I am an older person with Parkinson's and some brain damage. In spite of all, I am still interested in learning and challenging life, and cracking a whip is fun, especially remembering that I grew up in Australia and one of the most exciting jobs I ever had was working on a Cattle Station, where cracking a whip from horseback was a daily thing, LOL! So what I want to tell you is that I very much appreciate your videos because you have a calm and pleasant voice which does not stress me, making it so much easier to follow your instructions. Thank you and may God bless you with much happiness and continued success in life!
I may be late chiming in but...was hoping you are doing well🙂Always good to see positive folks who refuse to fold to life's challenges..Hope your still cracking whips and holding up well🙂
I like the way you Explain your instructions carefully and slowly and complete. Being one who also likes my place when tying knows and having to start over, your videos make it so simple for me
Thank you for the detailed instructions. wouldn't have been able to pull this knot off w/o your help! You've given me something interesting for me to do in retirement. My kids think I'm totally cool for doing this too.
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I've been trying to understand this knot for 2 years and you finally made me go it right! I cannot thank you enough!!! You are awesome! Also I love the bit when you said the "dress is white and gold" lol
I discovered many years ago, that you can flatten out the gutted paracord with a clothes iron. You don't want it so hot that you melt it, you are basically putting a permanent crease in it. That should keep the cord from twisting as much. Also, a cheap wood-burning iron from Harbor Fright or Homeless Despot has flat (and textured) attachments to melt the cord without a chance of turning a project into a fuse at the last second. I love your videos, and keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! Your videos are the absolute best. You are really a fantastic teacher, and personally, I loved all the "Okay"s. Every time you said OK, I said OK, and I felt like you were confirming that I was actually doing something right! LOL
I must say, this is the best explanation of how to do this knot. I just finished my first 7ft para-whip and was looking on what to do for the heel and this my friend is perfect. very nice instructions, thank you
Howdy Nick!! Just thought I would tell you that I have really struggled with this knot. After watching your video several times I finally tied it for the first time. I don't know what to tell you about your tutorial skills but I think it was concentrating on the building the square on top and the first couple of passes. After the foundation is built, it really follows the lead strand. Anyway, thanks for your help! Whatever you did, it helped me. Jack
Hey Nick great tutorial. Had to start over 4 times but I think I have it now. Had to charge the phone twice. Haha. Finished my first 8 ft bullwhip. 4 8 12 plait then a 20 plait overlay. Took a while but came out pretty nice. Have some real nice blisters. Thanks again for the tutorial.
I am a carpet cleaner. Being a carpet cleaner, I know how strands can get twisted. The hose I pull around a house when I clean carpet gets twisted every time you turn about a corner, likewise, each time you turn a corner and move the needle past one pull and into the next, you unconsciously move the needle up and to one side of the pull, and then as you put it back into position in your hand, it has been flipped over relative to the surface of the knot. You need to learn which way this is, and counter twist every time you thread a split.
Nick- Grear instructional video, only down side is not staying in the frame. I’m having to guess where the leads should be placed if I can’t figure out the placement in subsequent frames. It will take quite some time for my knotting skills to come anywhere remotely close to yours. Thanks for taking the time to share your skill and expertise with those of us less experienced folks in the knotting world. Donald
Excellent video Nick, shame it went out of frame at a moderately important point but managed to get by that with a little "slow framing". With your help I was able to put a very successful heel knot on my first Bull Whip. Thanks again, keep up the videos please.
Nick, forgot to mention,when tying this knot with a concho on top, if you cut a strip of that hockey tape you use, about 1/4" and place it around the outside edge of the concho it helps to minimise the the chance of the cord from slipping of the top and its covered up when your done, thought this may help other newbies as well, good tutorial we need more please
I managed to do this! But I only have the one color and didn't want to risk messing up what I had already done, so I just ended it with the primary color. You can tell on mine that it could afford to have another go around, but I'm very happy with how mine turned out. Now to look for a video on how to do the other part to cover the transition from the diamond plait to the harringbone.
