Whip Making - Making a Performance Popper

Making an extra fluffy performance popper.

[@grambofof]

Never even thought to add more loose strands, so thanks for that! Also, for the knot nerds, she's attached it to the fall with a sheet bend. Very similar to how a bowline works, but it is with two cords instead of one, like a bowline.

[@ChrisAndersonskakkix]

For the nerdier of the knot nerds, the sheet bend is ABOK#1, aka the first knot found in Ashley's book (Bible) of knots. It is such a useful knot that the knot king himself decided to make it #1 in his book of more than 2000 knots. This is a great use for the sheet bend though, and it's seems such an obvious choice for this now that I've seen it. We whipcrackers (and our falls) thank you April!

[@greghanson-w3d]

thanks april. your channel is excellent. i especially agree with reworking the twine after making the knots. i had happened upon that on my own when making my first few poppers. great knots. i can hardly wait to make my first popper with extra fray. made about 6 regular poppers about 6 wks ago, and finished my first whip 2 wks ago. been braiding for over 20 years, and plan to learn how to make quality whips. again, thanks for your extensive teaching.

[@Shutterbun4]

This is so clever. Can't wait to try it!

[@k.g.saturn]

I believe your "half bowline" is a sheet bend.

[@DanielDauphin]

Nice, simple, and useful. Excellent video. Thanks!

[@garyjones1688]

Thank you girl thank you finally somebody did it simple

[@Robnord1]

I really like the demonstration using larger rope. That made it much easier to follow. I'm new at this, and the last 6 I've made haven't been pretty. Thanks for the video. ; )

[@freddymeischer2219]

Hey !!! That was pretty slick:-) thanxZ. Two thumbs and a big toe up!

[@ironsilk1000]

Ok ,ok after a few attempts, I finally got it. Had to make a knot on the 8" strands, but it's working great. Awesome idea thanks alot.

[@themartialdartist6579]

Thank you for this!

[@ironsilk1000]

You should use the paracord for your example. This is easy to explain but hard as hell to manage with paracord.

[@dennapin0]

What is the popper for? What does it do?

[@AprilJenniferChoi]

It help makes the sound.

[@dennapin0]

April Jennifer Choi does that mean I need it or can I take it off

[@AprilJenniferChoi]

@@dennapin0 it is much louder with the popper on.

[@dennapin0]

April Jennifer Choi so I don’t NEED it it’s more for show

[@ethanblagrove2327]

Hey just a quick question, does the length of the loose strands at the end of the popper matter? If so whats an ideal length. Mines about half an inch.

[@AprilJenniferChoi]

Yes. You can tune it to your whip by making one with like 10 cm or 4" of tail, cracking it, then trimming off a mm or two, and repeating until you find the Loudest point. For me it's usually around the 40 - 50 mm (1.5 to 2 inch) range.

[@ethanblagrove2327]

@@AprilJenniferChoi ok thanks heaps ^^

[@grey_m4ttrr]

It might do diligence to draw or tape a box around an area of the table to keep your hands inside the camera frame? I didn't get to see some of the twisting because your hands were out of frame. Thank you for all your videos!

[@garyjones1688]

I made to homemade whips I use it for protection they're my favorite weapons

[@MrCosmos110]

Why is this better April? Is it louder? .......................

[@AprilJenniferChoi]

MrCosmos110 it's not "better" just an alternative. Pros: Longer Life Span, Rounder Sound Cons: More time to make Sound can be tuned by trimming, shorter filaments with a wider base would knot less for the same loudness

[@MrCosmos110]

April Jennifer Choi , so be it April, I'm gonna try it, thanks. ....,