Yesterday I started work on an 8 plait bullwhip with the Kip that I got from Bernardo Del Carpio. This bullwhip is made with the following layers: Wear Leather * Core * 4 Plait Belly * Bolster * 8 Plait Overlay I’m planning to make this bullwhip with the Indiana Jones bullwhip’s look. I’ll do [...]
Yesterday I had a neat little surprise show up in the mail…two full kip hides! I got these from Bernardo Del Carpio in Peru. He uses these to make 8 plait bullwhips and I’m going to give them a try. The hides look great and they have a nice shape…no front legs, so that means [...]
Every now and then I browse ebay to see what kinds of whips people are selling and how much they are selling for. I found this auction with the headline: 2 All Leather Premium 8′ Bullwhips (to view the auction click here). Here’s the picture of the whips and the text of the auction: ALL [...]
Today I made a 4 plait bullwhip cowhide bullwhip. It’s 8 feet long and has a 10 inch handle. I’ve modified my plan for these bullwhips a little bit from how I used to make them. Because the overlay’s leather is soo heavy, I don’t need to work very hard at putting weight into the [...]
Yesterday I went out and did a few test cracks with some of the whips that I have for sale. I did also take some video of the two tone pair of bullwhips that I recently made, but I haven’t uploaded it yet. I really like that pair of whips and I think I’m keeping [...]
Tonight I finished a 4 plait cowhide bullwhip, it’s 8 feet long. I haven’t had a chance to test crack it…I finished it about 9pm and my neighbors don’t like it when I crack whips after 8pm. This bullwhip has a knot that I use a lot on these budget bullwhips. It’s a 5 part [...]
Next on my list of things to make is an 8 foot budget bullwhip made with the heavier cowhide. After making a matched pair of two tone bullwhips, I really don’t want to make the budget one…it feels like a step backwards. However I have the 4 plait overlay already cut out and pared, so [...]
The matched pair of bullwhips is almost finished. All that’s left is to shellac them. It’s raining out today, so it doesn’t look like I’ll get a chance to take them to the park. I did give them a couple of cracks in my living room yesterday and they crack well. Next up in my [...]
Right now I’m about halfway finished with the thongs of the both of the Australian Bullwhips that I’m working on. I should have time to at least finish the thongs today, and maybe do the knots. Even if I do manage to completely finish these bullwhips, I’m not going to get to try them out, [...]
Right now I have the handles finished for the matched pair of 12 plait two tone bullwhips. I think this is the first matched pair that I’ve done that have patterns on both handles. I want the patterns to be the same, not just the same pattern, but having the patterns line up if you [...]