The making of whip #2

[Guest]

That's actually very clever!

[Grant Weaver]

I have seen a number of plaiters use this technique, it works wonders! Good luck sir, it's really coming along!

[Robert Gage]

Very nifty, Ron!

[Rachel McCollough]

Well done, Ron!

[Philbert Lim]

That's a really good idea Ron

[Sir Roger Tuson]

Nice one Ron, I use a thin foam padding to protect the whip from the jaws of my vise. It never occured to me to turn it 'upside down' and clamp it your way. Simple, as the best ideas tend to be.

[Roy Partin]

Ron, I like how you improvise and overcome. That is a slick idea. Looks like the whip is coming along nicely

[Ron May]

Thanks every one, it works and works well.
There's less chance of plait distortion because of the vice, so they should stay tighter.

Ron

[Ron May]

The second belly is completed and ready for binding.
It has a nice gradual taper to it.

[Rachel McCollough]

Hey, hey! Nice looking taper. Time to start poppin soon!!

[Brandon Lewis]

Nice looking taper Ron, Ive felt a little like we are in a race. We are neck and neck, ready for the home stretch.

[Ron May]

Thanks Rachel, and Brandon.
It's got a long way to go yet.
Binding the whoooohooo out of it is next.
Then the 16pl which I have never done before.

Ron

[Rachel McCollough]

16 pl you can do it. It looks daunting but you'll knock it out!

[Brandon Lewis]

Ron, My overlay is 16pl also. I just cant figure out what to do with the dropped strands to prevent bumps. Have you ever tried weaving them into the belly? Not sure if its doable with the biding though.

[Ron May]

Brandon, in the past I just laid it over on top of the belly I am plaiting over and just plaited over it for about
about 4 or five laces. The pulled down on it to make sure it was still tight above... trimmed it off.... singed it... then continued on plaiting.
I hope that's the right way. It's the only way I know.

Ron

[Robert Gage]

Ron, that is a nice taper. Keep going, man!

[Ron May]

Thank you Mr. Robert.

I wish you and other practitioners were local to me so I could get
some direct feed back from some one who knows how a quality whip
should feel.

Ron

[Brandon Lewis]

That how i drop strands as well, Ron. I feel your pain i wish i could get a hold of a properly made whip so i could compare mine to it.

[Ron May]

Brandon, I have a 12pl 8 footer made by Einar Stephenson, but other than it being well plaited and
super stiff, I have not been able to break it in after a couple of weeks of using it, there's not much I can
tell about how it was made.

It's so stiff still that the tail will not bend with gravity.
It might take months to break it in, but it will last for ever.





Ron

[Brandon Lewis]

Hmm its interesting you said that i was about to post this on my whip #3 thread but it goes with what your saying. Its belly number 2 first layer of binding. I was wondering if its possible to bind too tight? I pulled the sinew as tight as i could, to the point the skin came off my finger. Then at the last i broke the sinew i pulled it so hard. Its ok though i was about to cut it.