Here’s a mini bullwhip I made a while ago (and found while I was cleaning up).
This whip is 14 inches long and has a 12 plait overlay with a 6 plait point. It was made in the style of the Indiana Jones bullwhip.
I just listed this whip on my IN STOCK whips page.
Louie
http://bullwhips.org
Here’s a bullwhip that came in to be fixed:
Based on the picture that I was sent before the whip was shipping to me, I thought I was going have to just put a fall hitch at the break. When the whip arrived and I got a closer look at it, I saw there was another option.
Here’s a close up of the point of the whip that broke off:
You’ll notice the last foot of the whip was added onto the whip just past the break. Now there was another option, to unbraid the point and rebraid it before the break.
If you look in the picture above, you’ll notice that the original point was basically a piece of latigo. This was an interesting way to make it. I guess the idea was to have the last braided foot of the whip replaceable.
The goal was to use the same leather, but unfortunately it was too brittle. I redid the point in kangaroo:
And here’s the fixed whip:
It’s going to head back to it’s owner in the morning!
Louie
http://bullwhips.org
I finally got around to updating my IN STOCK whips, so all the whips I recently made are available to order! I also added a pair of used nylon whips to the page.
Head over to my IN STOCK whips page to see what I’ve got!
Louie
Right now I have more whips in stock that I think I ever have!
It’s because I had a lot of pretty big kangaroo skin “centers” and wanted to use them up. That’s also why most of these whips are in the 4-5 foot range is that I could easily make them from the centers.
Right now I have one center left in natural tan. I’m thinking I’m going to make signal whip out of it.
Louie
http://bullwhips.org
The two black 12 plait bullwhips are finished! Here they are with the other whips I recently made.
All of these whips are for sale and ready to ship. I’ll list them on my IN STOCK whips page soon.
Louie
http://bullwhips.org
I’m working on a pair of 12 plait bullwhips. These are going to be done in black kangaroo and will be 5 feet long. Here’s the overlay’s cut out and all the strand prep is done:
Next I need to plait the overlays.
Here’s the four 8 plait bullwhips that I started work on recently!
These are made from tannery dyed, veg tanned drum stuffed kangaroo. They are all approx. 4 feet long.
Yesterday I added a video projector to the whip shop, so I can get caught up on TV while working on easier parts of whips.
I wouldn’t recommend this for beginners, or if you’ve got a more complex whip you’re working on.
Once the plaiting was finished on the overlay of the whips, I needed to put the handle foundations on:
Once the knot foundations were finished, I put the knots on them:
For fun I put a different style knot one the bottom of each handle. For the transition knots, I matched the knot style:
These still need to be rolled and have shellac put on them. I’ll list them for sale on my IN STOCK whips page soon.
Louie
http://bullwhips.org
The final overlay of the third whip is finished:
All three of these are 8 plait bullwhips.
These whip’s overlays are made out of leftover centers of kangaroo that I had kicking around. That leather just happens to be the best leather on the kangaroo skin, but sometimes you end up with bits that are only good for a lace or two. Once you have a bunch of these, you can make whips out of them!
Louie
http://bullwhips.org