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So I am going to try to make nylon stockwhip maybe 7ft long. This is first one I have ever tryed so any advice is more than welcome. I think I do little shot bag and... 2 plaited bellyes+overlay
How do you guys do them? I try to find more information from the forum when kids go to sleep.

Hi Jyri, there's much more all over WB about stockwhips, but here Alia a good start.

One thing I would suggest for your first one is either a twisted taper core or several individual strands laid together and bound. Or alternatively a three-two-one strand core with a six-five-four plait for a core. Easy and simple, but not too heavy. If you've got a long handle that extra weight can be very tiring


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Thank you Rachel!

I already started the whip but maybe its not too late to take the bbs out
I have some bbs inside paracord wich has paracord over it

I made new core. Now its 4 paracords inside one another wich get shorter towards the tip.

Jyri, I can't imagine how hard that was to insert four cords basically into one.
How did you do it?

Ron

Looks great, Jyri!

Jyri, that seems like a great start. I have a pair of nylon stockwhips from Steve Huntress of Noreast Whips. They have a core, one belly, the the overlay. Two bellies may be too heavy.

Jyri I'd agree with everyone here, small core, 1 belly only and an overlay You'll find that anything thicker will be a bit heavy, which is great for making a much louder sound but you'll get tired much easier too.

Thanks everyone!
Ron, three was easy fourth was bit tricky, I just melted the thick end as narrow as I could and started "milking" it in there. Fourth layer goes almost all the way to the end of the core. It produced very nice smooth taper witch was stiff. I have to use it in my other whips too.
I am going to do overlay to this as you guys suggested.

This is where I got this far. I hope it works but its try and error at this point.

Jyri, it's looking good so far.
I like the color combination.
Good job.

Ron

I like that combo! Looking good Jyri

Looking great!

That's looking really good. I was suprised to you about your core.
I managed to get one strand of paracord through another strand, but that's it. Imagine getting four...
Very impressive.

Thanks everyone!

Overlay done! And I can proudly say this is roundist and smoothist whip I have ever done! Next the handle. I have to get some wood. Any advice to attach keeper to the handle?

Jyri, that's looking very good.
Nice job.
In the photo it looks remarkably like leather.
Making each whip better than the last is a goal for every maker to aspire.

Ron

Jyri, that's looking really nice!

Jyri, great job! That's a really nice fall hitch, too!

I'm no expert but I've made a few tries...
Are you going to use a piece of nylon flat strap or a plaited keeper?

Next question, are you going to tie a knot over the place you bind it on, or a grapevine hitch? Or none?

If you are covering it you can bind it on with sinew with French Whipping. (Basically same as binding your whip thong). A binding around 1.5" in length is minimum I would suggest, maybe more.

If you're not covering the binding use a twisted ply thread like saddle stitching thread, any very good strong twisted thread.

Make sure you have a bit of a channel cut into your wood about 3/4" or 1" from the tip for the binding to grab into.

That's about all I have

Thanks!
Rachel, I think I am going to make plaited keeper and try grapevine hich. Just got home with kids and took some wood with me. I think it might be bit short but I give it a try anyway.

That's your first stockwhip thong?....

I want to swear, it's that good. My first stockwhip thong looked like a fat snake that'd been run over by a van at one end.