For a first time whipcracker or maker The more you do something the better you get. I'm still learning and never want to stop :o I also would encourage everyone to get children involved in whipcracking as it is excellent for their brain development and also their self esteem. And be professional in what you do. Website: www. Email: simon whipmaker. It was my favourite movie and I loved the part where he gives his whip an almighty crack. I never owned one myself. Initially, I got into plaiting as a project for a vacation care program I helped to run where we had a go at plaiting bracelets.
I thought it would be cool to make a whip so started trying to learn how to do it. I had no idea that I would enjoy it so much. I got bitten by the bug real bad! There's many things. The satisfaction of crafting the finest product I possibly can, the feel and smell of the leather, the friends I've made in the whip making community, losing all sense of time as I am working on a whip.
Attention to detail, smooth and even plaiting, ease of cracking. I have a top three. The 24x32 plait stockwhip that placed first at the Australian Plaiting Championships in as this is the whip where I felt a lot of the skills and techniques I had learned and refined over the years really came together. The 24x64 plait stockwhip that won at the Australian Plaiting Championships is another favourite as it was the most challenging whip I had attempted and turned out to be the most rewarding.
Another favourite whip was the 16x32 stockwhip that was presented to the founding pastor of my church, who was a stockman in his younger days, in It was the most privileged I have been to make a whip. The first decent stockwhip I made was a 8 plait, 6 foot kangaroo hide and these would still be my favourite to make.
The 8 plait, 6ft kangaroo hide I referred to above is the one I like to mess around with the most, along with a pair of 5 footers I made. This is mainly because all the other whips I've made since then have gone to someone else so they are all I've got. I'd like to make myself a pair of 4. After that I'm sure I'll "need" something else I only have two whips that weren't made by me. That is a 40yr old stockwhip made by Ronnie Ormond and a 8ft nylon bullwhip made by Adam Winrich. Both are very enjoyable to crack.
The whipmaker I looked up to the most when I was first starting out was Dennis Gardner. Up until meeting him, I had only really learned from books and the internet and the lack of quality instruction probably showed in my whips. Dennis very generously gave up many, many hours of his time to teach me how to make whips properly for which I am extremely grateful for. I admired his willingness to help me as well as his attention to detail which resulted in his work being the finest I had seen.
It was not difficult to see why he was the Australian Plaiting Champion many times over. I also admired and was inspired by Chris Barr's work. His plaiting is unique and beautiful and his creativity with his pattern work is incredible. I would recommend that someone wanting to get into whipcracking should inform the whipmaker what they mainly want to use the whip for eg general cracking, two handed cracking, target etc and allow the whipmaker to offer suggestions as to what type, length and weight whip would be most suitable.
I get a lot of satisfaction from making some tools for myself. Nearly all the knives and fids I use I have made and it all adds to the enjoyment I get from this fine craft. I also am constantly looking for ways to improve my work and the process of learning new and different things is something I will continue to pursue as long as I am making whips. Company Name: Peter Thorndike Stockwhips. Email: pcthorndike gmail. What got me to get into whip cracking was an unfullfilled aquisition as a kid at a Indiana Jones Spectacular at Disney World.
I saw the show and wanted the hat, but of course my Dad wasn't going to buy it. When I was old enough to take my own kids I told them that the can get what ever souvenir they want, but I was coming back with the hat! When I got back I decided to go to a goodwill store and create a costume that would go with my leather coat and dress up for Halloween party I host for the kids I teach martial arts to Then I youtub'ed' some video's of Adam Winrich showing the basic ways to crack a whip and I was hooked.
Shortly after I bought an 8' Raiders from Joe Strain. What got me into whip making was a couple things. I ordered several from him. When I finally had a week off work I visited him and he helped show me how to make one. He helped show me how to cut out a core and belly, how to stretch and prep them, and braid and roll them. We didn't get much more done then that, but once I got home I didn't sleep until I finshed the whole whip. It took me 15 hours total to make my 1st whip The 2nd reason I started whip making is that around that time Joe Strain shared with me that he was about to go into retirement and I thought There are several things I love about Whip making.
I love the challenge to make better whip every whip I make, the satisfaction of making something as awesome as a whp from nothing but a kangaroo skin and a sharp knife, and the satisfaction of all the wonderful patrons whom I send a whip to and hear about how much they love it. Though my favorite part may be a little unique with me.
When I make a whip for a customer I usually end up spending the week off and on with them via phone chat or text message with them. We usually discuss the whip we are making, sharing stories, and a part of our lives.
