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Here is the latest whip. It's an 8-foot, 16-plait cow whip with 2 bellies, a TT core, a 24-inch fall, and an 8-inch B55 cracker. The colors are midnight blue and electric blue. The setup is all midnight blue on the left side and alternating MB and electric blue on the right. I used single diamond plait, gaucho plait and herringbone plait. also a couple of short sections of bands to break up the herringbone a bit
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Forgot to mention the handle. It's 12-inches and is made of Bubinga.
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Another great whip, Mark.
The grain and color of the handle is so beautiful.
The handle does look a little thick or bulky. But that might be the camera.
Very nicely done.

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Mark, this is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Inch by inch.
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Mark, this is superb! :)
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Thank you all.

Ron, you have a good eye for detail, sir. I left the lip of the cup a little thicker on this one. A rather large chunk split off the last 3 inches of that end as I was forming the initial cup and I was afraid that if I tapered it as much as I usually do, it would split under the stress of cracking the whip. And, the camera angles do make it look a bit thicker than it actually is.
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"Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder." -E. B. White
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Well done Mark, good looking, both plaitng and handle.
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Mark, it flows very nicely.
Thanks for the video. :)

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Very nice indeed, Mark! :)
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Mark that is a beautiful whip! Fantastic job :)
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Mark, the grain of the handle is mindblowing, the thong looks superb and the flow of the whip is fantastic. Excellent work!!!

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Thanks, Ben.
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