Here’s the process that I currently go through when making my bullwhips. First I cut out the bellies and overlay from a veg tanned kangaroo hide: Then I stretch and pare the strands: Next I split the kangaroo strands so that they are the same thickness: The picture below is of all [...]
My bruised rib is feeling a bit better, but rolling the pair of four foot whips was very painful. I didn’t want them to sit almost finished while I started a new project. I also shellac’d a signal whip that I had forgotten to shellac a while ago. Here’s the signal whip: This [...]
I just finished plaiting the 12 plait two tone overlay of the 2nd bullwhip of this pair. They both have redhide falls. It may be a while before they get rolled, I have a bruised rib and since I feel like I’m getting stabbed whenever I sneeze I’m guessing it’ll hurt like hell to [...]
One of the bullwhips in this pair of bullwhip’s has the plaiting of the overlay finished. I still need to roll it, tie the knots, and shellac it, so it’s nowhere near finished yet. I’m still struggling while plaiting after hurting my chest, my plaiting speed is a bit slower than normal, but I’m okay. [...]
I wasn’t going to do much plaiting last night, I hurt my chest sledding with my daughter in the snow (I’m an old man!), but I ended up with a house full of execpted, but welcome visitors. Two of my sisiters and brother from New York were passing through Seattle to visit our dad in [...]
It’s been snowing here in the Seattle area for the last few days and it really hit yesterday. I’ve got about 8ish inches of snow and my shows today have all rescheduled for next week, so I’m having a “snow day”! When I wasn’t outside playing with my daughter found time to sharpen [...]
My current bullwhip project is working on a pair of 4 foot bullwhips. I’m making these in 12 plait kangaroo with a two tone overlay. They will be Whiskey and Saddle Tan colored kangaroo hide. I haven’t decided on the pattern that I’m going to use for the overlay yet. I’m thinking I [...]
Last night I finished a 16 plait signal whip that I had started work on at the beginning of December. This one turned out pretty well, this is my 5th or 6th signal whip, so I’m not a pro at making them yet. My braided cracker is looking a lot better than my [...]
I just changed the way you order bullwhips from me. I’ve uploaded a new shopping cart which should make ordering bullwhips and whip accessories much easier. You can pay with Paypal or Google Checkout online, or you can call me at 206-669-3928 to place an order with a credit card. You can check out the new [...]
I’m working on a new bullwhip trick for my show. I’ve heard of people being able to turn lights on and off with a bullwhip and I’m assuming they are flipping a light switch up and down. I’m working on a trick with my signal whip (made by Joe Strain) to turn a lamp off. [...]