Some Random Whips!

Le'me see... Whips, whips and - whips!
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Thank you very much Mark, Ethan and Roger~

Roger, definitely, I look forward to seeing the finished product! ^_^
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A freakin' dragon?!? Somehow the moniker "Sparky" just doesn't seem to cut it once dragons are involved. ;) WOW, way to go!
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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Post by Brandon "Sparky" Lam »

ahahah thank you Scott! Dragon even rhymes with Brandon hmmmm :P

But yeah, I'm hoping to potentially do other animals, and probably words too~
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Hey everyone, I have two new whips to show! :3

First is a basic 16 plait red and purple whip, a short 5.5ft commission by a performer!~

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And then here's the personal whip I've been working on! :D 7ft 16 plait whip, with a 32 plait handle and a dragon!~

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Beautiful work, Sparky! And that handle on your 'personal' whip is absolutely amazing! Golly!
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Really great, wow! I love the dragon!
Inch by inch.
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Post by Sir Roger Tuson »

Yes, such a good handle. Loving your work, Brandon.
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Very nice, Sparky, the dragon whip is so cool. Your usual meticulous work on both. You guys are inspiring and intimidating at the same time.
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Very nice work Sparky.
The dragon whip is just wicked sick. :)
Great job.
How does it crack.

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Post by Jyri Haveri »

Beatiful work Sparky!
Those boxes really seem to work with thinner cord.
Well done!!
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I love that dragon whip!
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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"Enter The Dragon..."
Inch by inch.
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Wow! Amazing job man! You are one of the best at patternwork.
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Yes he is Ethan. :)

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Great work, now I know why they call you the "fancy pattern king", impressive work of yours.
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Post by Brandon "Sparky" Lam »

Thank you very much everyone! ^_^
It's quite humbling to be praised for my patternwork haha

Mark - the work shown in WB always is inspiring! Just gotta find your own style and perfect it :)
Ron - the whip was actually a bit stiff, and so was a little difficult to crack at first. At the moment, it's working very well, though it still needs some breaking in!
Jyri - I agree, I can't believe how nicely the boxes appeared!~

Again, thank you everyone! I wouldn't have improved this much if I didn't join WB and was inspired so!
Now that I've done that 32 plait handle, I can't wait to play with more patterns in the future~
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Post by Jesse Bessette »

That whip came out absolutely amazing, Sparky (speaking about the 32 plait handle). I really like the patterns you came up with.
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Post by Brandon "Sparky" Lam »

Here's a new 5.5ft set of 16 plait bullwhips for a performing friend of mine! ^_^ Has a triple tapered lead core, which is great fun to make!

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The falls are super waxy haha but they wanted it pretty rushed, so I had to take the picture right after waxing.
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Sweet!
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Post by Nadine Diek »

Great, same pattern but with inverted colours, when i got that right.
They look nice together
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