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This is a 10′, 3 belly, nylon whip with a 10″ handle built around a 1/4″ spring steel rod and a twisted, tapered core. The core and bellies are bound in artificial sinew. The overlay is 20-plait and it has an English eye fall hitch, a 24″, weighted, double loop fall, a 10″ cracker made of Fast Flight bowstring material. The heel knot is a 3-pass 7×6 Turk’s head knot built around a leather and lead foundation and the transition knot is a Small Pampas Knot, plate 180 in Bruce Grant’s Encyclopedia. The whip was is waxed. This is my 48th whip.

Superb, Mark!

Well done Mark.
How was your English eye fall hitch done?

I'll bet this one is a really heavy whip. An arm jerker.
How does it crack?

Ron

Thank you Robert and Ron.

The EE is one of the longest overlay strands threaded through the middle inch or so of the other. Both strands were 36 feet long. I then used the 4 ends to start my 4 plait around the longest strand of the 3rd belly.

I'll try to get videos made next week.

Beautiful!

Mark Elliott wrote:This is my 48th whip.

And a very nice looking one, at that!

Mark, you just raise the bar so much higher with each new whip. Amazing!!!

Thank you, Scott.

Jessie and Rachel, I'm just trying to not get left in the dust y'all raise. Thank you both for all the inspiration and encouragement you give.

Beatiful whip Mark!

48th whip? There has been a lot of paracord and leather going thru you fingers

That does look like its going to be hard to do fast volleys

It looks really thick at the transition, it would be interesting to see the whole taper.

Jyri Haveri wrote: That does look like its going to be hard to do fast volleys

It looks really thick at the transition, it would be interesting to see the whole taper.

Ah, expert talk
I may have no clue about this, but if I‘m allowed a question...
This is a 10 ft BULLwhip - doesn’t a whip this length (if it’s heavy) just absolutely need a really strong transition in order to be handled precisely? Definitely no speedcracking volleys with this one

And of course it looks absolutely great and neatly plaited!

Thanks, Jyri and Wolfgang. Yes, it is pretty thick at the transition, about 24 cm, a d that is the thickest part of the whip. It has 3 bellies. I'll take a photo of it layed out so you can see the taper. It is very slow, but cracks loudly with very little effort. When I get home tomorrow I'll make a video.

Mark, I love whips like this!

Me too, Robert. Actually, I've found that there is something to like about every well-made whip.

Very nice Mark.

Thanks, Eric.

Mark, it flows very well.
Thanks for making the video for us.

Ron

Thanks, Ron, I really like the way this one moves.

Mark, that looks great! In my book, you can't beat a good heavy 10-foot bullwhip for sheer delight in cracking!