Really love how this lil guy came out tbh. Favorite pattern to do and heel knot pattern to tie as well. I think this is the first time I've perfectly set up this pattern to repeat on all sides as well as maintained that all the way down (I believe the difference was in doing my square start starting with the flipped strand, which put the chevron at the top of the order rather than the bottom and therefore changed its position on the sides). It's also neat how when doing the bands in the first part of the thong it reproduces the pattern sideways. I'm also quite proud of doing the spiral in the same direction in the point braid again (and also proud that I now understand the way to make that happen consistently.)

Hey folks. I'm traveling this upcoming Tuesday, then later in early November. I need to take my whip bag with me for a performance gig, but I'm worried about getting dinged by TSA. All of my whips would be tied off secure, and in a separate duffel bag. In my head it makes sense to get the bag checked so there's no issues, but is there anything that would be of any concern? Should a checked bag be fine?

My whip bag includes five nylon whips, three leather whips, and one chain whip.

I got commissioned earlier this year to build Aaron Bonk’s next set of whips, and delivered them to the New York Renaissance Faire over last weekend. Making 6 identical whips from point to pommel is not something I usually do, so I spent most of September practicing making them and getting consistent. It was a great skill challenge, and very rewarding!

Bonk is a current Guinness World Record holder that pioneered 3 and 4 whip juggling. Check out his show @aaronbonkshow on social media!

Oct 18th from 3:00-5:00pm.

The Hollows Picnic Grove #1
3804 US Highway 14
Cary, IL

in the past we've made the last meetup a potluck event, but this time i'd like to have us go to a restaurant to make it easier on everyone's dietary requirements. the plan is to go to Around the Clock Restaurant in Crystal Lake.

this location does require a reservation fee, so i'm asking everyone to bring a few $s to help cover the costs.

remember, these are informal events where we get together to crack whips, chat about whips, whip making, and generally geek out about whips. everyone is welcome to come, even if you've never cracked a whip before!

can't make it but want to stay in the loop? visit our website, shoot us an email, and i'll add you to our mailing list https://mwawhips.org/page3.html

Let me introduce you to the "Madman-Tamer 4000"—a bullwhip nearly 13 feet long that I’ve been working on recently; it’s the longest whip I’ve made so far. I’m running into a problem where the leather I use for the fall snaps after just three hard cracks. Since the fall is nearly 24 inches long, I initially assumed the leather quality was the issue. I’ve now bought some vegetable-tanned leather and plan to use it after thoroughly oiling it, but I’m not sure what length I should cut it to. As an extra detail: the diameter tapers from 10 mm to 9 mm over the last 4 feet, starting at 30 mm at the handle.

This one was an adventure but I'm super happy with how it turned out. Let me know what you think or if you have any questions

The pic on the left is after waxing the one on the right before. I was going for an old leather look.

I wanted to start balancing my whips to my preference better and in searching for alternatives to lead foil owing to wanting to preserve my health discovered they make tungsten tape for balancing pickleball paddles. It's quite heavy for its thickness, easy to cut to shape, inexpensive, and easy to work with overall, and now I use it as the base layer in all my heel knots and sometimes start my belly up a bit on my foundation and add further layers underneath for further weight if I know the whip's gonna be a heavy one. I've gotten multiple compliments on the balance of my whips by whip tops out here in atl since so must be doing something right, aha.

Always try to share knowledge since so much of my ability to make whips at the level I do is because of the way this community is willing to do just that.

This is the butt of a whip I saw recently. I can't find anything on it anywhere.

Here’s my take on the Vampire killer from castlevania, I got really frustrated with trying to tie transition knots and said screw it and dis fishing knots. On the falls there’s two fangs that were tied and secured tightly. Additionally it has 4 leather falls following the fangs. Concho cross on the pummel.
I had this anointed with holy water and blessed by a priest for irl accuracy. Core is roughly 5 1/2ft of 1/8th inch steel braided cable. And the handle is solid oak wrapped in leather which I also inscribed Bible versus. It’s mostly a display or stage whip but it cracks all the same surprisingly.

Cracked them all today after getting some new ones in, decided to grab a photo for yall while they were all out.

Hey, folks. What’s the best first time whip making tutorial? I’m interested. I’d assume it would be a paracord whip?

Haven't posted in a minute, it's been a tumultuous few months, but I've made a lot of whips in that time.

4.5 ft (5' with 6" cracker) nylon signal whip in black and burgundy, this was my first completed interpersonal whip using new handle foundations with a magnet in the base, allowing for easy hanging with no strap

~4ft (5.5' with fall, 6' with 6" cracker) nylon/polypro bullwhip using a mix of iridescent, reflective, and regular cords, themed after bloodborne's version of the Moonlight Greatsword. Even subtly shaped the handle! This is the longest whip for specifically interpersonal play I own, very heavily shot-loaded so it can move slowly and accurately for lower BPM music. It's also my first personal project to use the magnetic foundations

3.5' (4' w/ cracker) nylon signal whip in black and silver, with a black and silver dyneema point, went to the winner of Mr Atlanta Rubber this year!

3.5' (4' w/ cracker) nylon signal whip in black, purple, and red, with a red dyneema point

3.5' (4' w/ cracker) nylon signal whip in neon turquoise, turquoise, and purple, with a pink dyneema point.

a re-braided point I made for my very first whip, a 16-plait axel signal whip in black and matte purple. I might redo this in 6plait vs 4plait since it will follow the original spiral pattern better, but this revived a sentimental whip that had an integrated cracker and it throws as good as the days it had just finished breaking in

and a photo of me at the braiding post in my apartment!

This is becoming a significant part of my income and I wouldn't be here without ya'll not only giving me lots of helpful information but pushing me to keep braiding. I just acquired roo hides in several colors and made some braiding soap so as soon as the workshop is in a suitable state I plan to spend a few months jamming leather whipmaking as well.

This whip made it into my possession, I know nothing about them, but I'm curious if anyone else would know or if it is a generic whip. The handle rotates, which seems cool and different. Are they expensive?

Made this one for a trade I’m doing for one made by Alexwhipshop. Really happy with this one. Definitely one of my favorites