Right now I’m working on a 20 plait kangaroo bosal. This one is thicker than my first one. I made the core out of twisted rawhide, then twisted another piece of rawhide over the top of it to build it up in size. Here’s the bosal as it is right now: I need to build [...]
Here’s how I make the heel knot foundation on my bullwhips. Now all that’s left is to tie the turkshead. Louie http://bullwhips.org
This bullwhip has gone a bit faster than I expected it to. All that is left is for me to tie the transition knot and shellac it. Below is a picture of the whip with both bellies plaited, but the last bolster hasn’t been added. I’m almost out of kangaroo skins, I have a few [...]