ben, your heel knots always look fun.
Nice job.

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Post by Flemming Bo Christiansen »

Ben, thanks for the pic. It is interesting what the weight distribution do. I hope to ohave the opportunity to crack some of your whips one day even though I like the longer ones if it is cracks over my head. The tip is further away from my head, when it goes wrong ;)
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Ben, that is a nice whip!
Inch by inch.
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Post by Mark Elliott »

Very nice work, Ben.

I fluctuate between liking thin light-weight whips and heavier ones. Depends on the mood I'm in and how sore my wrists are. I am also finding, though that in either form, I've come to like whips that are a little weighted towards the heel, though. Seems to make it easier for me to control.
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Post by Ben Varsek »

Thank y'all very much :)

Flemming, if there will be another Meet&Greet, you a certainly welcome to try my whips :)

Mark, same here. Most of my personal practice whips are rather on the light-weighted side, but I do enjoy the perfomance of heavy whips too.

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Post by Flemming Bo Christiansen »

Thanks Ben. Lets hope.
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