Whip making
Whip number 14 is a 6 foot bull whip in black and turquoise. The handle is a 20 plait short herringbone around a 8 inch steel rod. The thong is a 20 plait herringbone and 3 plaited bellies around a shot loaded core. The fall is 24 inches, double-ended and weighted. The cracker is is … Continue reading Fade to Black
Raider is a 8 foot bullwhip in red and black and is my eleventh whip. The handle is 10 inches long with a steel rod center, the core is shot loaded to 24 inches, and it has two bellies. I usually make this length of whip a 3 belly whip but I’ve been experimenting with … Continue reading Raider
For whip #10 I’ve made a departure from the standard bull whip and built a 6 foot stock whip. The difference between the two is in how the handle is attached to the thong. A bull whip has the handle built into the thong and a stock whip has a separate handle (stock) that is … Continue reading Stock Whip
I finished a 6 foot bullwhip today that I’m pretty proud of. It’s one I made for myself with an all black overlay, 2 bellies and a test of a new technique for plaiting the overlay. I wanted to incorporate an English eye for the fall hitch instead of the traditional fall hitch. I had … Continue reading Black Magic
A 30 inch get back whip in orange and black with a 1-3/4 inch ball bearing enclosed in a 8 bight bight 15 part pineapple knot. Handle is a 6 strand round crown sennet, thong is a 6 plait herringbone, heel and transition knots are 6 bight, 7 part Turk’s heads, the heel knot is … Continue reading Michelle’s Get-Back Whip
Finished my 5th whip today, a 6 ft red and gold bullwhip, 16 plait overlay, 1st belly is a 6 plait, 2nd is 12. It has a shot loaded core and 10 inch steel core handle, a 28 inch weighted fall and 12 inch Dyneema cracker. The handle has a 20 plait overlay in a … Continue reading Regal Eagle
I just finished up the 10 foot bullwhip for my nephew. It is my 4th whip and it turned out pretty nice, if I do say so myself. there was a few places where the cord didn’t lay as flat as I wanted but overall it is a pretty big improvement from the last one. … Continue reading Will’s Lone Star Whip Final Post
