thank you for welcome. Just want to say "Hello!" and introduce myself:
I am Christopher from Darmstadt, Germany, and Iīm sorry for my bad english Whipmaking and cracking are my favorite hobbies (so please have some patience with me ) - for me the right balance to my job.
Unfortunately the last professional whipmaker of Germany has died in 2006. Now, the whole knowledge from many gernerations of traditional german whipmaking is gone...sad but true. So I try to keep up a little bit of this knowledge - as good as I can...still marvel, learning and practise.
Thatīs all for the monent.
Kindest regards from Germany,
Christopher
"I tell you: One must still have chaos in one, to give birth to a dancing star. I tell you: Ye have still chaos in you."
Hello
My name is Andrzej, I'm polish and whipmaking is my hobby at 5 years. I learn it myself becouse there craft is unknown in Poland. Now we have polish whipentusiast forum and about 6 people make whips.
Posts: 27 Location: Gin Gin Queensland Australia Joined: 08.02.08
Posted on 07-04-2008 21:33
Hi kooniu
Glad to have you along. If you have any quetions feel free to ask and I will try my best to answer them.
You may also like to take a look at the new Australian Plaiters & Whipmakers Association website www.apwa.org.auThere will be plenty of info threre shortly also.
You should think of joining if you are not already a member .
Cheers
Chris
Posts: 1 Location: Bedfordshire, England Joined: 20.04.08
Posted on 20-04-2008 21:44
Hi Chris
Thanks for the Welcome - I'm looking forward to an interesting association with your site.
Although I'm not into whipmaking, my main interest is knotting and braidwork - both leather and cord. My largest braid to date is a 121-strand pentalpha solidbraid bellrope. I would like to extend my knowledge of working with leather which is quite basic at the moment, although my general knowledge of knotting and braiding is quite high.
However, my wife and I will be visiting Australia in a few months time, intending to be Grey Nomads doing the Big Lap for a year. We would like to be able to meet as many knotty/braiding folk as possible, maybe at shops or shows, or wherever. Can you help with regard to any websites which may have some useful information for us.
My name is Laurie, I live on Vancouver Island in Canada. Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. Look forward to chatting and learning all I can from all of the talented artists here.
"If you always do what you did, you're always gonna git what you got" - B.B.
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Whipmaking and cracking are my favorite hobbies (so please have some patience with me 
) - for me the right balance to my job.