While the whip is being constructed I enjoy that time together with them and feel they are right there with me as we build their new whip. This is a tough one to answer, but I would say the feel and function of how my whip flows when you cast them. My favorite whip I made would have to be a 4' 12 plait hand dyed whip I made with my daughter Ava.
I cut it all out and she helped me dye it the colors she wanted. She braided and rolled the 1st belly and I of coarse un-braided and re-braided it On her last birthday she wanted me to make a new one in black.
She gave me the one we originally made. I always keep it in my travel whip bag to help teach new kids who want to learn every chance I get. I would say a 6' Bullwhip. It is the whip I really learned to "cut my teeth" with and my favorite to target with. It will always hold a spot in my heart.
RIght now I would say a set of 4. I really love 2 handded whip cracking right now so any chance I get I try to work on impoving what I can do and learning new routines to play with. A Joe Strain 8' 12 plait Raiders bullwhip. I looked at a bunch of sites ands a lot of the great whip makers reproductions, but something kept bringing me back to Joe Strain.
Joe Strain has always been my favorite. Before I was able to craft my whip makers eye, I judged every whip based solely on feel and flow. Even after cycling through around a different whips it still held itself in my heart as the whips I love the best. After I started to see whips from the eyes of a craftsmen I still find I love his work the best.
Can I swing on your whip?!!! Just kidding I would say that they should let the whip maker know what it is about whip cracking that interests and exites them the most. Also they should share why they decided to make a commitment to purchase a whip and get into whip cracking. Let them know what their plans and goals are for the whip they want constructed. They should listen to what the whip maker suggests seriously.
Also, they need to consider that they will be buying more then one as it is addicting and good to have several types and lengths I want to thank my wonderful wife for all her help and support as she watches and teaches our three daughters Emma, Ava, and Maydriana as I grow my skills as a Whip Maker and grow the Whip Community.
I want to thank all the Whip Makers that have helped, guided, and shared their craft with me as well as thank them for all the time they gave to share their lives and grow our friendship. Coming soon I originally became interested in whips after seeing "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" when I was 9 years old.
I wanted to get a whip, so my dad, who was a scoutmaster, made me a whip from nylon rope. Discarded balloons and nitrous oxide cream charger refill box and canister dumped by woodland path Litter.
Comment is awaited from Essex Police. Nelson has a passion for Florida history and for storytelling. Nelson said ''The crack can be heard from two miles away. UK Dog sniffing discarded gas cannisters of laughing gas nitrous oxide used as a recreational drug, in a rural area. Recycled paper note pinned on cork board. Concept Image A fair crack of the whip Message. Males and females look alike but the male is slightly larger. The long note then crack is emitted by t Eastern whipbird Psophodes olivaceus perched.
Well, if you must go, good-by. You remember the old rule,Speed the parting guest. He quotes it reluctantly, as if byway of apology for letting you go at all. Come again soon,and then not for a week, as if you came merely to light your pipe,but for a good month or so. You promise in good faith, andtake your leave with a swelling heart, as if bidding farewell to asecond home. Crack your whip and drive on. Mud, observed Mr. Crayon, is emblematic of despondency Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins.
Louis, Missouri, USA. UK Discarded gas cannisters of laughing gas nitrous oxide used as a recreational drug, in a park in a rural area. The musical numbers were staged and directed by Jack Donohue. By Melchior Lorck. Traditional Hungarian wrangler riding his horse and cracking his whip in Hortobagy, rural Eastern Hungary. Lion Tamer A lion tamer cracking her whip at a large lion head over an abstract background. Lion Tamer A lion tamer cracking his whip at a large lion head over an abstract background.
Man with a whip dressed in traditional clothes, Slovakia. Germany, Bavaria Goasslschnalzen whip cracking during Advent in Munich. Silhouette of a horseman cracking a whip. Sitting on the hill with cigar and whip Man in cowboy hat sitting on a rock like western film background at sunrise or sunset, silhouette concept. Young boys going door to door caroling, with a horse-drawn decorated Christmas tree. Muntenia, Romania.
Proscription of Merit. The Philosophy of the Cracking of a Whip. A Correction. Watercolor style illustration of a lion tamer holding bullwhip viewed from the side set on isolated white background. Drawing sketch style illustration of a lion tamer holding bullwhip viewed from the side set on isolated white background. The ''Whip Cracking'' Act. Keystone Photo Shows: ''The Cordons'' - performing their whip cracking act - in which a match held by the girl is set alight by the whip - followed by the flicking away of a cigarette held in her lips
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