I was really amazed at the difference in color that the shellac made. It really evened out the color of the whip. Louie http://bullwhips.org
I was really amazed at the difference in color that the shellac made. It really evened out the color of the whip. Louie http://bullwhips.org
This whip was part of the pair that I made to start learning how to do two handed work. This whip is kinda funky because it has a very thin handle. This whip measures 5 feet 10 ish inches from the butt of the handle to the fall hitch. It’s handle is two tone 8 plait [...]
So the bullwhip that I finished is just a smidge (1/2 inch) shorter than 9 feet, so I’m calling this bullwhip a 9 footer. This whip has an 8 inch steel handle and an 8 foot 3ish inch thong. The whip had a core, plaited kangaroo belly, bolster, 2nd plaited kangaroo belly, 2nd bolster and finally [...]
Here I am test cracking the bullwhip that I just finished. I’m used to a shorter whip (and a lighter one) so this was kinda awkard for me to crack…but still fun. Louie
The overlay for the bullwhip that I am working on is almost finished and looks like it’s going to be just shy of 9 feet. The whip is very heavy!! It’s two bellies are heavy kangaroo and the bolsters are a fairly thick cowhide. I’m very curious as to how this whip will handle when [...]
So far I’ve got about three feet of the bullwhip that I’m working on plaited. I’ll post pictures of this whip tomorrow. This whip is turning out very thick and heavy. for the two bellies I used a heavier roo hide, and in the future I’m going to use a thinner hide for the bellies [...]
Today I’ve cut out the overlay of the bullwhip that I’m working on, and am currently paring it. The overlay is natural tan kangaroo and 12 plait. I just remember another thing that David Morgan mentioned to me. i mentioned that I liked whipmaking as a hobby and his reply was, “it can be very [...]
Here’s the kangaroo hide that I’m going to cut up for the 12 plait overlay of the whip that I’m working on. I’m also going to do a 6 plait wrist loop as well for this whip. So I’m going to cut out the strands for the knots and the wristloop first, then work on [...]
Tonight I finished the 2nd belly of the bullwhip that I am working on now. The projected length is going to be 8 ish feet. I still need to cut out the 2nd bolster for this whip. I had to cut out and plaited the 2nd belly once before, but I had to undo and [...]
Here are the pics of the Morgan Bullwhips: Louie