Whip Making Tools (Paracord)

These are some of the tools you will need to make a whip out of paracord, many are optional, but will make the job easier

Measuring tape
Something to cut with
- Box cutter
- "PerforMax" safety cutter
- Scissors
Something to singe the cut ends of the paracord
- Lighter
- Butane torch
- Matches

Some of these items are directly related to the type of whip you are making as well.

Hacksaw
Spring loaded hand clamp (hold your plaiting in place when you need to take a break)
Macramé "T" pins (great for holding strands in place if you're adding strands)
Mini vice with padded jaws
Perma lock needles
- These come in a variety of sizes, smaller will generally be better (look up sizes)
Fid
Hemostats (SO many uses!)
Needle nose pliers (when you need to pull a strand tight, but it's too short to get a good grip on)
Small wire cutter (useful if your using beaded chain)
Sharpie pen (Use to make the center of the strand for flat starts. Silver color is visible on most paracord colors)
Safety pins (Use to mark the center of your strands when you can't have a visible mark form a sharpie)
Glue (different glues are good for different purposes)
- Super Glue (liquid and gel)
- Fabric glue (Use to hold flat braids together that need to be cut down small for heel knot butts)
- Thick rubbery glue, i.e. E6000, Goop, Shoe Goo (use to hold on chonchos)
Caliper (measure the size of heel knot foundations and also to document whip taper)
Knot tying jig, also called a mandrill (makes tying turkshead knots for heels and transitions much easier)
Stainless steel drinking straw (makes feeding BB's into sinker cord much easier)

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