It’s finally been nice out long enough for me to go out and do some whip cracking. I did some test cracking of the 20 plait bullwhip with the stingray handle: It’s a fun whip to crack! Louie http://bullwhips.org
It’s finally been nice out long enough for me to go out and do some whip cracking. I did some test cracking of the 20 plait bullwhip with the stingray handle: It’s a fun whip to crack! Louie http://bullwhips.org
I’ve been thinking about doing this for a long time, what I’d like to do is make an easy tutorial to help people make their first bullwhip. Basically what I’m thinking is a password protected website that would have an ebook and video that someone could watch online. With this I’d probably cover everything needed [...]
Bullwhips are made of leather and over time will naturally lose their oils and dry out. That’s why there are leather conditioners and dressings that you can use on your whip to put oil back into it. The main three that I use are: Pecard: This is great on the thong, handle or fall of [...]
Right now I’m working on three budget bullwhips. Two of them have the insides cut out and attached, and the overlays ready to plait. The third is finished: Hopefully I’ll have the time to get both of these done before friday when I head down to Oregon to perform and teach my original ideas at [...]
Here’s how I make my whitehide bullwhip falls in ten steps: Step One: cut out 5-12 falls leaving a yoke at the point end. Step Two: Punch a hole in the yoke. Step Three: Hang the falls on a hook near your plaiting hook. Step Four: Pare the bottom right and top left sides of [...]
Last week I sold the last bullwhip belt holders from a batch that I picked up in a trade. Well I figured I’d need some more, so I just make a batch of them from the leftover leather that I use to make my budget bullwhips out of. These are listed on my Whip Accessories [...]
About a week ago I found a leather rounder on ebay and managed to get a great deal on it! I’ve used it already a couple of times, once on the rawhide hobbles and once for a keychain. Basically how this works is you put the braid into one of the holes and pull it [...]
Yesterday I made a pair of rawhide hobbles. This is my first project with all rawhide plaiting and knots that turned out alright (I’ve thrown away a lot!): Louie http://bullwhips.org
Last night I finished the bullwhip with the sting ray handle. Here’s the final pics: I gave this bullwhip a few cracks last night and it’s got a great crack. It’s always amazing to see the difference in how the bullwhip cracks before and after I put the lead in the handle. It’s a good [...]
Here’s the work that is completed on the bullwhip with the stingray handle in the last couple of days. I finished the outer belly: The outer belly was attached: One of the biggest challenges wasn’t the 20 plait lash, but figuring out a way to attach the stingray to the handle. For the handle the [...]