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
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
I took a break from the Lone Star whip I’ve been working on for my nephew and made this Magic 8-ball get-back whip for a firefighter friend of mine. The whip is 30″ long in red and black with a panic snap on one end and a regulation 8-ball on the other with a 4-strand … Continue reading Side Project: Get-back Whip
I started on the new project today, a 10 foot bull whip for my nephew who’s a cowboy over in New Mexico. I’m calling it Lone Star and will include a medallion with said emblem in the heel knot just to remind him where he’s from. The handle is attached to the core and the … Continue reading Will’s Whip-‘Lone Star’
I finished the bullwhip last night about 0100 after about 5 hours of plaiting the handle, building the knot foundations and tying the heel and transition knots. The whip actually came out an inch over 8 1/2 ft. It has a 10 inch long, 1/4 inch steel rod in the handle and is shot loaded … Continue reading The 8 1/2 ft Bullwhip is complete
I started on n 8 1/2 ft bullwhip last week and was able to get the core and first belly on before having to go to work Saturday morning. I put in 36 hours over Saturday and Sunday at work (I’m a Paramedic-36 hours over 2 days is a normal schedule for me. Leaves me … Continue reading 8 1/2 foot Bullwhip Build
