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I love that Jatoba, it really sands nice too. Good wood. The Tung oil works really well on it.

Rachel, that looks marvelous.
(I am running out of superlatives to describe your work )

Ron

Rachel, that's superb! I like the acid dark brown very much. (I like your photography, too!)

Fantastic work Rachel, I like the color combination with the wooden handle and the acid dark brown.

All the best

Mario

Nice work lady. That Jatoba is good stuff and its inexpensive

Thank y'all very much, friends.

Roy yes the price really does help me like it even more!

@ Rachel McCollough:

Splendid work Mrs. McCollough !!!
Both - the thong and the Jatoba handle are looking brilliant !!!

All the best
Ben

Thank you, Ben!

It looks great Rachel- is jatoba an open grained wood?

Thanks, Tyler, I would say no but it does have some larger pores. It's one of the toughest woods, as well as lower risk of rot or decay. It sands quite smooth for a good finish with oil, and that's by hand up to 400 grit. On a lathe it would be much smoother, I believe.

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6' 16 plait Amper Style, TT core with 2 plaited bellies, English Eye and TT loaded fall. Charcoal Gray I had on hand, Black and Crimson from WN. 14" handcut Jatoba handle, wood blank also from WN.

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OOOOOooooooOOOOOOOOOO NICE! An exceptional blend of creative ideas and flawless execution. and is that some figure I spy? I actually have an unfinished project from figured jatoba I was gonna post and do a writeup on, but... been too lazy/busy

Rachel, that's beautiful.

Ron

Thanks Efren! I was particularly fond of that piece of Jatoba, it is nicely figured and good color.
I look forward to your writeup when you do have the time, I really enjoy those and I've learned a lot from your writing about the different kinds of wood. Please do as you find the time!

Thank you very much, Ron

Awesome Rachel! Somebody's got a golden ticket

Thank you, Tyler!

6'6" 16 plait bullwhip (or, The Steer)
With a 15" rod fiberglass. Gonçalo Alves handcut grip with a Tung Oil finish.
Coyote Brown, Dark Acid Brown, and Crimson.
Most paracord and Gonçalo Alves wood blank from Whip Nation

To be honest... Not my style of colors. But the artwork, the braiding, is wonderful. Would it be possible to see a video how it rolls out? Thank you for sharing!

Robby