Members jerryrwm Posted June 22, 2009 Members Report Posted June 22, 2009 Hi Guys,I recently started leather working, specifically whip making. Plaiting is no problem, can plait 16 strands, do the handle and transition etc. The thing that i am struggling with now, is how to create patterns by using different strand colors. Ron Edwards describes this a bit in his book Bushcraft, but its still not enough. Could any of the masters here please draw a few images on strand color variation for various patterns, it doesn't have to be more than 8 strands. Would REALLY appreciate it, since I found absolutely NO info on this subject. Thanx! Ron's book "How To Make Whips" goes into detail on how to plait patterns. You should be able to do Diamonds, double diamonds, bird's eye, checkerboard, and quite a few others plus letters and numerals from the information in this book. Quote
Members Bullwhip Posted June 22, 2009 Members Report Posted June 22, 2009 Hi Jerry, Thanx for the reply! I quickly did search on the book, looks great, but i highly doubt that im going to find it in South Africa.. Will have to order from Aus? Either way, would still appreciate it if someone could post a few images, just to get me started! Quote
HorsehairBraider Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Bullwhip - just go read the thread "Fid Work" - as I am replying it is the second thread under this one. Troy posted a tutorial on fid work. That's what you want, I believe... check it out and see. Quote They say princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom. - Ben Jonson http://www.beautiful-horses.com
Members Essentia Posted June 24, 2009 Members Report Posted June 24, 2009 Heres how the handle goes on. The two thongs on this one arnt long enough to make a wrist loop.Tom Tom, do you have a URL or even the name of the shop where you buy the preformed coupling pipe from, it'd be much appreciated... Tony Quote
Members tmroper Posted July 3, 2009 Members Report Posted July 3, 2009 I have a question when braiding a whip and you start with and even number of strings (Just say you start with a 12 braid and go to a 11) and then go to an odd number. How do you guys go about it to keep the braid looking nice. Thanks Quote
Members jerryrwm Posted July 3, 2009 Members Report Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) I have a question when braiding a whip and you start with and even number of strings (Just say you start with a 12 braid and go to a 11) and then go to an odd number. How do you guys go about it to keep the braid looking nice.Thanks Many whipmakers drop two strands at a time so they are always working with an even number. The strands are dropped into the middle of the plaiting, plaited over for a few inches, then trimmed and thinned so that they will lay smooth, and then cut off. it takes some practice and patience to get it down where it is hard for the uninformed to find the transition. Others like Peter Jack of New Zealand drop one at a time. The transition is hard to feel and like the two strand drop, it can be extremely hard to find if done well. The plaiting will still have the seams in the right places on front and back the sides will have a one strand jump that it next to impossible to see. Either way works well. The secret to making the transition less noticable is what you after the plaiting is done. As my Australian born friend Mark Mulligan says, "Ya gotta rawl the pisz outta her Mate." In fact Mark was always an advocate of rolling the thong every time you stopped plaiting for an extended period of time. This helps to set the strands and keep them from loosening. Edited July 3, 2009 by jerryrwm Quote
Members SmartAceW0LF Posted July 4, 2009 Members Report Posted July 4, 2009 Hey guys, one of the best resources you will find on whip making that doesn't cost a dime is on youtube.com. Search Whip Making and check out any/all of the tutorials by Bernie46! This guy is quite forthcoming with some very serious talent. Quote
Members Maeve Posted July 4, 2009 Members Report Posted July 4, 2009 Bernie is WONDERFUL!!!!! He will answer your e-mails with VERY thorough answers. I was corresponding with him a number of years ago about a whip that I was plaiting. There were some questions that I had about the handle (Australian stockwhip). He sent me an e-mail with no less than a dozen photos detailing his description! I was flabbergasted by his sharing nature! You don't find too many people willing to give of themselves like that! Unfortunately I had a computer crash a couple of months ago and lost the entire tutorial. I cannot say enough good about Bernie .... as a man and as a whipmaker. He has great information on his web site too. http://www.em-brand-whips.com/ Love and Light, Maeve Quote
Members Handmadewhips Posted July 5, 2009 Members Report Posted July 5, 2009 I have a question when braiding a whip and you start with and even number of strings (Just say you start with a 12 braid and go to a 11) and then go to an odd number. How do you guys go about it to keep the braid looking nice.Thanks Hello everyone... I just signed on to the forum here and so far I love it. I always drop 2 at a time, 12 down to 10, 10 down to 8. I think it helps to keep things looking even especially with a two tone job.. whether you drop one or two at a time if you keep your seam straight the job will look right. Skip www.handmadewhips.com Quote www.HandMadeWhips.com
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