The "Making of" Gallery - 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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Thank you Ben, this is the Triplett set I’ve been working on, yes sir. The towel holds heat away from the hand and catches any excess wax. Just don’t wash it with your clothes, obviously!
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Nicely done rachel! I take my whips to sauna with me when they have flaking.
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Jyri, that’s an excellent option, and thank you!
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Mailed the Triplets to their new home yesterday. May they fly safe!
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Back to the shop and plait, too.
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Great job Rachel. :)
I like the feature of being able to remove the keys for ease of use. Great idea.

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Those are really cool.
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Ron, Mark, thank y’all very much :)
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Post by Sven van Leeuwen »

Wow, very nice. The plaiting is so nice, it's real nice to look at.
The diamond plait is just perfect and the knot. Very cool.
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Thank you, Sven! Good to see you!
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Upcoming. Finally made it back in the shop. Gonçalo Alves, Leopardwood, Bloodwood, Granadillo.
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Beautiful work, beautiful wood.
(other than that, I'm speechless, which doesn't happen often)

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Rachel, these are lovely, as always.
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Ron, Mark, thank you!
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Post by Ben Varsek »

Rachel, those are very beautiful handles.

The keychains caught my eye in particular. The craftmanship is superb and they look fantastic - WOW!
Also, they could serve as a very stylish and portable " EDC-Stick of Death".

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Post by Rachel McCollough »

Ben, good to see you! Thank you very much!!!

Handles shaped and drilled, ready to sand and apply Tung oil.
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Post by Ron May »

Excellent job Rachel.
You sure have a handle on making those. :)
My favorite one is the darker one. Beautiful.

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Post by Robert Gage »

Racehl, these handles somehow truly show us the pleasure you have in working with wood! Great! :)
'Less is often more!'
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Ron, thank you, that Granadillo is also my favorite! It can be finicky, but it is a good heavy and beautiful wood.

Mr. Robert, thank you, it sure is fascinating to see the wonders in nature.
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Post by Ron May »

Rachel, have you ever used a scraper for additional help in fine tuning before sanding your handles?
You do such good work on these, maybe the scrapers wouldn't help that much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epjo8kT ... ichGuitars

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Post by Mark Elliott »

Very nice, Rachel.
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