{"id":64,"date":"2012-05-24T03:35:18","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T10:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/makeallthethings.wordpress.com\/?p=64"},"modified":"2025-10-18T06:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T06:59:14","slug":"paracord-snakewhip-part-1-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/paracord-snakewhip-part-1-of-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Paracord Snakewhip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How to make a 4 foot snakewhip out of paracord.<\/strong> \u00a0Before you start, remember to always wear eye protection when using your whip, unless you&#8217;re <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winrichwhips.com\/\">this guy<\/a>. \u00a0The design was loosely inspired by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Paracord-Bullwhip\/\">this instructable<\/a>\u00a0and takes around 6-8 hours. \u00a0I also <a title=\"sell premade whips\" href=\"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/shop\/snakewhip.php\">sell premade whips<\/a> in any combination of colors. \u00a0I currently have black, red, hot pink, and neon yellow in stock. \u00a0Please specify colors and cracker color.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68\" title=\"Supplies\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/11.jpg\" alt=\"Supplies\" width=\"474\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><strong><br \/>\nSupplies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>4 feet (1.2 meters) lamp chain<\/li>\n<li>Metal clasp or ring<\/li>\n<li>Fire<\/li>\n<li>Needle<\/li>\n<li>Strong thread, string, or sinew<\/li>\n<li>89 feet (28 meters) 550 paracord (multiple colors look awesome)<\/li>\n<li>Measuring tape or ruler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70\" title=\"Optional Supplies\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/21.jpg\" alt=\"Optional Supplies\" width=\"474\" height=\"415\" \/><strong><br \/>\nOptional Supplies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Duct tape (for a stiffer whip and to hold things in place)<\/li>\n<li>Contrasting string or ribbon for a cracker<\/li>\n<li>Sharpie and\/or crayon to mark thing<\/li>\n<li>Smooth needle nose pliers to tighten as you braid (sharp edges damage the paracord)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72\" title=\"Core\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/3.jpg\" alt=\"Core\" width=\"474\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><strong><br \/>\nCore<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut 33 inches (84 cm) of lamp chain. \u00a0Mark with a sharpie 14 inches (35.5 cm) from one end.<\/li>\n<li>Cut 13 inches (33 cm) of lamp chain. \u00a0Mark with a sharpie 4 inches (10 cm) from one end.<\/li>\n<li>Thread lamp chain through the clasp so the marks are touching the clasp (the ends will be uneven)<\/li>\n<li>Cut 96 inches (244 cm) of paracord. \u00a0Singe both ends. \u00a0Mark in the middle with crayon.<\/li>\n<li>Thread paracord through the clasp so the mark touches the clasp and one end is loose.<\/li>\n<li>Tape everything in place so it doesn&#8217;t slip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-79\" title=\"First Braid 1\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/4.jpg\" alt=\"First Braid 1\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a><strong><br \/>\nFirst Layer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Put the loose end of the paracord through the other end of the clasp so it is out of the way.<\/li>\n<li>Cut 4 pieces of paracord: 99, 99, 85, 60 inches (252, 252, 216, 152 cm). \u00a0Remove the cores (white strands in the middle). \u00a0Singe the ends. \u00a0Mark each piece in the middle.<\/li>\n<li>Thread 4 pieces through the clasp so the marks are touching the clasp.<\/li>\n<li>Position the 4 pieces as shown above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81\" title=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>First strand of the braid.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-82\" title=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>Tighten first strand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83\" title=\"7\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>Second strand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84\" title=\"8\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>Tighten second strand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85\" title=\"9\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>Third strand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86\" title=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>Tighten third strand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90\" title=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>Fourth strand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-92\" title=\"12\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>Continue braiding. \u00a0Remove the tape as you get to it. \u00a0Be careful not to pick up the core strand of paracord and braid with that. Every two strands, pull everything tight with pliers. \u00a0The tighter the better.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94\" title=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>When one of the strands gets \u00a01-2 inches (3-5 cm) in length, tuck it behind and wrap it around the core. \u00a0Stitch it in place with the needle and thread. \u00a0Repeat with the other short strand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-96\" title=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>Now braid.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97\" title=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-101\" title=\"17\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>When the strands get short again, tuck them back and stitch in place again. \u00a0Continue braiding with 4 strands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102\" title=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/makeallthethings.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"148\" \/><\/a>When you get to the ends, tuck back and stitch in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to make a 4 foot snakewhip out of paracord. \u00a0Before you start, remember to always wear eye protection when using your whip, unless you&#8217;re this guy. \u00a0The design was loosely inspired by this instructable\u00a0and takes around 6-8 hours. \u00a0I also sell premade whips in any combination of colors. \u00a0I currently have black, red, hot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[10,18,37,40,45,46,57],"class_list":["post-64","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maker","tag-black","tag-diy","tag-paracord-2","tag-rainbow","tag-snake","tag-snakewhip","tag-whip"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1016,"href":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions\/1016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makethethings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}