Arizona whips

[Charlie Carpenter]

Looking really good, I like the wet moulded leather. The faster you dry it the stiffer it will be, you can wax it as well but you have to do it gently so as not to cook the leather and make it brittle.

[Craig Frank]

Charlie - thank you for the information. I have virtually no experience with leather. I didn't want it to shrink too much or be too stiff, so I think just letting it dry naturally overnight worked out well.

[Craig Frank]

All done and shipping out soon.







Cracking

https://youtu.be/XMINb4_IpHM

[Tyler Blake]

Craig, that leather set up is a really neat way to bfridge between the handle and the plaiting. It looks like it cracks great too!

[Rachel McCollough]

Looks really nice, Craig! You're improving every time! Original work, your own style- way to go!!!

[Robby Amper]

The plaiting looks nice and straight, I love the handle and the medal in the antler is a class of its own. Congratulations, Craig! It took you some time to finish this one, but good things need time, right? And - Tyler's right - it seems that it cracks very nice. I'd be interested to feel the balance in that one. It looks a bit nose heavy (which is good) and it rolls out very nice. Good job

Robby

[Craig Frank]

Thank you, Tyler and Rachel.

Robby - the handle takes a little getting used to, but overall it cracks really easy. Yes, it took me a while mostly due to lack of resources and uncertainty about how to proceed, but I was very happy with the final product.

It's shipped now. I hope the recipient enjoys it.

[Jessie Edwards]

State theme whips might be a thing for you. You can call them The State Line...get it?

[Craig Frank]

State theme whips might be a thing for you. You can call them The State Line...get it?

Ha! State Line and Thunderstrike, hug?

[Craig Frank]

Huh, not hug. Don't want to be too forward.

[Jesse Bessette]

Definitely a beautiful whip. The antler is an awesome addition.

[Jessie Edwards]

LOL< it's cool, I'm a hugger.

[Guest]

That's pretty innovative! It's good to see you develop also, the whips look better and better.
I just casually clicked on the video link and went on my business on another tab and goddamn did the first crack scare me.
Looks like it cracks nice too!

[Craig Frank]

Thanks, Erik. I have to give a lot of credit to Jessie and her metal wire cracker. It really cracks hard and loud, but I'm also afraid of it. That's why I kept turning my head away from it in the video when I was doing the underhanded flick.

[Ron May]

Craig, Robby has nice video on YouTube if you don't already have Vol.I.
He shows you how to throw it and finish it with out it coming back at you like an underhand towel pop method does. And don't forget your eye protection.... just in case.

Ron

[Craig Frank]

Latest whip. Warrant Officer. I forgot to bind the core before I did the first belly. So I did a serious flat doorknob binding followed immediately by a four layer X binding.

[Craig Frank]

Attack of the scraps!

[Craig Frank]

Yikes to the colors. I always get that one gap on the square start.

[Ron May]

Craig, that's a serious transition.
Good job on that.
Wow, I really like the "scrap" colors.
It reminds me of hard rock candy.

Have you noticed any difference when plaiting between the scrap strands.

Ron

[Craig Frank]

Ron - oh definitely. As I've said before, there is a definite difference in width and stiffness with different colored strands. Even when they're all from the same manufacturer. On this belly, the red is the stiffest, followed by orange and then the rest.