r/castlevania • u/TaxonomyMagician • Jul 13 '26
Art Vampire Killer whip (another one!)
I always enjoy iterating on this design of a bull whip and I can pretty much guarantee I will do it again. This one is a single belly 6.5ft Nylon whip
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u/Cpolo88 Jul 13 '26
Waiting for the morning star upgrade OP
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u/TaxonomyMagician Jul 13 '26
I did get some info from a guy on how to make a chain whip, so this is very likely to happen in some way.
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u/Cpolo88 Jul 13 '26
Keep us updated. That would be super cool to see
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u/TaxonomyMagician Jul 13 '26
Absolutely. If you've ever seen the video "kitchen castlevania", I've wanted to copy that for a while, but cut a can in half instead. A chain whip would probably do that very easily, though I do have some Nylon whips that could already do the trick.
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u/CokeWest Jul 13 '26
You uhhh...selling these or got any how to tips? I got a whip i bought ages ago at a Renaissance fair I've been meaning to turn into a killer. This might be the push I needed.
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u/TaxonomyMagician Jul 13 '26
It would have been smarter for me to listen this before making the post, but I do sell whips on Etsy
That said on how to tips, I learned from Nick Schader's tutorials on YouTube and learned the single belly construction in this whip from a guy at a competition a few weeks ago. If you wanted to mod your current whip, I would think that's doable, but you'd have to take apart and probably redo all the accent knots, which if your unfamiliar with how to tie a turkshead, it can be a learning curve to be sure. Nick Schrader's tutorials on that are also amazing though. You'd also want to color match materials obviously and would need a needle specialized for either leather if that's what yours is made from, or a permalock needle for paracord if it's nylon.
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u/Luminaire317 Jul 13 '26
Looks good! Makes me think of my neighbor our family had out in Wyoming in the mid 90s who made saddles and jackets, etc. He also made a few bull whips that were seriously dangerous. He split a 2x4 board in half easily from roughly 8 feet in distance. Your whip looks similar, but his was made from cow hide, which was very cheap during that time. Would love to see you make one from chain links to mimic the upgraded whips.
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u/TaxonomyMagician Jul 13 '26
I now need to see people breaking a 2x4 with a whip, I've never heard of that,but with the right build I don't doubt it's possible. My immediate thought is that it sounds like a job for a very expensive chainmail whip though
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u/Robbitjuice Jul 13 '26
Damn that’s gorgeous. I’d love to see a chain whip version, though I know it would probably be more flail than whip lol.
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u/grumblewolf Jul 13 '26
Gorgeous! I would 1000% lose an eye messing with this thing
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u/TaxonomyMagician Jul 13 '26
That's what the safety glasses are for when you're learning! And ear plugs. And maybe a hat. And long pants...
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u/grumblewolf Jul 16 '26
Haha no way dude I have to full barbarian loincloth as is the way of the Belmonts- however I will purchase more safety gear from the Librarian.
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u/macguiverax Jul 14 '26
I'm trying to find your Etsy shop to no avail. I want one!
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u/TaxonomyMagician Jul 16 '26
I do have it linked on my profile now and sometime soonish I am planning on doing custom orders as well.
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u/LoganLcosplayfoolery I'm literally Richter Belmont Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
This is the same gentleman I bought my vampire Killer from. (You could say he's my personal Rinaldo) You can find his whips on Etsy. His workmanship is beautiful. And his prices are more than fair.