My half of the trade with Hayes

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  My half of the trade with Hayes

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Here's the 8-f
oot cow whip I sent to Hayes in our little swap.

TT core, 2 bellies, 16-plait overlay, 12-inch Indian Ebony handle, weighted fall. I have to admit to a bit of unease in sending a turned handle to a master woodworker, but I manned up and did my amateurish best. Also, the ball chain in the fall seems to have compacted a little and left a stretch of unfilled fall next to the hitch. I've never had the chain do that before. A simple enough matter to resolve just by retying the fall, but still an annoying thing to have missed before I shipped the whip. You can see the gap in some of the photos, I should have inspected it after test cracking it. Hayes has the knowledge to retire it but if I had sent it to someone that didn't it would have been a disaster.

The core
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1st belly
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2nd belly. Trying out some color combos.
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Finished whip
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Post by Robert Gage »

Very nice indeed, Mark! (I think the handle looks great!)
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Post by Ron May »

Great looking whip Mark.
I didn't even see the purple until the close up. Great color choices.

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That is a lovely whip, Mark!!!
Inch by inch.
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Thank you, guys.
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Post by Jyri Haveri »

Beatiful whip Mark!
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Post by Hayes Rutherford »

Mark, thanks again and thanks for posting the photos, I like having the WIP ones as well.
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Post by Mark Elliott »

Thanks Jyri, and you're more than welcome, Hayes.
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Post by Ross Buckley »

Mark that is a stunning whip as always I love your work :)
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Thank you, Ross.
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Mark, that's a very beautiful whip!!!

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Thank you, Ben.
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