Build thread for dog shelter campaing

[Ethan Mitchell]

Type 1 Pineapple knots tend to be the easiest to tighten up neatly when using smaller cord, at least for me. Because with a multiple pass casa knot the strands always want to switch sides and get all rearranged when tightening.
When calculating the parts & bights needed I would start with the knot I usually use with 550 cord, and then multiply the parts & bights by the comparative width of the flattened 275. For example if I was using cord that was one third the width of 550 cord I would multiply the parts & bights by three to get the knot I am going to use.

[Ethan Mitchell]

You could do a norton knot:
It is a gaucho knot with nested bights like a pineapple knot. Which makes it just as good as a pineapple knot for closing up around the edges of a foundation.

[Jyri Haveri]

Thanks Ethan! I try that.

[Scott A. Cary]

Jyri, when I first looked at your picture, I thought the scene being reflected was actually a print under glass. That brass sure took a fine polish.

[Georg Ernst]

This is a very nice and shiny concho.

[Jyri Haveri]

Thanks!




Here is what i managed to do last night.
I played with different knots and cord but nothing seemed to work well. I'm going to put some knots with thinner cord when i wake up.
Hopefully i get it waxed friday.
Some brass would have helped but..

[Ron May]

That looks good Jyri.

Ron

[Jyri Haveri]

This build is done!
I'm still going to wax it friday and i'll post pics after that.
I have to polish that concho after that again.

[Ethan Mitchell]

Sweet! Can't wait to see the pictures!

[Jyri Haveri]

Today i made my very first waxing.

Here is the transition after wax.

There is some discoloration here and there but i kind of like it.


Waxing reeeally makes things flow!
I hope i get some video today.

[Robert Gage]

Jyri, I think the slight discoloration somehow makes the whip look more 'authentic'!

[Jyri Haveri]

Thanks!
https://youtu.be/_-e5KJrrYtk
Here is the video. I still have to shorten the fall.

[Mark Elliott]

Jyri, the whip is a beauty and I really love the way it rolls out. A work of art.

[Georg Ernst]

That's a really great whip it rolls out very vell. I Love it.

[Robert Gage]

Jyri, that whip flows beautifully! Well done!

[Jyri Haveri]

Thank you very much!

[Rachel McCollough]

Jyri, beautiful and well made whip!!!

[Ron May]

Excellently done Jyri.
It flows smoothly and good style in throwing.

Ron

[Ethan Mitchell]

Very Cool!!! I like the look wax gives a whip, it gies it a slightly aged look.

[Scott A. Cary]

Jyri, that whip rolls out beautifully. Well done!