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Here's an 8' cow whip in chocolate brown with a 14" bocote handle, un-weighted 28" cracker, and a twisted-tapered core. The last foot of the overlay is also a TT and the ends of each of the 2 bellies are twisted into the core or belly below it as well. I bound the TT core pretty heavily, but none of the bellies are bound. The whip performs splendidly. It feels really well balanced to me. Honestly, it was such a relief to make a normal whip again after the last two odd-ball whips. I'll try to get a video of it before I ship it out to Florida Monday, but since I'll be at work I don't know if I'll be able to. It's nothing fancy, but it is a very solid, well-behaved whip. Many thanks to Rachel for all the inspiration and teaching she has provided and for steering customers my way. She is my hero.

Simply beautiful, chocolate brown is one of my favourite whip colours.

Mark, very cool looking whip. Love the handle.
I really like the plaiting changes on the thong.
Someone is going to be really happy.

Ron

Thank you, Andrew and Ron.

Andrew, it is one of my favorites as well, although any solid color really works for me. I see a lot of 2 and 3 color whips and many of them are absolutely fantastic, but I still prefer solid colors.

Ron, I certainly hope so.

Mark, this is a very serious-looking whip. I love it! The handle is magnificent!

Looks really great! I too like the handle and plaiting changes.
This whip to me looks a little like a brown version of the all-black Amper-style whips Rachel did last year.

Mark, I LOVE this whip!!!!! You're The Man! That is awesome!

Beatiful whip Mark!

This is really nice, Mark. I love it!

Thanks, guys. Wooden handled whips, especially cow whips, are becoming my favorite types of whips to make and crack. Bocote is a very beautiful wood and it is easy to work with and very strong.

Wolfgang, all the folks on the forum have been a big inspiration to me and have provided me with a lot of tips and help and I really appreciate them all. Rachel's whips look like what I see in my mind's eye when I think of a whip, though, so I shamelessly try to make my whips look like that as well. I will never achieve the level of perfection that Rachel does, but I shall keep trying, at least as long as my wrists hold up.

Mark, this is fantastic! Well done, sir!

Mark - I love the variations in the braiding. It's surprising how well they show with a single color. Good color choice.

Thank you, Scott and Craig. The chocolate brown is one of my favorites as well.