Well I really under estimated how much work this bullwhip would be. It seems like I’ve been working on it forever and I sort of have, well not actually working on it…but it’s been I’ve been working on for a while. This project has had to compete for time with performing (It’s the busy summer [...]
Filed under: Bullwhip making, plaiting | Comment (0)
When I’m making a bullwhip and I’m preparing the strands for braiding I do several things. I stretch them, pare them, stretch them, split them, then lube them. That may seem like a lot of work (and it is), just to get the leather ready to braid…but that’s what helps give you a tightly [...]
Filed under: Bullwhip making | Comments (4)