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Posted: Fri 3. Oct 2014, 14:57
by Guest
How about The Simpsons? A full set would work really good as far as colors and proportions go
- Pokkis
Posted: Fri 3. Oct 2014, 15:24
by Sir Roger Tuson
I have the same issues with Purple and my wife. Anything purple always gets a second look and usually an "ooooh, that's pretty"!
Posted: Fri 3. Oct 2014, 15:24
by Sir Roger Tuson
[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?
Posted: Fri 3. Oct 2014, 17:58
by Robert Gage
'Hello Kitty'? I shall have to resort to Google, as I have no idea what this means! :P
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 09:36
by Tyler Blake
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...

Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 12:29
by Robert Gage
Thanks, Tyler - but I think that, all things considered, I don't want to know more than that! :P
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 13:07
by Tyler Blake
...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.

Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 13:40
by Robby Amper
Beautiful design. Plane and simple. Elegant! The taper in the handle looks cool.
Thanks for the pictures!
Robby
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 13:44
by Tyler Blake
Thanks Robby!

Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 13:53
by Einar Stephenson
Very nice stockwhip the full plait handle is real sweet.
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 14:08
by Tyler Blake
Thanks Einar!
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 14:27
by Devin Bauer
Neat and tidy as always Tyler, I like the way you put the belly around the keeper on these.
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 14:44
by Sir Roger Tuson
Mmmmmm! Nice work. Haven't attempted a Stock Whip as yet but it's on the list!
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 14:51
by Bobbi Holyoak
Beautiful work, Tyler. I love how you did the knots.
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 15:03
by Carl Feairs
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.
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 16:08
by Robert Gage
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!)
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 20:43
by Roy Partin
Very cool and interesting Tyler. I love the unique tapered handle design.
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 22:37
by Derek Pulsifer
Awesome stock whip, tapering the handle made this whip perfect.
Posted: Tue 7. Oct 2014, 23:38
by Mario Desgronte
Beautiful stockwhip,Tyler.
I like the simple and elegant design, that's great.
Best wishes,
Mario
Posted: Wed 8. Oct 2014, 00:10
by Tyler Blake
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
