Tonight I started rolling and shellacing a Young Indy bullwhip and a signal whip / single tail. Here’s the Young Indiana Jones style bullwhip before rolling or shellac: And here is the Signal whip (16 plait) and the Young Indy with shellac drying: Both of these whips will be listed on the IN STOCK [...]
I’ve been thinking about how/why some bullwhips have wobbly butt knots. This has been in my head since my last visit with Joe Strain. Some people think that having a wiggly knot is a cosmetic issue, not a functional one, but Joe thinks that any wiggle in the butt is bad, and I agree with [...]
A few weeks ago I made a snake whip, but I never took any pictures of it. Here it is: Lately I’ve been facinated by snake and signal whips, I’m finishing up a signal whip right now. The signal whip came out a bit heavy, but it still has a nice crack to it. [...]
Right now I’ve started work on the 8 foot 12 plait Young Indy bullwhip (red handle with black thong). In the past I’ve made them with two different hides and red one and a black one, both tannery dyed. I posted pictured of one and Victor Tella emailed me suggesting that I try hand dying [...]
A few weeks ago there was a “presale” of the book Let’s Get Cracking and I ordered one. Mine hasn’t arrived yet, but I’m excited to take a peek at it. There aren’t many books on bullwhip technique in print, so I’m interested in Dante’s approach to teaching bullwhip cracking in print. For more information [...]
Another bullwhip that I finished yesterday was an 11 foot black bullwhip (12 plait kangaroo): This bullwhip has a nice crack to it: Louie http://bullwhips.org
Here’s a “cheap” bullwhip that I made: This is a 4 plait latigo bullwhip and it’s not as nice as the kangaroo bullwhips that I make, but it cracks and it’s cheap! Here’s a video of me giving it a few test cracks: Louie P.S. This bullwhip is available for sale on the [...]
Last night I finished the plaiting on the 10 foot KotCS bullwhip: and this morning I tied the knots and shellac’d it: and this afternoon I took it out to make sure it does what it’s supposed to do: Louie http://bullwhips.org
I’ve been a busy boy lately, here’s some of what I’ve been working on: Black Bullwhip This Black 12 lait bullwhip still need some finishing touches (rolling and shellac). 10 foot KotCS Above is a picture of the bullwhip with about a foot and a half of the overlay plaited. Below the whip has [...]
Every now and then ebay emails me coupon codes good for 10 percent off purchases when I pay with paypal. I got one in my email inbox the other day and it was good for 15 percent off, so I took a peek at what was for sale on ebay. I’ve been thinking about getting [...]