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Wow that electric blue really makes the rest pop!!! In an awesome way!!! Need I remind you:
The knots of course are really amazing as usual!

Thanks Ron! I'm totally apathetic about football, and around here people practically worship the seahawks so I was a little worried that my customer would want to chat about football...I couldn't nama a single player, never watched a game, nada. So I was grateful that all our discussion stayed whip-related

Thanks Philbert! THanks Rachel, yeah I like that blue, I want to do a blue and black one sometime!

Also, thanks on the knot Rachel- that means a lot to me because I find knots the most challenging thing

I drool over that skill, ya know! Man they are really really cool.

Your whips are so unique! I LOVE when you work in color!

Rachel, you shall cause me to blush

Thanks so much Bobbi! I'm still over the moon about having this new found ability to have more variety- a 3-color whip and no black or white?! Unheard of! :P

@ Tyler Blake:

Tyler, both the exowhip and the exosnake look fantastic !!!
I am sure that it will be very difficult for the young customer to aviod becomming addicted to whipcracking after reciving such a professional and beautiful whip !!!

All the best
Ben

Thank you Ben

Here is a set of 4 footers that I just sent to Denmark:



These have 10 inch handles, other than that they're almost copies of a set I made years ago that the customer saw on my site and liked a lot. Do any of y'all ever get asked to copy your previous work?

Tyler, these are outstanding! Man, those knots!!!
These are beautiful!

Only three or four times have I been asked to copy previous whips. But I've not had a long making history yet.

Tyler, that pair makes me say, 'Oooooh!' Simple, elegant and beautifully made! Thanks for posting....

Great looking pair Tyler. I love those knots. Do those weighted falls help with cracks on those really short whips? The most copy requests I get are on handles. Colors and patterns are usually unique.

Outstanding Tyler.
Absolutely beautiful.

Ron

Tyler, i love the colors on that.

Tyler, this mached pair is absolutely beatiful - my greates compliments to your work !!!

I am currently working on a copy of my previous work for the first time:

A customer who already bought a bullwhip from me had asked me to make a copy of the whip that I had given a local cutlery store owner as a "thank you" gift because the cutlery store owner has let him try out the "thank you whip". It's a 20 plait 7 footer - the only difference to the "thank you whip" are the colors: The original "thank you whip" has moss green and black colors and he ordered it to be all black. Other than that it's the exact same whip, same handle length, same transition, same handle pattern and same knots (I will post pictures as soon as I am done with the whip).

All the best
Ben

Ben, in my view, colours are great, but you can never go wrong with all black!

@ Robert Gage:

I agree - it creates a classical look and it looks like a leather whip from far away !!!

All the best
Ben

Thank you Rachel!

Thanks Robert!
Thanks Roy, I believe the weighted falls do help, but honestly I think all the whips I've tried them on work better with weighted falls.
Thanks Ron!

Thanks Philbert and Ben!

There is kind of a freedom in just doing black, but after so long being mostly restricted to black and white on the thongs it still feels like a breath of fresh air to get to work in color now

Hi Tyler. I've just seen your last whips (Sorry !). I like very much the color and the knots.
Like we could say in France : "Chapeau l'Artiste !"

Thanks Christophe, good tp see you on the forum again!