Hey Nick, great tutorial i finally managed to tie this knot, can you do a detailed tutorial on a two tone pineapple knot please, if its as easy to follow as this video it would be very helpful to a lot of us, I'm sure
Great vid Nick, so clear, apart from when it's not in shot lol, but I don't care. Nick sometimes when I come to the 3rd pass it can be a bit crowded as you say but not full enough to leave it as a two pass knot. So I have done a heel knot with a 3rd pass using some finer chord and it looks really cool. Is there any way of posting photos? I'd love to show it to you and other whip makers. Keep up the great work.
Hey Nick, I’m a big fan of you, I’m following you since the pandemic started, thanks to that now I’m making whips for fun, my new hobby!!!!! All thanks to your great tutorials, great explanation step by step, the way you talk can calm my daily stress, I’m proud of myself because at this point I made already 21 whips, I also improved doing 4 hammers handles wraps and couple a of hand saws and machetes for a few friends, any advice how to put them on sale??? Thanks from my heart ❤️
great video, helped Me make My first Turks head knots for floggers. the doing things off camera kinda tricked Me a but but still amazing video and Thank you for posting
Great video Nick! Thank you. I made my first whip, nylon, ballchain, hockeytape (Adam Winrich) and this 3 pass 6x7 Turks head heel knot for the whip end. And i tell you my whip just got better with this knot. Keep up your good work, and keep posting those UA-cam videos! I wish i can try out to make a full paracord whip soon. Best regards from Carl in Sweden.
Awesome work and good tutorials to get starting both plading and doing knots.. love it! Last but not least i finally got a great ideal to re use my old schoolbooks! ;-)
Hi Nick, I'm going to make my own 8', 16 plait Bullwhip in a week or so and I was wondering if I could build the foundation for the knot on the second belly and plait the knot using the overlay paracord so the knot will be connected to the overlay instead of plaiting the knot on top of the overlay, preventing the knot to possibly slip off ?
This is a great tutorial for a very difficult knot, thanks! A few hints that might help improve such tutorials in the future. For keeping the work in the field of view, work on locking your elbows at your side; wrap a belt or some rope around your body if you have to at the beginning. This helps to keep you from moving the piece too much. I was taught that work that is done off-camera is work that is wasted; if the audience doesn't see it, it didn't happen. Increase the depth of field on your camera so you don't need to refocus so much (or at all.) A good camera man can ensure that you are always kept in frame and focus, but it's a full time job for him to do so. Trying to teach a technique while ALSO having to run the camera is like trying to juggle 5 bowling balls; possible, but likely to leave you with crushed feet and a bruised ego. The less you need to mess with the camera, the less headache you will have. Finally, while the audience always loves getting to see stuff up close, remember that you can use editing to your advantage; if you want to transition from a mid-field shot to a close-up, you can spend as much time as you need setting up that transition and then edit out the superfluous footage in post. I know it can feel rather disjointed to film this way since you are always stopping and starting to get the best shot, but the final footage will feel pretty seamless. Hope that helps and I look forward to your future work!
Hello, nice video. I used this and your "My Current Nylon Bullwhip Making Method 2020" to make a bullwhip and now learning to crack (cattleman right away was fine trying to learn others). However, can you give the link to the video you talk about around 7:00 about how to extend from 5x4 to 7x6. I couldn't find it on youtube.
Dude, I LOVE your videos. So PLEASES don't take offense, but as you were talking I kept imagining I was listening to Bob Ross. The painter guy from the 70's/80's "happy little tree"...lol. It just amused me, but great video.
This is hard. What makes it harder for me is that I put a wrist strap on a 2 belly 12 foot whip. I don't have a Concho on it. I am trying to figure out how to cover the top completely with the knot. All while working around the wrist strap which comes out of the inside of the foundation, as per your wrist strap tutorial. I am positive that I will figure it out. I do wish that you could do a video on how to tie a heel knot on a whip that does have a wrist strap. I'm thinking maybe you have some ideas that I don't have. But, as I said, I sure that I will figure something out.
you might could give the metal end a spritz with spray glue before you start, to make it a bit tacky, so it wouldn't slip so easily. Then a wipe with alcohol or acetone after you're done to take the glue away and clean the metal.
