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Well done Ross!

Jyri thank you

Here's my latest creation an 8ft 16 plait Zorro inspired whip, this one is slimmer and lighter than my Indy style whips.

That whip looks great Ross.
Very nice job.

Ron

Very nice, Ross!

Thanks guys I'm really happy with how this one turned out & at 370g it's over 100g lighter than my Indy whips!

Good work, Ross. Love a black whip. the ferrule and initial are nice touches.

Ross, very good job, that whip looks very elegant.
How do you like the performance compared to your heavier Indy-whips?

Ben

Ben Varsek wrote:Ross, very good job, that whip looks very elegant.
How do you like the performance compared to your heavier Indy-whips?

Ben

Ben I gave it a little test crack today, I find I have to flick my wrist a little bit more to get the crack but that's more about getting used to a lighter whip I think, flows and rolls out beautifully tho

Here is the whip I've made for my daughter Aaliyah's 18th, she's a big Harry Potter fan so I've made it in the colours of his school house Gryffindor.
It's 7ft 16 plait with a 10" Steel handle and a twisted tapered core, two plaited bellies and waxed.

Ross, this is really nice.
Straight seams, neat plaiting, excellent fall hitch. I love the "A" in the heel.
Nicely done.
How does it crack?

Ron

That is a really lovely whip! It has a very nice taper, and the plaiting is sweet!

Thank you Ron & Rachel

Ron a gave it a quick test in the garden yesterday and she cracks effortlessly

Ron I have a box full of these letters that I found on ebay, I'll be sad when I start to run out as I still can't seem to find the original manufacturer :/

Ross, that's a real beauty! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you Robert

Ive just done a mental count up and it turns out that the whip I've made for her 18th is actually the 18th whip I've made....... How strange

That looks great, Ross!

Wow.. a Gryffindor whip

I has tried to persuade my daughter to learn two crack a whip, but she refuses.

She reads classical archaeology and I've told her that the biggest hurdle to experiencing the same things as Indiana Jones is that she can't handle a whip.

Maybe a Gryffindor whip can make a difference to an big Harry Potter fan

Nice!

Flemming Bo Christiansen wrote:Wow.. a Gryffindor whip

I has tried to persuade my daughter to learn two crack a whip, but she refuses.

She reads classical archaeology and I've told her that the biggest hurdle to experiencing the same things as Indiana Jones is that she can't handle a whip.

Maybe a Gryffindor whip can make a difference to an big Harry Potter fan

I quite agree every archaeologist should be able to handle a Whip!

At least if Aaliyah doesn't take to the whip she will always keep it with her Harry Potter collection