For a long time I’ve wanted to make a bullwhip with a sharkskin handle. The main problem is that it’s very expensive and I’m unaware of anyone locally that sells it. So I can’t see it before I buy it. I didn’t want to spend $150 or $200 on a skin that was totally unusable. [...]
Today I did some work on a Deluxe Budget Bullwhip and after I cut out the strands for the belly and overlay I gave them a coat of grease. That got me thinking about why I think it’s important to grease a lot of leather. Most veg tanned cowhide that you see in leather shop [...]
This morning I cut out the belly and overlay for an 8 foot Deluxe Budget Bullwhip. I know what you are thinking, “What’s the difference between a Deluxe and the Regular Budget bullwhip?” Well basically the deluxe has a plaited belly in it. That plaited belly will add density to the core and a bit [...]
Today I got a few kangaroo skins from FedEx: These three kangaroo skins are for a 16 foot 12 plait bullwhip, and mabye a signal whip or two…I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me! Louie http://bullwhips.org
I’ve seen several of these in museums in rural areas where I live and I’ve always wanted to try to make a black jack. This one is a bit different from the ones that I’ve seen mainly because of my whip making background. In the final picture, I still haven’t rolled the whip or cleaned [...]
Last night I started working on an Red Latigo bullwhip that is 8 plait. I’ve got the overlay cut out and it’s already had one trip through the splitter. I’m thinking because this started at 4mm thick and after the first round of splitting it’s about 3.2 mm, it will still need to be thinned [...]
Here’s a red latigo bullwhip that I finished earlier today: This is listed for sale on my IN STOCK whips page. Louie http://bullwhips.org
Currently I have a Red Latigo bullwhip in the works. This stuff is fairly thick at about 3.8 mm and very dense when compared to something like kip. Here’s the bullwhip I’m currently working on: I made one whip where I only thinned down the leather near the point so that I could get a [...]
Today in the mail I got a bullwhip that I made about a year ago sent to me for a fall replacement: I took it to the park for a couple of cracks to make sure everything is playing nice: Oh and if you can’t tell, the park by my house really needs to be [...]
Yesterday I braided the overlay of a bullwhip made from Red Latigo: The hide that I made this out of was a bit thicker than I wanted. I had ordered 8 / 10 ounce and the invoice is marked 9 / 11 ounce. While they are basically the same thickness, the slight bit thinner would [...]