Bob Ross, That funny 🗣️ Happy little whips You kind of do remind me of him, that's Great Bob Ross was a cool Dude , I once heard he served in our armed forces, I remember watching him paint on tv with my uncle Larmo, I miss both of them. Good vid nickster whiperster , just kidding man but really good vid. Your going to be famous 😜
what is the length of the whip in this video. what are the strand lengths as well.... im trying to make a 4 foot multi color and im trying to figure out the lengths of the cords
Where did you get the concho (cabochon?) you used for the end of your whip? Great video...I've watched it twice cause I've made two things using it! :o)
how many time have you said OK in the vid lol just wondering lol thats too funny... i feel like you said OK more the chicks say "I dont know" in a daily base lol besides the "OK" factor your whips are awesome would love to see more keep it up
You totally lost me at 16:17 when you untwisted your strained and said you where following the lead string. It looks like you went to the left side, but you said following it on the right?
Chris Hostetter You are right but what I think he means is the right side of first started paracord which leads to the left around the handle! That's what it looked like to me! LOL
It's literally on Amazon, just type in "Perma-Lok Needle" and it will pop up. I ordered some recently, as well a 1000 feet of paracord and everything else I need for whip making. Hoping it comes in the mail by next week! I think the needles were like 6 bucks for a set of two. Not too bad.
I am an older person with Parkinson's and some brain damage. In spite of all, I am still interested in learning and challenging life, and cracking a whip is fun, especially remembering that I grew up in Australia and one of the most exciting jobs I ever had was working on a Cattle Station, where cracking a whip from horseback was a daily thing, LOL! So what I want to tell you is that I very much appreciate your videos because you have a calm and pleasant voice which does not stress me, making it so much easier to follow your instructions. Thank you and may God bless you with much happiness and continued success in life!
I may be late chiming in but...was hoping you are doing well🙂Always good to see positive folks who refuse to fold to life's challenges..Hope your still cracking whips and holding up well🙂
I like the way you Explain your instructions carefully and slowly and complete. Being one who also likes my place when tying knows and having to start over, your videos make it so simple for me
Thank you for the detailed instructions. wouldn't have been able to pull this knot off w/o your help!
You've given me something interesting for me to do in retirement. My kids think I'm totally cool for doing this too.
Finally! my first complete heel knot ever! Thx Nick!
No problem!
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I've been trying to understand this knot for 2 years and you finally made me go it right! I cannot thank you enough!!! You are awesome! Also I love the bit when you said the "dress is white and gold" lol
I discovered many years ago, that you can flatten out the gutted paracord with a clothes iron. You don't want it so hot that you melt it, you are basically putting a permanent crease in it. That should keep the cord from twisting as much. Also, a cheap wood-burning iron from Harbor Fright or Homeless Despot has flat (and textured) attachments to melt the cord without a chance of turning a project into a fuse at the last second. I love your videos, and keep up the good work!
I keep coming back to this video; it is very helpful. Many thanks!
Totally awesome Nick - helped me nail my turk's head on my flogger!
Thank you so much! Your videos are the absolute best. You are really a fantastic teacher, and personally, I loved all the "Okay"s. Every time you said OK, I said OK, and I felt like you were confirming that I was actually doing something right! LOL
Excellent tutorial, I have been trying to find a two tone Turks head knot tutorial for ages. Thank you!
i have that same concho in my pile of supplies....ill have to install it on my PH whip im almost finished with...Thanks Nick!
I must say, this is the best explanation of how to do this knot. I just finished my first 7ft para-whip and was looking on what to do for the heel and this my friend is perfect. very nice instructions, thank you
Howdy Nick!! Just thought I would tell you that I have really struggled with this knot. After watching your video several times I finally tied it for the first time. I don't know what to tell you about your tutorial skills but I think it was concentrating on the building the square on top and the first couple of passes. After the foundation is built, it really follows the lead strand. Anyway, thanks for your help! Whatever you did, it helped me. Jack
Thank you nick finally a good tutorial to learn from as always you have my apreciation!!
you're welcome man.
