Tyler Blake

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri 3. Oct 2014, 14:57

How about The Simpsons? A full set would work really good as far as colors and proportions go

- Pokkis

Sir Roger Tuson · Post by **Sir Roger Tuson** » Fri 3. Oct 2014, 15:24

I have the same issues with Purple and my wife. Anything purple always gets a second look and usually an "ooooh, that's pretty"!

Sir Roger Tuson · Post by **Sir Roger Tuson** » Fri 3. Oct 2014, 15:24

[quote="Antti "Pokkis" Mäkinen"]How about The Simpsons? A full set would work really good as far as colors and proportions go

- Pokkis[/quote]
Ah yes, but just how fat would the 'Homer' be?

Robert Gage · Post by **Robert Gage** » Fri 3. Oct 2014, 17:58

'Hello Kitty'? I shall have to resort to Google, as I have no idea what this means! :P

Tyler Blake · Post by **Tyler Blake** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 09:36

Ha!.... I was at least 18 before I ever heard of Hello Kitty, when my then girlfriend and now wife mentioned it and I replied with a blank stare. She couldn't believe I didn't know about it, and I told her "It's not a robot, a dinosaur, or a robot dinosaur, so..."

Thanks Devin! You're correct on both counts. Thanks Roy and Pokkis! Carl, you're right about the sunglasses! It cracks OK for such a short whip. The extra weight helps, but for my part I prefer longer whips.

Thanks Bobbi! Did you expose your whip to Gamma radiation? :P

Well Robby, I have thought of doing a purple and green exowhip for a Joker theme...

I like that idea Pokkis! Roger, I'm thinking at least a 28 plait!

Robert, it's a Japanese cartoon character, and if you want to know more than that I think you'll have to ask one of the Ladies...

Robert Gage · Post by **Robert Gage** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 12:29

Thanks, Tyler - but I think that, all things considered, I don't want to know more than that! :P

Tyler Blake · Post by **Tyler Blake** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 13:07

...And here is a stockwhip I did recently. Sometime I'm going to have to carve out time to do one for myself so I can get more familiar with these.

Robby Amper · Post by **Robby Amper** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 13:40

Beautiful design. Plane and simple. Elegant! The taper in the handle looks cool.
Thanks for the pictures!

Robby

Tyler Blake · Post by **Tyler Blake** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 13:44

Thanks Robby!

Einar Stephenson · Post by **Einar Stephenson** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 13:53

Very nice stockwhip the full plait handle is real sweet.

Tyler Blake · Post by **Tyler Blake** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 14:08

Thanks Einar!

Devin Bauer · Post by **Devin Bauer** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 14:27

Neat and tidy as always Tyler, I like the way you put the belly around the keeper on these.

Sir Roger Tuson · Post by **Sir Roger Tuson** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 14:44

Mmmmmm! Nice work. Haven't attempted a Stock Whip as yet but it's on the list!

Bobbi Holyoak · Post by **Bobbi Holyoak** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 14:51

Beautiful work, Tyler. I love how you did the knots.

Carl Feairs · Post by **Carl Feairs** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 15:03

Nice work Tyler:
Do you build your thong with a swell or is it a steady taper from the keeper? It kind of looks like a swell in the photos but I can't be sure.

Robert Gage · Post by **Robert Gage** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 16:08

That's really beautiful, Tyler! All kinds of things have made me think kindly about stockwhips lately. Perhaps one day....

Could you tell us, please, the length of the handle, the length of the thong, and - in general terms - where the balance of weight is? Is the thong loaded? (Sorry - you can tell I'm salivating!)

Roy Partin · Post by **Roy Partin** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 20:43

Very cool and interesting Tyler. I love the unique tapered handle design.

Derek Pulsifer · Post by **Derek Pulsifer** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 22:37

Awesome stock whip, tapering the handle made this whip perfect.

Mario Desgronte · Post by **Mario Desgronte** » Tue 7. Oct 2014, 23:38

Beautiful stockwhip,Tyler.

I like the simple and elegant design, that's great.

Best wishes,

Mario

Tyler Blake · Post by **Tyler Blake** » Wed 8. Oct 2014, 00:10

Thanks Devin and Roy! Roy, you should totally try one, if you're used to bullwhips it feels strange but it's good. It's hard to explain, you'd have to try it to see what I mean.

Thanks Bobbi! Thanks Carl- it does have a swell. Thanks Robert! The handle is 17" and the thong is 7 feet. The customer is kind of a diminutive gal, so I was surprised she ordered one that long, but she digs it

The balance is, if memory serves, about 2 feet down the thong. I didn't weight it any more than I would a bullwhip, and stockwhips always feel thong heavy to me because of the different action of the keeper. Thanks Roy, Derek, and Mario