Arizona whips

[Robert Gage]

Craig, it will be very interesting to see if you think there's a difference in the result of binding this way (post 356). It looks good....

[Charlie Carpenter]

I love how chunky your whips are, they look like they would be good and heavy good smooth taper too . Really like the antler handle on that whip, superb job

[Craig Frank]

Thanks, Charlie. My whips are definitely not light and fast.

Working on the overlay.

[Craig Frank]

[Jessie Edwards]

Did they decide on the knot colors?

[Craig Frank]

No. She wants me to decide. Maybe I'll do a two colored heel knot.

[Guest]

It's nice to see your whips getting better and better!

The taper is nice, the thong is smooth and even and plaiting is nice and straight.

The transition looks short though, and I'd advice to sometimes try and use less of the tape.
Especially on the handle you can see how the plait count has trouble covering width.
You could counter that plaiting on a steeper angle horizontally, but that will slightly skew the square chessboard pattern.

[Robby Amper]

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.

Who ever will receive this whip... I think he'll be one happy person. This is the first whip I've ever seen, that has an handle made entirely from Antler! Nice work, Craig. Nice work!

Robby

[Craig Frank]

Who ever will receive this whip... I think he'll be one happy person. This is the first whip I've ever seen, that has an handle made entirely from Antler! Nice work, Craig. Nice work!

Robby

Robby - thank you for your kind words. I hope it doesn't disappoint in function.

[Craig Frank]

Warrant officer whip done. It's not without many of my usual flaws, but it sure is stiff and cracks really easy.

[Ron May]

The concho in the end sure looks nice.

Ron

[Rachel McCollough]

Craig nice fit with the concho! It looks really nice, and looks like it should move good. Well done! You keep improving!

[Robert Gage]

Looks great, Craig! And stiff is definitely good!

[Jesse Bessette]

Pretty awesone whip. I really like the concho. It blends in and pops out at the same time.

[Brandon "Sparky" Lam]

That concho is amazing!

[Tyler Blake]

Craig, you've come a long way! That concho works perfectly, a it's just a good looking job overall

[Craig Frank]

Thank you, everyone. Sorry for the delay on my response.

I think Arizona is giving me more inspiration in color selections. My next whip may be Fire and Ice.

[Ron May]

Craig, that would be cool.

Ron

[Craig Frank]

Ron - thank you.

Also, after mulling it over for the last two weeks I've decided to give up on making my whips lighter. The lack of adequate stiffness on Roger's whip convinced me that I need to just bind the ever living bejesus out of my whips and let them be thick. The one that I made right before Roger's was super stiff because I didn't hold back.

[Johnny Pell]

Didn't get a chance to comment on the whip, better late than never. I think the warrant officers whip looks great, especially the concho. It really looks as though the whip and the concho were made for one another. They compliment one another so well. I have been leaning toward more binding lately as well. I have only had one whip that I thought was too stiff but after it broke in a little it was fine. Great work Mr Craig