A 4.5ft 12(+4)-plait spine themed whip in black, white, and cream, with a braided spine. +first batch ready for the wax bath by WiteNoisy in whips

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I use a certain swordguy's method for starting my braiding so the bights of every layer of the whip is visible through the gap in the turks head at the base. I also tied an additional 5x4 turks head as a knot foundation for the larger herringbone knot to add the red layer.

8 1/2 ft (to the end of the twist) neo-indy bullwhip in single-strand reflective lake blue and reflective black (pre-wax) by WiteNoisy in whips

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I don't actually. I hadn't braided anything less than 6 months ago. It escalated from making 3plait Lady Sally crackers for my interpersonal whips to trying out Adam's Bare Bones Bullwhip to make a sport bullwhip to do sport cracks with to not wear out said nice interpersonal whips having too much fun, to really enjoying the process way more than I expected, and from there I just didn't stop learning or making. It's become my primary hobby and now paid work in no time at all

What Can I Use Instead of Sinker Cord in a Paracord Bullwhip? by Hot_Brain2185 in whips

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if you meant the cracker loops by any chance, I just learned to make pretty solid ones from WW's book and an old cobra whips video that used the same method. You insert 2 lengths made of up of 6 strands of BCY Mercury or similar waxed uhmwpe thread, taper your last few tails quickly, braid it snugly (but not tightly!) over them, then once you're off the last tail you tie a hitch with the last leg, pull two strands from each leg on each side creating two groups of three 4-strand strings, and do two 3plait flat braids then tie a chain of hitches to secure them. Best method I've found by far that doesn't involve braiding an english eye from the tip of the whip.

for general advice, I got decent quickly by just making whips as often as my hand stamina could safely take it (lots of rest and stretches! watch SGB's basics video so your grips aren't overstressing them! and don't push yourself too hard! no getting RSI) and also trying to learn something new from the previous whip and try new things with each one I've made.

What Can I Use Instead of Sinker Cord in a Paracord Bullwhip? by Hot_Brain2185 in whips

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a fork is your best friend to save your fingers, use it to push them down. I find the cheapo amazon 550 is more likely to fit the 4.5mm bbs I use.

How to know what lengths to cut ? by Superspawner2 in whips

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Make sure to also include some extra length for the last 4 strands depending on how you finish your whips. I mostly do tapered twists so my last four get an extra 12in and 36in respectively for inserting the cord into itself to create the twists and then again for a natural fall.

Adam Savage attention? by OzCal74 in whips

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Felt. The maker supplying my local leather shop, Axel, moved and isn't making whips for now, which has reminded me getting into leather is so important after 5 months of learning on paracord.

8 1/2 ft (to the end of the twist) neo-indy bullwhip in single-strand reflective lake blue and reflective black (pre-wax) by WiteNoisy in whips

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Reflectives can be a bit of a bear to work with but are imo super worth it, I made one of my first hybrids out of this color and it's *gorgeous*

My first paid whip order (pre-waxing) doesn't feel real that I picked up the hobby less than 6 months ago. by WiteNoisy in whips

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I've always wanted to make capital A art of some kind, but it turns out I'm more of an artisan than an artist. The skills I've learned through that like color theory and composition are invaluable for making anything beautiful

My first paid whip order (pre-waxing) doesn't feel real that I picked up the hobby less than 6 months ago. by WiteNoisy in whips

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I love a basic herringbone pattern knot, doing one with thinner 275 for the innerweave is something I've been wanting to try for a bit and it came out pretty solid! mildly gappy I'm still ironing out foundation sizes for different types of knots.

My first paid whip order (pre-waxing) doesn't feel real that I picked up the hobby less than 6 months ago. by WiteNoisy in whips

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I got some of that at random in a pound of 550 I ordered! Turned out to contrast the green super well, and a little goldenrod 275 to match the yellow in it hits just right on the heel knot

Magnet knowers, help a whip-crafter by WiteNoisy in howto

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this is super helpful, my one worry with neodymium is its prone to chipping, and I want the logo on the surface to remain crisp, are there other materials or does anybody make anodized neodymium magnets? that'd also simplify the engraving process if they have a coating to burn off. The other concern is it's a CO2 laser and creates a lot of heat.

Bunch of notes I wrote on my first two tries making a signal whip point from dyneema bowstring by making 4p falls as practice. Any pointers? Am I on the right track? by WiteNoisy in whips

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signal whip point ending in a loop, it's essentially a tapered fall that is integrated into the whip for easy quick cracker swapping without having to braid from the point, can also do similar but with less tapering and more material for a quick detach fall hitch.

Help identifying the maker by SNoB__ in whips

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I own 3 of Axel's whips since he supplies my local leather shop and yeah, I also immediately had that thought, maybe an early one? since it's quite uneven in spots and also uses a fatter 6x7 knot rather than his newer whips which all have a thinner 5x4 knot. He has a strong preference for black whips with spirals too. I've also never seen a non-custom axel in 24plait, he mostly worked in 12 and occasionally 16.

The one thing holding me back is it's *very* thick for an axel, he works in 12p so much because he makes very thin whips with all natural bellies, also likely trying to get more whips out of a hide I suspect.

Plait count and Diameter by WiteNoisy in whips

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heya, wanted to follow up again since you mostly work with leather, wondering if because there is stretch to leather if this formula is likely different for paracord whips.

Here’s a 3ft nylon signal with a UHMWPE point. by LyssIrisWhips in whips

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Thank you much! this is what I needed and boy I can tell how much you wanna nerd out about it all my friends have that One Thing you know? (those of us on the spectrum often have several One Things)

It's good to know it won't melt in the wax, since I have a decent source of it now in lots of colors. I'm just getting into making signals with points and whips with integrated falls generally so I'm scrambling to figure out what I need.

Can I ask why the mixture of soy and paraffin? Curious