Whip Basics. The Forum

Rachel, It's great to see you branching out and trying new ideas. I love this style of bullwhip. Very nice plaiting, congrats!

Gracious! That's wonderful, Rachel - but I have to agree with Robby about the colours! Still, as Roy says, it's great to see you developing your work in new directions!

Thank you Robby, I will see about getting a video later today or tomorrow, first chance I get. It's light but still balanced nose heavy which I like. I prefer solid colors myself!

Thanks Roy, it's fun to try some new things. You have started a whole new trend with the knobs. I like them very much.

Mr. Robert I think we were typing the same time. Thank you very much

To me, it looks like bubble gum. Not my first choice for a combination, but then I'm not the client.

I like the straightness of the seams and the complete absence of bumps or kinks. To me, that's more important than color.

Rachel, that's a nicely done bull whip.
I was going to do the same with a black and pink whip using one of Roy's knobs and no transition knot, but Janette wanted knots so it's going to wait for the next one.
The plaiting looks spot on and the taper superb.
I can't say much about the crimson except that it sure stands out.
But the whip, outstanding job.

Ron

Thanks, David, I appreciate it- the function first for certain. The colors will be better on the next one!

Ron thanks, I look forward to seeing your next whip, it'll be a beauty. This one, I'd like to do with an EE as well on the next too, I think it'll work well.

Video, here it is, The Steer:
https://youtu.be/KM70aVeRxuQ

I like the colors. Kinda like a pink camouflage.

Looks great Rachel, tell Hagen thanks for showing it. Looks to have a good and stiff transition

Thank you, Craig! It's not quite as bright as the picture but that's morning light around here.

Roy thank you, Hagen says yessir y'all are really welcome. It seems to be solid on the transition, I think it might move a bit better with a touch more weight at the tip ( in the fall) instead of feather about as much but we will see. I'd like to make another which I've started on with some really nice Rust cord I got in the mail today from Whip Nation, thank you Roy! And black, and red!

Very nice, Rachel. It moves well. And please tell Hagen that he looks wonderfully relaxed - an example to us all!

@ Rachel McCollough:

Fantastic work Mrs. McCollough !!!
The plaiting is flawless and I realy like how you combine these different plaiting patterns a lot (checkerboard into short heringbone into heringbone).
This shows that you have an outstanding talent in creating a very balanced look which is always hard to accomplish when combining different patterns !!!
On top of that all of your whips have a very strong recall value (if I saw this picture not knowing who made this whip I would certainly say:" it must be the work of Rachel McCollough") and they are very very responsive in terms of performance (love it) !!!

I'm having a bit of trouble with my flash player at the moment and therfore I'm unable to watch the video that you have posted (I'll get that fixed soon and I'm looking forward to watching it) !!!

All the best
Ben

Me. Robert, thank you, Hagen said to tell you "Thank you, Sir!"
He practices a lot, trying for better form.

Thank you very much Ben, I hope to get better at different patterns of plaiting, I really like the short herringbone over the transition. I think I saw Tyler mention it to someone as helping provide a stronger transition... It's very nice in that area I think.

Really nice pattern on that and as David mentioned, the colors reminds me of bubblegum too.

Thank you for the video, Rachel. It seems to flow very smooth. And that little whip handler will become a great whip cracker one day. I'm sure! Your idea of a bit more weight in the end may be the right one. The tip seems to be bent back a bit backwards, when the thong is rolling out. A bit more weight into the fall could straighten it out completely. Nice work, Mrs. Whip Maker! And - again - thank you for the video!

Robby

Rachel, it's the kind of craftsman ship and quality that you might find in the Ring Of Trust.
Thank you for the video, the demonstrator is gaining very good skills !

Ron

Thanks, Philbert, good to see you!

Ron thank you from Hagen, he loves to crack the whips! He has seen your video of the golf and whips, he thought it was "really cool!"
The RoT is definitely an honor for any whipmaker, and a great thing for the customer. I think there should be a record of good responsible conduct in business and solid work as well, as there are other artisans who back up that work. That's a tall order to fill, with a lot of responsibility I think.

And you Ron, you've got a fine set of skills coming along yourself!
There is much to learn in the art of whipmaking, we can keep improving for all the time we have to breathe!

Robby thank you very much, I will make this next one today with an English Eye and it can be tested more easily. Yes, I think exactly, just a bit of weight.

The boys watch your videos a lot, and they have really improved. They really enjoy it, too. I love to see that. They like to test new types of whips so they are excited about this one.
They've got an excellent Whip Cracking Teacher on the big screen

Having the young being excited about whips and how they perform goes way beyond "cracking a whip".
It show a desire a lot of whip crackers don't have in such abundance.

I agree with what you said about the RoT.
But don't be surprised if it happens for you sooner than you might think.
Your talent is unquestionable and your character is beyond reproach. These, I think, are part of the main qualities of such an honor as to belong to such a prestigious group.
I just have a good feeling about it.

Ron

I can only say, Ron, I've got a lot to learn, but that would be an honor to aspire to.

Here's the grip for the next whip:
(Yes, it needs a lot of sanding yet...)


And the whip... Belly started.