Giovanni Celeste

Giovanni Celeste · Post by **Giovanni Celeste** » Tue 8. Apr 2014, 21:11

:-) thanks so much guys :-)
Sometimes less is more:-)
In these days i'm working on a 4ft 16plt bullwhip ...
Asap the pics
Kind regards

Giovanni Celeste · Post by **Giovanni Celeste** » Tue 13. May 2014, 15:07

Hi Everybody,
I apologize if the last few weeks I have been absent from this forum.
I've been busy in my new job as a dad (this Sunday we will celebrate his first year!!).
To make me forgive from you, below a rich gallery of the work of the last few weeks.
Now I'm working on a unusual whip from what we see often.
Soon I will show you this whip.
Kind Regards
Gio

Bullwhip 16plt 4ft with double pattern on the handle and 8plt wrist loop

Signal whip 12plt 3ft

Plaited keyfob

Snake whip 12 plt 3ft Dark Brown

Signal whip 12 plt 4ft Two tone with red arrow pattern

Snake whip 12plt 5ft Black

Bobbi Holyoak · Post by **Bobbi Holyoak** » Tue 13. May 2014, 16:29

Oh Gio!! You do such Lovely work!

Giovanni Celeste · Post by **Giovanni Celeste** » Tue 13. May 2014, 16:44

:-) Very kind of you Bobbi, i try to do my best in every whip i made...
Thanks again
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Robert Gage · Post by **Robert Gage** » Tue 13. May 2014, 18:03

What a splendid bunch of whips. Very impressive!

I hope Sunday's birthday celebration is memorable!

Keanu Shimaoka · Post by **Keanu Shimaoka** » Tue 13. May 2014, 20:01

I'm not much into snakes and signals, but these make me want one!

Devin Bauer · Post by **Devin Bauer** » Tue 13. May 2014, 21:53

Why, you do such beautiful work Gio, congrats on surviving the year.

Jonathan Lewis · Post by **Jonathan Lewis** » Tue 13. May 2014, 23:40

Gio I hope you have more sleep in the baby's second year. Congratulations on completing the first year and best wishes to you and your entire family!

The whips are beautiful. I especially like the the natural color one. the variations in tone of the leather along with your smooth, even plaiting give it a look like something of ancient gold.

Do you use a special thread for signal whips to make the crackers last longer than just Nylon or Poly crackers would? People have been talking about various materials but I never considered it very important for anything other than signal whips.

Tyler Blake · Post by **Tyler Blake** » Wed 14. May 2014, 00:04

Splendid work as always Gio

I like them all, but the thing that especially grabbed my attention was the pattern on the handle on the first bullwhip. Very subtle and elegant

Tyler Blake · Post by **Tyler Blake** » Wed 14. May 2014, 00:13

Oh! And congratulations on Fatherhood too!

Giovanni Celeste · Post by **Giovanni Celeste** » Wed 14. May 2014, 11:21

Thank you all for your kind word and for your kind wishes !!!
Hi Jonathan, re. Signal cracker i use artificial sinew. According my personal opinion i think the artificial sinew have the right weigth to balance the weight of the thong. I plait the sinew for about two inches over the leather thong, than i twist the cracker.
This is all :-)

Devin Bauer · Post by **Devin Bauer** » Wed 14. May 2014, 11:43

If durability is a concern, you could try using Dyneema/Spectra for the cracker.

Giovanni Celeste · Post by **Giovanni Celeste** » Wed 14. May 2014, 14:04

Thanks Devin, dynema will be a good choice!!!

Robby Amper · Post by **Robby Amper** » Wed 14. May 2014, 14:19

Like Keanu wrote... I'm not much into snake whips, too, but your work makes me really more than curious to have one! Thanks for sharing, Gio. Great pictures, and...great whips!

Robby

Fritz Ehlers · Post by **Fritz Ehlers** » Wed 14. May 2014, 14:27

Maestro, great work.
The black and red one looks like a mini version of the whip you made for me,

Great work Gio.
Wow, has it been a year already since your son was born?
Time goes quick doesn't it.
Well, I wish him a happy first birthday. I'm sure he enjoyed every second of it.

Giovanni Celeste · Post by **Giovanni Celeste** » Wed 14. May 2014, 16:28

Hi Fritz, thanks for your kind feeback and for your wish, you're right the signal is very similar of the whip that i made for you.
You're right for the secont time: Time goes quick!!! This sunday will be his first birthday and we are very excited for this!!!!!
Robert thank you so much for the compliments i like so much making the signal whip because i think that this whip is a little compendio of whipmaking.
In this kind of whip you can see a lot of the know how of whipmaking: shotloading, plaiting,bolstering, tapering and twisting of the cracker etc....
All in one whip!!!
This is the reason of my passion in making this kind of whip

Einar Stephenson · Post by **Einar Stephenson** » Fri 16. May 2014, 15:32

very beautiful work Gio!!!!

Mario Desgronte · Post by **Mario Desgronte** » Sat 17. May 2014, 07:24

Beautiful whips, I love your work Gio, you make a great job.

Best wishes,
Mario

Giovanni Celeste · Post by **Giovanni Celeste** » Wed 28. May 2014, 14:21

Hi Guys,
as i promised here a new whip!!!
This is a circus whip whip ready for a customer who lives in Florida.
The thikness of the whip is a middle way between a lunging whip and a bullwhip.
In other words These whip has The thickness of a long stock whip.
I Hope you like it.
Gio
Here are its features:
Shaped Fiberglass Handle 140 cm
Braided Thong 226 cm
Braided fall 75 cm in artificial sinew
Twisted cracker 25 cm in artificial sinew
Overlay 12 plt Dark Brown roo
TOTAL LENGTH cm 466

Braided artificial sinew cracker and fall all in one

Devin Bauer · Post by **Devin Bauer** » Wed 28. May 2014, 15:57

Wow that is a long handle, nice work Gio. Do you braid your falls with solid sinew or do you use a leather core?