Currenly I’m working on four snake whips. I’ve done a little work on each so that I could show the progression of how I”m making these and then have one picture with all the layers. Currently I have two of these finished and the next two should be finished today! Louie http://bullwhips.org
Today I continued work on the Matched Pair of Bullwhips that I started yesterday: You’ll notice in the pictures above I “punch” the yokes of my bellies. I do that by taking a leather punch and putting a hole at the start of the strand. The reason I do that is when they are braided [...]
Yesterday I started a bit of work on two bullwhips. They both are 7 foot 12 plait kangaroo bulllwhips. I’m making them as a matched pair even though they are going to two different people. The main reason I’m making them as a matched pair is more for fun and to make it a bit [...]
Right now I’m working on a few bullwhips. I’ve got a 16 foot 12 plait bullwhip in the works and so far I have the two bellies finished, but still need to do the last bolster and overlay: A bit ago I just finished a 4 plait bullwhips: Tomorrow I’ll start work on the final [...]
Last night I started work on the bullwhip that will have the stingray handle. Here’s the work that I got done: If you don’t know what a stingray skin looks like, here’s the one that I got: A stingray skin is very small about 13 inches long by 6 inches wide. The grain side is [...]
I wasn’t going to do any work on this bullwhip today…but I managed to sneak in a bit of plaiting. I also started a bit of work on another bosal. It’s got a rawhide core and a 20 plait overlay. Cutting out the 20 2mm kangaroo strands was a pain to do, but I’ve about [...]
Tonight I was looking at the bullwhips for sale on ebay and right now there is on bullwhip that says it’s 100% kangaroo…here’s some of the ad copy: Bullwhip, 8′ 12 Plait 100% Kangaroo Hide Black Braided by ********* Handcrafted in the USA For your consideration is a medium to heavy weight bullwhip. This whip [...]
Today I started working on a 6 foot 12 plait Indy style bullwhip: Tomorrow I should have time to do the strand prep on the overlay. Louie http://bullwhips.org
I’m still working on a matched pair of bullwhips. The progress is moving at a snails pace because of the busy performing season and I’m still getting over being sick. Right now I”m braiding the outer bellies of the bullwhips. I’ve got both of them braided to the point where the inner belly ends. So [...]
Right now one of the things that I”m working on is an Australian style bullwhip. One thing I’m going for with the look of this bullwhip is to not have any taper in the handle of the bullwhip. Many bullwhips have a bit of taper from a thinner handle to a slightly thicker thong right [...]