making a whip

[troy]

just made this PDF describing how to make a 6foot cowhide bullwhip - a pro whipmaker over here in the UK maybe reviewing but thought I'd post it here as well to see what others think of it.

It is over 6.5mb large, contains a heap of photo's on 36 pages. I do regard my self as a beginner still at making whips and despite some very emthusiatic teachers, have sort of develop a different way to make whips without a bolster (cause no matter how I tried, I just could'nt make them!!!) plus there are other things i do differently - but have a look see - be warned it does take awhile to load. below is the finished whip I used for the tutorial.

Paul

[tonyc1]

Pretty!

Tony.

[troy]

Ye I guess pretty is one word to describe it, but has any body looked at the PDF - is too short, too long, rubbish, misleading, fantastic, or so good I should get an oscar????

I was gonna include a short vid of me cracking it, and while warming it up I was getting loads of them but as soon as I put the camera on - stage fraint happened plus I saw just how much weight I'd put on this year, looked like the michelin tyre man - gaslly is a good word and deleted the whole thing.

Paul

[rdb]

A most excellent tutorial. I need to see the closeup pictures in order to understand things. You did a great job showing, and explaining in this PDF. Thanks!

[rawhide1]

Paul

I haven't had time to download it yet as my computer can be slow. But I do appricate it when someone takes the time and effort to put something like that together. So I'm looking forward to seeing it when the wireless thing is working better.

Mike

[The Major]

I like the tutorial. It was put together very nicely. Might I ask you a dumb question. Is there a reason for making such a long handle for your bull whips? What is the advantage to a 18" handle on a 6 foot whip? Can you get enough speed out of the whip doing it that way?

[8thsinner]

I know I haven't been here for a while but I was just in to post a link to this tutorial, though I got it from BCUK...

Nice to see you here also troy

[troy]

Hi Major - it is the handle plus core that is 18 inches - the metal or solid bit of the handle should be only 8 inches.

Paul

[troy]

Cheers for every bodies feed back. Having only started this PDF writing (properly) thing a few months ago, it is hard to find a way to show these things - I have tried to guide people throught stages plus answer questions I knew I had while learning different things. Such as where do I get this or that material, how to I stand/hold the item etc etc - if there are such questions others ask but don't usually get answered, then please tell me and I'll try in next one's.

I know also that it is usually pro's that write these things, having done a particular job for years - I am obviously not that being as always a jack of all trades, flurting and flying around from one skill to another - I see these tutorials like I'm a scout on a patrol and as such know better one particular area/path of land that others may or may not have any knowledge of and hope to god I know a way out of the swamp!!!

Paul

[The Major]

Hi Major - it is the handle plus core that is 18 inches - the metal or solid bit of the handle should be only 8 inches.

Paul

Ahh, thanks for the clarification.