A couple more
Posted: Thu 22. Apr 2021, 22:50
Here are my latest whips.
first is an 8-foot, imperial red, nylon bullwhip with a 10 inch Indian Ebony handle. This is whip number 72. It has 3 bellies over a twisted-tapered core, a 20-plait overlay, an English eye fall hitch, a 24-inch double loop, weighted fall, and a 10-inch B55 nylon cracker. The whip is waxed.
Next is an experiment based on a whip made by the extraordinary whip cracker, Adam Winrich. A few months ago he and Nick Schrader of Nick’s Whip Shop made a video showing how Mr. Winrich made a single belly bull whip from paracord. I wanted to see for myself how it would work out and so I made this whip.
This is whip #73. It is an 8-ft long with a 10-inch steel rod for the handle. The core is made of 8 un-gutted strands of paracord of different lengths bound with artificial sinew to start the taper of the whip. It has a 12 plait belly around this core. The overlay is 16-plait and ends with a twisted taper. it has a 2-foot, weighted fall and a 10-inch B55 nylon cracker. The heel knot is a 7×6 Turk’s head knot over a lead foundation and the transition is a 5×4 THK. The whip is waxed
Because of the thickness of the core, this whip has a diameter that is only slightly smaller than the 3-belly whip I made just prior to this one. The 3-belly whip is 24.5 mm and this one is 22.25mm. The 3-belly whip is a little heavier at 1 lb. 5.5 oz. and to me seems a little springier and takes less effort to crack than this single belly whip which weights 1 lb. 2.2 oz.
first is an 8-foot, imperial red, nylon bullwhip with a 10 inch Indian Ebony handle. This is whip number 72. It has 3 bellies over a twisted-tapered core, a 20-plait overlay, an English eye fall hitch, a 24-inch double loop, weighted fall, and a 10-inch B55 nylon cracker. The whip is waxed.
Next is an experiment based on a whip made by the extraordinary whip cracker, Adam Winrich. A few months ago he and Nick Schrader of Nick’s Whip Shop made a video showing how Mr. Winrich made a single belly bull whip from paracord. I wanted to see for myself how it would work out and so I made this whip.
This is whip #73. It is an 8-ft long with a 10-inch steel rod for the handle. The core is made of 8 un-gutted strands of paracord of different lengths bound with artificial sinew to start the taper of the whip. It has a 12 plait belly around this core. The overlay is 16-plait and ends with a twisted taper. it has a 2-foot, weighted fall and a 10-inch B55 nylon cracker. The heel knot is a 7×6 Turk’s head knot over a lead foundation and the transition is a 5×4 THK. The whip is waxed
Because of the thickness of the core, this whip has a diameter that is only slightly smaller than the 3-belly whip I made just prior to this one. The 3-belly whip is 24.5 mm and this one is 22.25mm. The 3-belly whip is a little heavier at 1 lb. 5.5 oz. and to me seems a little springier and takes less effort to crack than this single belly whip which weights 1 lb. 2.2 oz.