Whip Making Tools (Paracord)

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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

Required

  • 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

Nice to Haves

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)