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

[Jessie Edwards]

45 minutes? What are you, some kind of robot binder? I'm looking forward to the end product too Whippy Sistah. It looks perfect

[Ron May]

Jessie, it took me all day to do just about the same amount of binding.
My fingers and forearms paid for it the next day.

Maybe her real name is Jamie Summers.

Ron

[Brandon "Sparky" Lam]

That's looking really good! I don't know if I'm doing it right, but it takes about the same amount of time for me to bind that length. Also, I don't know if I'm looking at this right, but it seems your binding becomes closed loop around halfway through the whip, is that there for any reason?

[Brandon "Sparky" Lam]

Sorry for the double post but also your twisted taper looks incredibly tight!!

[Rachel McCollough]

Thanks, Jessie!

Ron

Brandon thanks, if you mean the top half it is for good support of the transition- a lot of x binding over closed loop to keep everything smooth. The lower portion is closed loop because it's a Twisted Taper with drops. I always bind a Twisted Taper core or belly end like that. The middle didn't require closed loop, in my opinion. The TT end doesn't require x binding, it is very tight.

[Brandon "Sparky" Lam]

Right, I see! I meant about halfway through the whip, closer to the TT. Does that binding help with keeping it round?

[Rachel McCollough]

Ah I see. French whipping, the end of a binding, and a constrictor knot with a few wraps, beginning of another.

[Robert Gage]

Exciting, Rachel - and impressive!

[Rachel McCollough]

Thank you, Mr. Robert

[Rachel McCollough]

The wood grip

[Jessie Edwards]

I like your stamps. I was trying to think of a way I could put a signature on my handles somewhere...

[Ron May]

Jessie, take a coat hanger and make a brand.
You are all ready familiar to bending metal so......

Ron

[Rachel McCollough]

Woodburner, with a brass stamp would be the easiest and clearest mark. Brass is soft enough you can carve it with your dremel. If I had the brass to thread for a woodburner tip that's what I would prefer.

[Johnny Pell]

Looks great Miss Rachel. The binding and the knob both look very nice. Do you bind all of your whips so far down or just this type? I have been experimenting with different lengths of binding myself. I have been binding shorter on longer handles and binding longer on shorter handles but the one I am working on now has a very long handle and long binding. I love experimenting.

[Sir Roger Tuson]

I'm binding both internal bellies all the way down now, but it takes me an age to do it. 30-45minutes? That's quick!

[Morten Aalykke Pedersen]

if you mean the top half it is for good support of the transition- a lot of x binding over closed loop to keep everything smooth.

Hi Rachel - awsome work

If you dont mind me asking - how many layes of binding would you have in the transition area - a closed loop folled by how many layers of x-binding?

Yours Morten

[Rachel McCollough]

Mr. Johnny, thank you, I bind most whips like this though bulls get a good bit more and cows a bit less. That's the fun part and what really keeps whipmaking interesting, trying out something new!

Roger if I'm binding very heavily it does take a very long time. Hours!

Hi Morten, thank you, I always use at least three layers of open loop x binding over closed loop. One may go 18", the next 12", the next 6", it depends on the whip but I use closed loop then generally 3 graduated layers of open loop on every belly.

[Bobbi Holyoak]

It is cool that you are numbering them!

[Rachel McCollough]

Thank you, Miss Bobbi!

[Sir Roger Tuson]

This is my technique too. Loads of progressive X-binding down the thong followed by closed loop transition binding covered with more layers of X-.