My half of the trade with Hayes

[Mark Elliott]

Here's the 8-f
oot cow whip I sent to Hayes in our little swap.

TT core, 2 bellies, 16-plait overlay, 12-inch Indian Ebony handle, weighted fall. I have to admit to a bit of unease in sending a turned handle to a master woodworker, but I manned up and did my amateurish best. Also, the ball chain in the fall seems to have compacted a little and left a stretch of unfilled fall next to the hitch. I've never had the chain do that before. A simple enough matter to resolve just by retying the fall, but still an annoying thing to have missed before I shipped the whip. You can see the gap in some of the photos, I should have inspected it after test cracking it. Hayes has the knowledge to retire it but if I had sent it to someone that didn't it would have been a disaster.

The core


1st belly


2nd belly. Trying out some color combos.


Finished whip

[Robert Gage]

Very nice indeed, Mark! (I think the handle looks great!)

[Ron May]

Great looking whip Mark.
I didn't even see the purple until the close up. Great color choices.

Ron

[Rachel McCollough]

That is a lovely whip, Mark!!!

[Mark Elliott]

Thank you, guys.

[Jyri Haveri]

Beatiful whip Mark!

[Hayes Rutherford]

Mark, thanks again and thanks for posting the photos, I like having the WIP ones as well.

[Mark Elliott]

Thanks Jyri, and you're more than welcome, Hayes.

[Ross Buckley]

Mark that is a stunning whip as always I love your work

[Mark Elliott]

Thank you, Ross.

[Ben Varsek]

Mark, that's a very beautiful whip!!!

Ben

[Mark Elliott]

Thank you, Ben.