I’m feeling a bit better today after getting 13 hours of sleep…but I am still sick. Sometimes you hear stories of entertainers collasping onstage and dying. Well I know why, even if you are sick, you have to do the gig. Sure if you are really dying, you can call in sick…but don’t expect to [...]
I’m still sick today, but I have some pictures of bullwhips that I’m working on. Here’s the Aussie Bullwhip that I’m working on. The picture below is the 2nd plaited belly. Right now this bullwhip has about 20 inches of the overlay finished. Even though I was sick yesterday I had a 30 minute hole [...]
It’s been a long week for me, with a VERY FULL performing schedule (complete with me getting the popper of my 4 foot bullwhip stuck in a chandalier during a gig!), having constuction at my house and having all of my family including me with the flu. I was the last one to get it. [...]
Yesterday I started making an Australian Bullwhip with one of the handle foundations that I got from David Morgan. I was sort of inspired to try using the handle because I was just emailed some pictures from Steve at http://www.neawhips.com of a new whip he got. Steve makes some of the best looking nylon whips [...]
Yesterday I put the final knot on the 8 foot bullwhip that I’ve been working one. This whip ended up looking pretty “indiana jones”. This whip ended up a tad lighter than I thought it would. Also the one thing that I should go back and redo is the knot on the butt. I should [...]
I just gave the 8 foot bullwhip that I’m working on a good rolling between two boards. this smooths out the bullwhip. One thing that I’ve learned about rolling whips is that it’s hard to do it with just two boards. Ron Edwards suggests putting a bit of rosin on the boards. I haven’t tried [...]
I just replaced the fall on the 6 foot natural tan bullwhip that I made. I had a thinnner one, but went to a thicker/heavier fall. I’m really happy with how this whip looks. I like the slimmer profile and slight taper on the handle. This whip has a thinner kangroo hide for the bolsters. [...]
Yesterday there was a little break in the weather and I managed to get out and do some test cracking with the 8 foot bullwhip with the 10 inch handle. Now all I have to do is cut out a spare fall and I’ll drop this bad boy into the mail! Louie http://bullwhips.org
I just finished the 12 plait kangaroo overlay for the 8 foot bullwhip that’s going to Belguim and also have the top knot and the fall attached. So I should have this whip finished tomorrow…Hopefully the weather will cooperate so that I can take it out for some test cracks. Above is the fall for [...]
This morning I managed to add on another 3 feet to the 4 feet that I had already plaited on this whip. The plaiting has dropped from a 12 to a 8 plait so far and is just shy of the 6 foot 11 inch mark on the bolster. So this has just over a [...]