A few weeks ago a fellow whip maker and I made an agreement to exchange whips. I'm still working on the one I'll send to him, but… Read more "Cow Whip by Hayes Rutherford"
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Buffalo Bull II
A few weeks ago I received a request to replicate a whip I made using the method demonstrated by Adam Winrich in a video recorded by Nick… Read more "Buffalo Bull II"
Giovanni Celeste-the Italian whip maker
I recently bought a whip from Giovanni Celeste, a very talented whip maker from Italy. Gio has been making kangaroo-hide whips for two and a half decades… Read more "Giovanni Celeste-the Italian whip maker"
Bluebonnet
Whip #73 is a 6-foot, single bellied whip with a twisted-tapered core, 18 inch half-plait, oak handle, 28 inch double-loop fall and a cracker made of B55… Read more "Bluebonnet"
Buffalo Bull
This whip is an experiment based on a whip made by the extraordinary whip cracker, Adam Winrich. A few months ago he and Nick Schrader of Nick's… Read more "Buffalo Bull"
Red Bull
Here's an 8-foot, imperial red, nylon bullwhip with a 10 inch Indian Ebony handle. This is whip number 72. It has 3 bellies over a twisted-tapered core,… Read more "Red Bull"
Red Snake
Whip #71 is a 6-ft, Imperial Red snake whip. It has a weighted, twisted-tapered core, a single plaited belly and a 12-plait overlay. The fall hitch is… Read more "Red Snake"
Red Ryder
Red Ryder is a 9-foot, cow whip with a 12-inch Goncalo Alves handle. It has a 2 ft long twisted tapered core and 2 plaited bellies. The16-plait… Read more "Red Ryder"
Blue Norther
Whip #69 is a 16- plait, 9-foot cow whip in electric blue paracord. The handle is 12 inches long and is made of Goncalo Alves hardwood, This… Read more "Blue Norther"
Las Hermanas
Whips 67 and 68 are a matched pair of 5-foot stock whips in midnight blue and gold paracord with black keepers and heel knots. The heel knots… Read more "Las Hermanas"
