Homemade Toys: Rope Flogger

I really love playing with rope.  And I don't just mean tying up Pet either.  I love to watch videos of folks creating knots (e.g. J.D. Lenzen at Fusion Knots http://fusionknots.com/index.php ).  I love browsing rope in hardware stores.  I love playing with various types of rope common to these places to see what I can make from them.

I've made a couple of rope floggers in the past and made another today.  One was made with 3/8" nylon rope following the rope flogger directions on JD Lenzen's site.  I whipped the ends with blue hemp yarn using technique #2 on JD's site.  The resulting flogger is quite heavy and has a serious bite to it.

I also made a couple of birthday gifts for my Pet as he turns 27 in the next few days; however, I'm not posting pics of those until after his birthday.  I can't wait to see if he likes them!