Captain Jim Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 A question: Would not an original have been tarred or pitched in order to preserve it, make it stiffer and more effective? My occupational hazard bein' my occupation's just not around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted October 7, 2006 Author Share Posted October 7, 2006 I've seen a couple of originals and they weren't tarred. Hemp, unless left in complete damp, is one of the more durable ropes; and the force of the whip is because of its speed, so tarring it would make it less effective (but still damned painful one imagines). Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted October 7, 2006 Author Share Posted October 7, 2006 OK, I've just costed up the materials properly and timed myself making a cat and I reckon I could do them for $50 +shipping if anyone did want one. Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Handed Jill Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I made one that is public-safe: It's gotten a lot more worn and grubby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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