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Thanks so much! I hope you do play more with making leather whips, I think it's extra challenging of course, but very rewarding

Thanks for your support my friend, good luck on your upcoming projects!

For sure, I used to think about it very differently, but sometimes the results defy reason and I think we have to temper our intuition with practice and field experience. I remember when I first started down the road of omitting binding from my transitions, and the first thing I found was that the arc of the thong looked great but I consistently had a kink right off the handle. So then I started experimenting with fewer bellies, no bellies, and graduated tension, and over time I got to a point where I can get that strong transition with fewer layers and no additional materials. We have to be willing to try stuff that doesn't make intuitive sense, I guess is my conclusion

Thanks so much Alyssum! Crazy seeing how many times and how drastically my methods have changed over time.

Thanks very much for your support!

Hmm, it's possible the whip may be the least of your worries, try again when your life's not in danger and see if that changes things. Hope that helps!

I tend to think facebook is the best platform for networking with the whip cracking community at large right now. Otherwise you may check meetup.com or possibly craigslist, I think there's at least a couple discord servers for whip crackers as well.

I definitely understand that struggle, something that you may try is focusing on techniques that travel horizontally rather than vertically, just to keep the whip off the ground. There are also fluffy or floaty materials you can use in place of the cracker so that it doesn't make sound (or so it makes much less sound), that may be something to experiment with so you don't scare pets or get angry neighbors yelling at you. I've been in the same position!

@@swordguybuilds Thanks for the tip!

Right now I have several whips ready to ship on the In-Stock page, but the wait for made-to-order whips is probably about 5 weeks or so.

Thanks very much my friend!

I think it's always better to drop two strands together, but that's really just personal preference. The only time you'd have to drop two together is when you're maintaining a chevron pattern, and in all other cases it really doesn't matter

It sounds like you're referring to a shift from single diamonds to double diamonds; which is a transition I actually do for the Eco Indy whips. The second strand was a killer for me as well, and what I found I really like is making the "last two" end in u1o1 just like "last one". I had to try a few different sequences before I landed on that, try it and see if that guides the rest of your transitional steps

@@swordguybuilds Thanks, I'll test it out. Will let you know.

Haha thanks so much! This belly was for a 12 foot and I just couldn't get it done inside

I haven't done an entire whip in single diamonds, and actually I don't do my transitions in diamond plait anymore either. Once I realized the diamonds are only tighter because you have to pull harder to get the strand through the extra unders and overs I just started braiding my herringbone tighter, it's much easier on the hands and also allows me to pack the strands closer together than in diamond plait.

It's actually Huntington Central Park

Dropping strands is necessary to continue the taper of the whip. If we're talking specifically about nylon, where you can't taper the strands, if you didn't drop at all you'd have too much mass at the end of the whip, and that whip wouldn't handle well at all, certainly not from a sport perspective. The only times you don't drop at all are when you're braiding leather, which can taper with the belly, and even then only up to about 8 plait. Any more strands than that and you're almost always looking at dropping, even if the strands themselves taper. To put it another way, you need a certain amount of cumulative strand width to cover the belly; as the whip tapers, you'll find yourself with too much cumulative strand width to cover comfortably, and that's when you drop.

@@swordguybuilds Okay, that clears up quite a bit for me... thanks much. Only thing that's kicking my ass now, is I'm trying to figure out how to drop strands and resume the correct pattern, but each time I've tried that it inevitably gets screwed up/doesn't align the same anymore. Can you suggest any clip/video/tutorial that explains that? I appreciate you A LOT!

Thank you very much! I actually don't know if I've seen a video that explains it comprehensively, but I can probably share one or two of the rules. You do need to drop two strands at a time, and within the same sequence; that is, if you drop a strand on one side but work the one on the other side before dropping, the pattern will break. You also need to either drop both strands from the top and then both from the bottom the next time, OR if you drop one-top-one-bottom each time, figure out which side needs to drop which way. It's difficult to be more specific than that because the cues I look for are strictly visual, but I'll try to put together a video that explains it better. Hope that helps

I believe with all the custom elements it came to about 530USD

Haha thank you! I think you're referring to the Rabble Rouser, I basically started doing that only because I have trouble with the Tasman Flick. Sometimes our limitations inform our growth patterns

Thanks so much Christian! Had a blast working on this one for sure

It's a print of a sketch a friend of mine did, it's entirely cross-hatched and the level of detail is crazy

Thank you very much for your kind words my friend, I appreciate your support!

Haha we've all been there! I had a friend smoke me across both eyes once when we were trying to do a stupid stunt thing, it's a fun hobby but not without its risks

That's awesome, I hope you both have a lot of fun learning whip cracking! I want to do more videos exploring the martial arts field, but we'll just have to see how it comes together.

I got it from another artist friend of mine, she does a really intricate shading job with cross hatching, I just think it's fascinating

It was a little thick, I think it was about an inch and a quarter, but I felt it was a very comfortable size; after braiding the grip it did get a little thicker than I'd like, but I don't know if I'd ever taper a bullock whip handle if only because I don't want to have to do that level of work! If I made one for myself I'd probably just use the same stuff, I think it works

@@swordguybuilds what about using cane as a handle?