You really have the best tutorials out there.
Thank you for your passion, time and effort.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. It is very helpful. And your red and black whip is beautiful!
I love all your videos man! They are so great for anyone learning the trade that you have perfected!
Hey Nick great tutorial. Had to start over 4 times but I think I have it now. Had to charge the phone twice. Haha. Finished my first 8 ft bullwhip. 4 8 12 plait then a 20 plait overlay. Took a while but came out pretty nice. Have some real nice blisters. Thanks again for the tutorial.
I am a carpet cleaner. Being a carpet cleaner, I know how strands can get twisted. The hose I pull around a house when I clean carpet gets twisted every time you turn about a corner, likewise, each time you turn a corner and move the needle past one pull and into the next, you unconsciously move the needle up and to one side of the pull, and then as you put it back into position in your hand, it has been flipped over relative to the surface of the knot. You need to learn which way this is, and counter twist every time you thread a split.
Nick- Grear instructional video, only down side is not staying in the frame. I’m having to guess where the leads should be placed if I can’t figure out the placement in subsequent frames. It will take quite some time for my knotting skills to come anywhere remotely close to yours.
Thanks for taking the time to share your skill and expertise with those of us less experienced folks in the knotting world.
Donald
Excellent video Nick, shame it went out of frame at a moderately important point but managed to get by that with a little "slow framing". With your help I was able to put a very successful heel knot on my first Bull Whip. Thanks again, keep up the videos please.
Thank you soooo much for making this video! You are great at explaining this knot! Please make more videos!
Thanks! More videos to come.
Awesome as always. Your style of teaching is top notch. Love your work. Keep it up!
Thanks!
Nick, forgot to mention,when tying this knot with a concho on top, if you cut a strip of that hockey tape you use, about 1/4" and place it around the outside edge of the concho it helps to minimise the the chance of the cord from slipping of the top and its covered up when your done, thought this may help other newbies as well, good tutorial we need more please
Excellent instruction. Thank you!
Oh my god this is amazing. Cannot wait to try this on my next whip
You do an amazing job. Love how calming your voice is in your videos. Glad I stumbled across your channel!
I managed to do this! But I only have the one color and didn't want to risk messing up what I had already done, so I just ended it with the primary color. You can tell on mine that it could afford to have another go around, but I'm very happy with how mine turned out. Now to look for a video on how to do the other part to cover the transition from the diamond plait to the harringbone.
Thanks Nick. Another great video.
thanks!
Hey Nick, great tutorial i finally managed to tie this knot, can you do a detailed tutorial on a two tone pineapple knot please, if its as easy to follow as this video it would be very helpful to a lot of us, I'm sure
Great vid Nick, so clear, apart from when it's not in shot lol, but I don't care. Nick sometimes when I come to the 3rd pass it can be a bit crowded as you say but not full enough to leave it as a two pass knot. So I have done a heel knot with a 3rd pass using some finer chord and it looks really cool. Is there any way of posting photos? I'd love to show it to you and other whip makers. Keep up the great work.
Hey Nick, I’m a big fan of you, I’m following you since the pandemic started, thanks to that now I’m making whips for fun, my new hobby!!!!! All thanks to your great tutorials, great explanation step by step, the way you talk can calm my daily stress, I’m proud of myself because at this point I made already 21 whips, I also improved doing 4 hammers handles wraps and couple a of hand saws and machetes for a few friends, any advice how to put them on sale??? Thanks from my heart ❤️
Nice neat guitar pedals. Clean arrangement.
great video, helped Me make My first Turks head knots for floggers. the doing things off camera kinda tricked Me a but but still amazing video and Thank you for posting
Great video Nick! Thank you. I made my first whip, nylon, ballchain, hockeytape (Adam Winrich) and this 3 pass 6x7 Turks head heel knot for the whip end. And i tell you my whip just got better with this knot. Keep up your good work, and keep posting those UA-cam videos! I wish i can try out to make a full paracord whip soon. Best regards from Carl in Sweden.
