Whip Basics. The Forum

What a beautiful piece of wood! And the white thong finishes it off as a piece the resistance.

I love how the wood contrasts the pure white.
Well done.

Sven

Thanks, Sven!

Rachel i love all the steps!
It's always so beautiful watching how you work and hand craft the handle.
Great job indeed
Gio

Thank you so much, Gio! I appreciate that very much

Making of a 5' charcoal gray 16 plait stock with an 18" Bocoté handle.

Handle:








Core


First belly


Second belly



More coming soon

That wood always turns out so pretty

It's looking good Rachel.
The wood is always a good surprise when it shows you it's personality.

Ron

Exciting to see the progress photos! Such dedication!

Tedious and beautiful work as always Rachel. I would love to see a video of this one in action

Thank y'all very much,
WS thanks,
Ron yes sir the wood is always full of surprises

Mr. Robert thank you, I love to see them come to life!

Roy I sure appreciate it, I will ask my whipcrackers to help me get a video before it goes West.

Rachel, I love watching your handles come to life. As always, well done!

Thank you very much, Scott!

Rachel, you are such an inspiration, that handle is lovely

Mark, thank you so much!

Here's the rest of the handle:










And that's most of what there is to the shaping of the stock whip handle.

Rachel, the transitions from the stair-step to the short herringbone to the herringbone are absolutely perfect. You already know how I feel about the handle. Are those little metal bits in the third picture what you use to stamp the butt of the handle?

Thanks, Mark! I appreciate it! Yessir, metal punches- for metal. Harbor Freight, about 5mm their set is, but I prefer the 3mm I ordered off amazon. You can get several special symbols as well, but the simpler the more clearly they form the impression.
In Gonçalo and Purple heart, easy does it. Tap! In Bocoté and Katalox, etc... Very careful but a harder smack.
Bocoté is especially evil to line up, with all the varying lines and patterns.

Rachel (except for my wife and kids) you are rapidly becoming one of my most favorite humans on the planet!

Mark Elliott wrote:Rachel (except for my wife and kids) you are rapidly becoming one of my most favorite humans on the planet!

Why thank you!

As has been said, seeing these handles come to life is amazing! Top work, Rachel.

Thank you, Sir Roger!