Recently I was contacted to make a Martinet Whip.  I’d never made one of these whips before or knew what they were. You can learn about them by clicking here.  Basically it’s a flogger with multiple lashes.

The customer wanted 10 lashes, so I had a plan. I did a six plait braid over a tapered rod, then at the end of the rod, I did a 4 plait section that the six plait when over. That gave me 10 lashes.

However these 10 lashes being kangaroo didn’t have much weight to them, making them ineffective at transferring energy.   I didn’t like this.  So I tied them off below the rebate in the rod that was the handle.

I took some five latigo strips and thinned them down in the middle.  I folded them in half and bound them to the end of the handle.  Doing it this way gave me very little bulge at the end where the lashes were attached and also gave the lashes a very firm foundation.

I braided the 12 plait overlay over the top of that and here’s the finished Martinet Whip.

It’s in the mail to its new owner.

Louie
http://bullwhips.org