Awesome work and good tutorials to get starting both plading and doing knots.. love it! Last but not least i finally got a great ideal to re use my old schoolbooks! ;-)
Hi Nick, I'm going to make my own 8', 16 plait Bullwhip in a week or so and I was wondering if I could build the foundation for the knot on the second belly and plait the knot using the overlay paracord so the knot will be connected to the overlay instead of plaiting the knot on top of the overlay, preventing the knot to possibly slip off ?
This is a great tutorial for a very difficult knot, thanks!
A few hints that might help improve such tutorials in the future.
For keeping the work in the field of view, work on locking your elbows at your side; wrap a belt or some rope around your body if you have to at the beginning. This helps to keep you from moving the piece too much. I was taught that work that is done off-camera is work that is wasted; if the audience doesn't see it, it didn't happen.
Increase the depth of field on your camera so you don't need to refocus so much (or at all.) A good camera man can ensure that you are always kept in frame and focus, but it's a full time job for him to do so. Trying to teach a technique while ALSO having to run the camera is like trying to juggle 5 bowling balls; possible, but likely to leave you with crushed feet and a bruised ego. The less you need to mess with the camera, the less headache you will have.
Finally, while the audience always loves getting to see stuff up close, remember that you can use editing to your advantage; if you want to transition from a mid-field shot to a close-up, you can spend as much time as you need setting up that transition and then edit out the superfluous footage in post. I know it can feel rather disjointed to film this way since you are always stopping and starting to get the best shot, but the final footage will feel pretty seamless.
Hope that helps and I look forward to your future work!
Hello, nice video. I used this and your "My Current Nylon Bullwhip Making Method 2020" to make a bullwhip and now learning to crack (cattleman right away was fine trying to learn others). However, can you give the link to the video you talk about around 7:00 about how to extend from 5x4 to 7x6. I couldn't find it on youtube.
For a beginner, it’s incomprehensible.
This, a 5 yr. old can understand:
Pure genius!
ua-cam.com/video/GqSn6VmPVOU/v-deo.html
Got it!
Simple after you do it. ;)
really great!!! thanks for sharing your knowledge!
hi Nick!
1st off i love your videos, but i have a question
I was jsut wondering if this heel knot is the same as the transition knot
I grind or file a couple divots in strategic spots. Often just scuffing will provide enough friction to hold in place.
Got it FINALLY 😁
Dude, I LOVE your videos. So PLEASES don't take offense, but as you were talking I kept imagining I was listening to Bob Ross. The painter guy from the 70's/80's "happy little tree"...lol. It just amused me, but great video.
Thanks for watching Karl! More videos on the way!
Karl 7 feet
This is hard. What makes it harder for me is that I put a wrist strap on a 2 belly 12 foot whip. I don't have a Concho on it. I am trying to figure out how to cover the top completely with the knot. All while working around the wrist strap which comes out of the inside of the foundation, as per your wrist strap tutorial.
I am positive that I will figure it out. I do wish that you could do a video on how to tie a heel knot on a whip that does have a wrist strap. I'm thinking maybe you have some ideas that I don't have. But, as I said, I sure that I will figure something out.
Darned knot.
hey a good way to stop that twist is to iron your para-cord flat then mark one side with whiteout super easy fix
Will you ever do a end that completely covers the end? like a modified globe knot or something?
Finally figured it out. 😏
It knot easy
great work how long have you been making these master pieces
Thanks Chuck, It's coming up on 7 years. 7 years..... wow time flies.. lol
Wow, great tutorial man, thnx!! :)
can I make this knot, like 3 times longer? I am guessing I should probably be able to figure it out?
you might could give the metal end a spritz with spray glue before you start, to make it a bit tacky, so it wouldn't slip so easily. Then a wipe with alcohol or acetone after you're done to take the glue away and clean the metal.
