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Perfect for the stage, looking really nice

Absolutely eye catching. Beautiful plaiting as usual. I'm looking forward to the new Night Train. I'm sure it will be stunning.

I hope he sends you pictures of him performing with them. They look great.

I agree with Robert, I'm not a fan of those colours, but could definitely see how they would catch the eye!
Really nice work, they look really fun to crack~

Ron, I think of all the whip projects I have on the horizon that's the one I'm most excited about:)

Thanks Robert- I agree, it's not the colors I would have picked but I also can't disagree with his reasoning for them. It was fun for me to do yellow thongs, that was a first.

Thanks Charlie and Roy!

Thanks Bobbi! I hope so too, it's always great toget to see a customer enjoying a whip you made!

Thanks Brandon!

Looks interesting - just curious - how do you make the transition between the striped handle and the golden thong?

Morten, I just plait the thong the full length and then the striped part (I call it the carapace) is, on this set, a 12 plait square start plaited from partway up the thong back to the heel. This one starts as 12 and then goes to 14 &16. To make a long story short, I use a thinner lace than paracord, and years ago I could only get it in black and white so I came up with this solution to add more colors to my arsenal, because the carapace is braided from paracord so I can do any colors there.

Thx Tyler

Looks very nice - first time for me to see it

Tyler that's another beautiful set of whips!
I, too, can't wait to see the new Night Train!!! That's going to be a beauty...

Nice design! Definitely eye catching. Looking forward for the new NT!

Tyler Blake wrote:Morten, I just plait the thong the full length and then the striped part (I call it the carapace) is, on this set, a 12 plait square start plaited from partway up the thong back to the heel. This one starts as 12 and then goes to 14 &16. To make a long story short, I use a thinner lace than paracord, and years ago I could only get it in black and white so I came up with this solution to add more colors to my arsenal, because the carapace is braided from paracord so I can do any colors there.

So today it´s made of normal paracord if i understand you correct?

Thanks Y'all! Morten, I make the thong out of Wave Lace- it is nylon, but it's madefrom a finer thread in a more complex weave, so it handles differently. It's thinner than paracord, and it's quite a bit more flexible too. The downsides are that it takes a lot longer to plait because it's thinner, and I can only get it in 7 colors- but 7 is a lot better than 2

I f you're curious about it, I'd be happy to send you a sample.

Thx for the offer Tyler - might take you up on this one day when i need more challenge :-)

I will definitely need some whips from you at some point. They're stunning!

Thank you Jessie!

Sorry! I meant "Thank you Jesse", I'm just used to spelling it with an I...









EDIT JME 12/30/2016 combined 2 posts back to back

Just call me Rachel.

No problem man. Just beautiful

Ok here is the Night Train with Roy's fittings:





I absolutely love this.... Roy, we will be doing this again!

Tyler, you're not the only one. I love it too.
Is that ebony or did you stain it?

Ron

Yessir, Please, More!!!! I love that whip, Tyler, that is beautiful.
Gator Night Train?
I will get off the tracks...

That is truly outstanding. Beautiful work!