Whip number 20 is a kangaroo hide whip, my second roo hid and it turned out pretty well. The last leather whip I made was a 4… Read more "Black and Tan Fantasy"
Author: Mark Elliott
Paramedic, husband and father, whipmaker, skeptic, perpetual student, bird photographer. Pretty good medic and whipmaker, skeptical to the point of cynicism, hit and miss on the others. Lived in the Texas Panhandle since a was a kid, a stranger in a strange land.
Whip Basics
I started making whips about 8 months ago, but I was terrible at using them. I came across this guy on YouTube named Robby Amper and was… Read more "Whip Basics"
A Couple of Side Projects
Here's a commissioned Cat o' Nine Tails, and a Get-back Whip that I made just because I was bored one afternoon and it was too nasty to… Read more "A Couple of Side Projects"
Cow Whip
Whip #19 is an 8 ft Florida cow whip. It has a 15 inch, hand-carved, purpleheart handle, an 8 ft. thong around a twisted, tapered core with… Read more "Cow Whip"
Kangaroo hide whip
Well, the last two weeks have been quite an adventure. Whip #18 is an 8 ft. kangaroo hide bullwhip in brandy and natural finish hide. I have… Read more "Kangaroo hide whip"
Sui Generis Whips
So, this is going to be a little bit of a different kind of a post. I bought a whip. It's the first whip I've ever handled… Read more "Sui Generis Whips"
Autumn Leaves
Here's a 4-1/2 foot dog lead I've been working on for the last week. The handle is a 3 color variation of ABoK #2996, an 8 strand,… Read more "Autumn Leaves"
Snake in the Grass
We always need rain here in the panhandle, but the last 10 days have been a bit much. We've had 4-5 inches of rain, and day after… Read more "Snake in the Grass"
Tux
Whip number 16 is an 8 ft. nylon solid black bullwhip. It has a 10 inch handle, the core is shot loaded to one foot, 3 bellies,… Read more "Tux"
Jeremy’s GBW
A little side project from the weekend. In between whips right now. Haven't worked up the nerve to start cutting the Kangaroo hide yet. A 32 inch… Read more "Jeremy’s GBW"
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