Anybody ever tell you that you're like the younger Bob Ross of whip making?
yes actually! haha
ZenNaster Happy knots!
gonna make one whip or two this summer....just seeig you working makes me really want to try you sir are a real artist
ZenNaster ,
Bob Ross, That funny 🗣️ Happy little whips
You kind of do remind me of him, that's Great Bob Ross was a cool Dude , I once heard he served in our armed forces, I remember watching him paint on tv with my uncle Larmo, I miss both of them. Good vid nickster whiperster , just kidding man but really good vid. Your going to be famous 😜
To make this heel knot easier to build I use thin double sided tape to hold the paracord.
At first glance, I thought it was Kit Harrington. :)
what is the length of the whip in this video. what are the strand lengths as well.... im trying to make a 4 foot multi color and im trying to figure out the lengths of the cords
Where did you get the concho (cabochon?) you used for the end of your whip?
Great video...I've watched it twice cause I've made two things using it! :o)
Hi. Is this the same technique with leather? Thin supple leather?👍🇬🇧
Yes it is! Thanks for watching!
Thanks!
Thanks for your support!
Is there a size to make the foundation. When I make one I sometimes have to go with a fourth strand part way.
Would it work to do the turks head on a cylinder slide it over the top of a whip?
sleeping
Is it on to tie the 6x7 with out a concho? Just straight onto a surface? I assume not right.
+Nicky Vooo you can if you like.
You could make the knot on something round and move it onto the whip and tighten it down on the whip
How did you initiinaly attach the coin to the turk heads knott?
so... how long should the length of the paracord be? 3 feet long? 4?
Go for 4ft, paracord is cheap. Having too much in the end is better than coming up short. Also is gives you more slack to work with.
@@NicksWhipShop Hey thanks man!
Welcome!
How do you ensure your foundation is large enough for 3 passes and not two?
What does "6x7" or "5x4" mean? I get the concept of the Turks head but I am confused about the numbers.
you do some blacksmithing to i see ?
Am I stupid or just dumb, i cant serm to do it
The dress is green and orange.
how many time have you said OK in the vid lol just wondering lol thats too funny... i feel like you said OK more the chicks say "I dont know" in a daily base lol besides the "OK" factor your whips are awesome would love to see more keep it up
+Beau Laney haha, I do say that a bit too much.
Is the paracord gutted
You totally lost me at 16:17 when you untwisted your strained and said you where following the lead string. It looks like you went to the left side, but you said following it on the right?
Chris Hostetter You are right but what I think he means is the right side of first started paracord which leads to the left around the handle!
That's what it looked like to me! LOL
hey Nick where can I get a Perma Lok needle like that? great video by the way.
I just looked it up on Amazon...
It's literally on Amazon, just type in "Perma-Lok Needle" and it will pop up. I ordered some recently, as well a 1000 feet of paracord and everything else I need for whip making. Hoping it comes in the mail by next week! I think the needles were like 6 bucks for a set of two. Not too bad.
is it possible or even ok to keep it at a 5x4 turks head?
yep! you'll want to make the foundation a bit thinner though.
Sweet! Thanks for posting these tutorials they've really helped me a lot with my knot work
blue and black
You should redo this video if you already havent!
Hi, love your tutorial. I would like to watch Derek's tutorial also, can you spell his last name and/or post his site name/address? Big thanks!
Just remember guys the dress is white and gold
Could you make a better quality tutorial video? I really like the knot, but I am not able to follow you on this video. Thanks!
enjoy the awkward silence LOL!
the dress is pink and yellow.
When the earth stops rotating, you won't have anymore twists in the cord.
cool makes since but I lost you when you went out of frame could not finish knot
i should have payed attention in math class
Vincent Owen you don't need a math PhD to distinguish an hexagon from a square
Why do I keep messing this up
My teacher said I would use algebra in life...
ToeRubs :3 my teacher tell me that I probably won't need it but I need to follow society
Oops replace on with OK
ok
Please stay in the camera view frame.
Русский
you go out of frame way too much to follow you
can you maybe keep your hands in front of the camera??? your guiding us, not showing off magic tricks
Too many OK's.
Ok.
LOL