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

[Tyler Blake]

*autocorrectasaurus roar* :p. Awesome Rachel, that looks super tight!

[Scott A. Cary]

If we keep naming new dinosaurs, Tyler's going to have a lot of drawing to do...

[Tyler Blake]

Works for me! :]

[Scott A. Cary]

Good, because I, for one, rather enjoy seeing your artwork!

[Rachel McCollough]

Thanks, Tyler! Scott is right- many more dinosaurs to draw, please!!!

[Ron May]

Thanks to Tyler I'm becoming a "Blake-o-graphic paleoholic".
But I can think of worse things other than being addicted to Blake-o-graphs.

Ron

[Ethan Mitchell]

Rachel,
I have been using twisted cores for my last few whips. Ever since I saw Rett's video on using the tapered twist to end bellies. But I keep having trouble when doing closed loop binding with the sinew slipping in between the twist. I've been binding at 45 degrees.
How do you avoid this?

The bull is looking great by the way!

[Rachel McCollough]

Ron

Ethan I bind my cores at a 90 degree angle, closed loop, very tightly. No need for a 45 degree angle on a twisted taper core- my opinion-
I do both on bellies, though!

[Sir Roger Tuson]

Yup, I'm the same, a single closed loop pass over the whole core.

[Rachel McCollough]

And Sir Roger knows what he's doing, too

[Ethan Mitchell]

Ok, thanks guys!

[Sven van Leeuwen]

Rachel, that core looks so great! I really love the TT technique and have yet to learn it. Looking good.

Sven

[Rachel McCollough]

Thanks, Sven!

[Sir Roger Tuson]

And Sir Roger knows what he's doing, too

Yeah, I picked up that little trick from someone. I think it was Roxy Mucluc, or Rachellle Makalacollo or something like that

[Ethan Mitchell]

Sven,
Rett Kelly has a video on his youtube channel on the TT. The technique applies to ending bellies as well as using it for a core.

Rachel,
I saw you used a six strand TT on the yellow belly on one of you Amper Styles. Could you explain how you set up for the twist?

[Jessie Edwards]

If you go to the search area and type in Taper twist, Rachel has a thread with pictures of how she does her TT core.

[Ethan Mitchell]

Ok, sure thing! Did not see that.

[Rachel McCollough]

Sir Roger is that who it was

Thanks WS for the help I was at school.

Ethan what Jess said, and when I use more strands it is set up the same, just more strands. 4 strand TT is two on each. And a 6 strand is just 3 on each side. It just depends on your working style and the size length and movement needed on the whip you're doing.

[Sven van Leeuwen]

Yes ofcourse, I am a full member now. I'll do the search.
Thanks Ethan, Jessie and Rachel.

Sven

[Rachel McCollough]

Here's the belly on the bullwhip. I just built to my normal pattern... and realized my normal pattern is for a wood grip, duh....
This means i started the belly about an inch lower than I wanted.




Fix time. I have a roll of tough saddle stitching thread that is too big for what I needed on another whip, so it works very well here. A constrictor knot, epoxy, a little extra roll on the rolling board, and solid foundation about 2mm narrower than the belly and it is fixed.

note my little buddy waving at y'all. Camera hog.




All bound and ready for the overlay: