Le'me see... Whips, whips and - whips!
Rachel McCollough
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by Rachel McCollough Wed 13. Dec 2017, 22:31
Ah!!!!!
To be continued!!!!
Inch by inch.
Craig Frank
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by Craig Frank Thu 14. Dec 2017, 23:47
And, it's shipped.
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Sven van Leeuwen
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by Sven van Leeuwen Fri 15. Dec 2017, 11:34
Wow Craig, that's monstrous!
Craig Frank
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by Craig Frank Fri 15. Dec 2017, 17:27
Sven - Yes, binding is seriously annoying and I can't do it alone, I always have to enlist my wife's help. But it definitely pays off in the end.
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Craig Frank
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by Craig Frank Fri 5. Jan 2018, 06:02
Ok, holidays are over and I've got some free time so I think I'm going to make a whip just for me. I'm thinking 10' Frankenwhip.
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Robert Gage
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by Robert Gage Fri 5. Jan 2018, 07:36
Craig, all power to your elbow! Please keep us posted....
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Roy Partin
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by Roy Partin Fri 5. Jan 2018, 12:49
Craig, 10 feet is my favorite length. I say go for it because you deserve it
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Ben Varsek
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by Ben Varsek Fri 5. Jan 2018, 15:33
WOW a 10 foot Frankenwhip (!!!), the term "heavy weight" would probalby be an understatement for this whip!
Jesse Bessette
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by Jesse Bessette Fri 5. Jan 2018, 17:42
Haven't made a 10'. Ive done 4, 5, 6, 8, and 16. Let me know what you think of 10.
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Craig Frank
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by Craig Frank Fri 5. Jan 2018, 21:22
Jesse Bessette wrote: Haven't made a 10'. Ive done 4, 5, 6, 8, and 16. Let me know what you think of 10.
So far I've only done 6' and 8.5' that usually end up short. The big question is how fare to weight the core. I know that when I normally make an 8.5' I only shot load the core about 2' because of the additional weight of the additional length. Is this what you normally do?
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Sir Roger Tuson
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by Sir Roger Tuson Fri 5. Jan 2018, 23:02
Ben's not wrong. I have first hand experience of how heavy Craig builds his whips and a 10' Frankenwhip sounds terrifying!
Jessie Edwards
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by Jessie Edwards Fri 5. Jan 2018, 23:45
I am not thinking you would need to weight anything with that kind of length...Robby has a 10 footer that is really heavy, I'm not sure if it is weighted at all. You would have to ask him.
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Robert Gage
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by Robert Gage Sat 6. Jan 2018, 07:32
I have one of Roy's 10-foot cow whips. That's not weighted, and it's as heavy as I could possibly want.
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Roy Partin
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by Roy Partin Sat 6. Jan 2018, 13:55
I agree. With a multiple bellied long whip, no additional weight is needed. Wax adds plenty of weight
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Craig Frank
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by Craig Frank Thu 11. Jan 2018, 23:18
Well, crap. Looks like something bad happened to the last Frankenwhip.
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Ron May
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by Ron May Thu 11. Jan 2018, 23:20
Like what Craig?
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Craig Frank
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by Craig Frank Thu 11. Jan 2018, 23:23
Ron May wrote: Like what Craig?
Tracking shows that it was delivered last month, but the recipient doesn't have it.
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Ron May
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by Ron May Thu 11. Jan 2018, 23:24
Uh-oh.
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by Mark Elliott Fri 12. Jan 2018, 00:41
That's not good at all, Craig. I just put one in the mail a couple of days ago and still haven't received a tracking number for it. they said that they would email me with it. Now I'm worried. I think I'll start checking on it tomorrow.
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