Whips by Ethan Mitchell

Le'me see... Whips, whips and - whips!
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I love it!!! Waxing added more depth to an already awesome work. That heel knot looks very comfortable!
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Ethan, Rachel is right: waxing adds much more depth - which I think is a great improvement. The heel knot is wonderful!
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Thanks everyone!
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Hey guys,
I have given the whip a thorough test cracking. And it seems that the fiberglass handle has cracked down towards where it gets very thin(at the tip in can fit inside a four plait). :( So I plan on cutting the thong off and putting it in a wood handle. And I guess I can finish off the remainder of the old handle and include it as a stick of death. :p
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Ahhh, man, that sucks. That was a pretty cool looking whip, too.
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Post by Flemming Bo Christiansen »

Arrrhhh... It could have been fun to win a whip with such a long handle - judt for trying it
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Flemming,
I know right? I guess I should have waited to see if the handle could stand the stress before announcing that, sorry!
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Ethan, that stinks...sorry to hear it. :(
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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What a pity! It looked so interesting....
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Sorry to hear that Ethan!
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Ethan , do not say sorry to me. You are the one who I should say sorry to. You have had all the work
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Hey guys!
So I got some wood handled whips finished.
The first one uses the thong from whip #11 which two big problems: an extremely tight keeper, and the fiberglass rod that slipped up towards the keeper leaving the heel knot without anything under it.
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And I finally was able to make a handle for whip #13:
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This handle I just coated with poly. No stain this time. The cup did turn out a bit thick :p
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Post by Mark Elliott »

Those look very nice Ethan. Good work.
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Post by Ron May »

Ethan, those look very good, especially the second one.
Thicker is better than broke. There's tons of stress on the walls of a cup.
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They look very nice, Ethan :)
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Looks nice ethan
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They look great Ethan!
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Nice work!
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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Ethan, they look very good! Some woods you can just put a coat of wax and melt it in with a hairdryer or heat gun too if you need an alternative.

You are only going to get better. I have no doubt, you will continue to progress quickly.
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...and I am kind of more partial to #12, it is quite remnicient of some of the older cow whips I have mended. It is unique.
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