Also of interest is the thickness of the fall leather... On most whips I'll use a 4mm thick whitehide and taper it to a very fine point. But on short thin whips that are not as big, I'll use a 3mm latigo leather and also taper it to a fine point. The difference may seem insignificant at first glance, but the result is surprising; on a short and thin whip, the thicker whitehide will just slow the whip down, but if the whip is like a full-size bullwhip but just 3' long, the energy from the thickness at the transition is such that the whitehide is perfectly suited. It's a multi-variable evaluation and there is no real equation, just trial and error.
What's up Lorenzo. Depends a bit on style and length among other things but you can find a general price guide on my site. www.witchcraftwhips.se/price-guide
In the beginning of this video I said the Jacka fall was 4 foot long, I meant to say 3!
in the middle of my 2nd whip build. thanks for the detailed tutorial. great to know about the various nuances.
Nice explaination, this helps my understanding of whip making in general, without a doubt!
Nice video, Johnny! And great explanations! ;)
Also of interest is the thickness of the fall leather... On most whips I'll use a 4mm thick whitehide and taper it to a very fine point. But on short thin whips that are not as big, I'll use a 3mm latigo leather and also taper it to a fine point. The difference may seem insignificant at first glance, but the result is surprising; on a short and thin whip, the thicker whitehide will just slow the whip down, but if the whip is like a full-size bullwhip but just 3' long, the energy from the thickness at the transition is such that the whitehide is perfectly suited. It's a multi-variable evaluation and there is no real equation, just trial and error.
Good insight into falls,once again, thank you
As soon as you cracked out the graphs, the video got a like
If I was.
Making a bullwhip I'm gonna make twisted fall on it
How much would it cost one of those wips ?
What's up Lorenzo. Depends a bit on style and length among other things but you can find a general price guide on my site.
www.witchcraftwhips.se/price-guide
I did the math, an 8 foot bullwhip with no specialty work comes swinging past 700 dollars....