This is the Gallery of "Exowhips" - Tyler Blake

[Jyri Haveri]

That is some nice plaiting!

[Robert Gage]

Tyler, those colours are definitely 'owlish'!

[Guest]

Nice catch on that customer. Also interesting design on how the thong and twisted taper transition - exowhip style : )

[Roy Partin]

Very classy lookin whip Tyler. That's an interesting design of ending the overlay and continuing the 4 plait and twist of the belly

[Jesse Bessette]

Tyler, that is definitely one unique whip. I'm digging on the patterns you chose. The exposed core is pretty cool too. Changes the way the whip looks. Its almost like a cow whip with the tt fall.

[Ben Varsek]

Fantastic work Tyler !!!

I love your Academy line and I've never seen one with that much fancy plaiting before - it looks very, very beautiful !!!

All the best
Ben

[Tyler Blake]

Thanks Jyri!

Thanks Robert! He was very specific about having a brown earth tone color scheme, it's kind of part of his branding.

Thanks Erik and Roy

Thanks Jesse, it really is- I wanted a design that I could make faster (the downside to wavelace) but still use some wavelace to get the flow.

Thank you Ben! I don't normally offer fancy plaiting on these, in fact I usually restrict the colors to one color for the parwcord core and one color of wavelace. I do that to keep the cost down, but he offered a bonus for the fancy plaiting

[Tyler Blake]

This is a stockwhip I recently finished- it's only the second one I've done with a tapered carbon graphite handle, and it will be the last because it's been discontinued. I have a thicker cut off from this one that will be a bullwhip handle, and then that's it. I'll have to remove this option from my website...

[Tyler Blake]

Sorry for the double post, the first time I got a screen saying WB couldn't be reached...

[Rachel McCollough]

Tyler, that's a beauty. The knots and taper, excellent work! It looks like it'll crack itself

[Robert Gage]

Good grief, Tyler - how do you do it? You keep turning out whips that are simply stunning!

[Ron May]

Tyler another "Exo-mple" of excellence.
I can't be sure what color it is but it's cool.
The fancy plaiting on the handle is super.

Ron

[Matt Henderson]

Every single time... :P. Love it.

Quick question, Tyler: your distinctive knot on the thong. Do you put the crop and thong together and then tie it afterwards? Or do you manage to get it through the keeper?

[Jesse Bessette]

Beautiful as per usual, sir. Haven't quite figured out the keeper for stockwhips.

[Tyler Blake]

Thanks Rachel and Robert!
Thanks Ron- all the plaiting is black and the accent on the knots is coyote tan.

Thanks Matt, I attach the handle and thong and then do the knots on either side ofthe keeper. I think it's...possible... that you could get the thong off with them in place, but more than likely I think those two knots would have to come off. I think the need for a quick change handle is more of a necessity on a pure working whip that will be used hard, on the range. On art pieces/collector whips and those purchased for sport cracking, I find it unlikely that the handle will break or need to be replaced.

Thanks Jesse, I still follow the formuka in the Ron Edwards book, so I allow 4.5 inches for the unfolded length of the keeper.

[Matt Henderson]

Cheers Tyler, I thought you did the knots after but just wanted to check

[Tyler Blake]

Hi Y'all,
I've been slow these last months, I've only finished two whips since April but I do have a third that's waiting for customer input. This might look like a Night Train at first glance, but it's an all black Academy:


And here is a Night Sky I just finished:



After the pirate show things should settle back to more of a normal routine....

[Ron May]

Excellent Tyler.

Ron

[Jesse Bessette]

Best of luck with the show. And as usual, the whips look amazing, Tyler.

[Tyler Blake]

Thanks Fellas