After I made my first whip and learned the lessons, I made my second whip: an 8.5 ft 8-plait belly, 12 plait middle layer, 16-plait overlay. I had the basics skills this time, and could try more adventurous design techniques.
| You start with a metal rod and some extension cord wire. Cut your
cords
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You attach the extension cord wire to the rod.
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| Attach the paracord and start plaiting
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First pass finished
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| Cut the cords for the second layer
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Attach and start plaiting
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| Finished with the second layer
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Cut the cords for the third layer
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| Start plaiting. As you can see, 16-plait is a spaghetti mess
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Almost done plaiting
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| Attach the Fall and the cracker. The finished product!
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A close-up of the handle. I did a little fancy plaiting.
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It works much better than the first. Cracks nicely. I actually had to learn how to crack the right way with this one, it's so long. Now I am ready to try leather for my third whip
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