This is the Gallery of "Wolf Creek Whips" - Rachel McCollough

This new Gallery replaces the former "Masters Gallery", which will work from now on as pure archive. Here you will find not only the work and art from folks who sell whips, but also from folks, who create their whips out of pure passion. And we have an additional gallery. It is called "The Gallery - Making of".
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Gio, thank you very much!!!
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And another very fine one, Rachel! :)
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PS - As one who owns one of Rachel's fine whips, I strongly endorse Robby's words of confidence in her work! :)
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Mr. Robert, I greatly appreciate it!
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Here's another Steer Whip, 6' 16 plait with a 12" internal rod. Walnut Grip with Tung oil. Straight English Eye.
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Straight and precise as usual.
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She's definitely a beauty. I like the fact it doesn't have a transistion knot, it makes it seem it's almost all 1-piece.
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Thank you, Ron and Sven, I appreciate it :)

Sven I really like the look of everything tapering...without knots or other obstructions to the taper, if I can keep from it!
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Immaculate, fantastic job Rachel!
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Very businesslike. No mess or fuss. Nice. :)
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Rachel that looks really nice!!
What exacly is steer whip?
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Matt, Roger, thank you!

Jyri, thanks, it is my version of a bull whip. I do not really like the heavy steel handle, so I use a fiberglass rod of varying length (customer's choice). This makes a very weight forward whip, and the balance can be changed by adding a little lead weight to the handle if preferred.

I removed all unnecessary knots, and I always plait either diamond or short herringbone over the transition area for added strength.

It is a "cut" bull...or "Steer".
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Very, very nice, Rachel! This is probably not a model I'd want myself, but I admire it hugely! :)
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Thanks Rachel! Just zoomed in to take little bit better look of your plaiting and I really love how neatly it transfers to herringbone!
First its u2o2? Whats the sequense you do in the transition to herringbone?
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Thank you, Mr. Robert!

Jyri, it is plaited from the tip so it is the herringbone plait first. Then it transitions to short herringbone, which is simply going from u4o4 to u2o2. Plaiting from the heel would be just opposite, of course.

Ron Edwards' book How to Make Whips has that plus several more plaits.
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Very clean work you've done Rachel. I like the no knot look also plus the wood.
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Roy, thank you very much, I appreciate it!
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Very clean work, Rachel, love it!
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Thank you, Brandon!
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Not a whip, but a whip keeper for a saddle. This is a Steer Whip keeper I made for a client. A whole new type of plaiting for me!

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