On my last day in San Diego, right before I started the 22ish hour drive home, I hit up the San Diego Whip Enthusiasts meeting. Everyone there was very cool, and I had a lot of fun…plus it was nice to get a bit of exercise before sitting for almost a full day. I always [...]
Yesterday I finished work on a 4 foot 16 plait signal whip. Here’s the beginning of the plaiting: I made this signal whip slightly differently than how I normally make them. I added an extra short bolster to the whip to give it a slightly larger diameter by the turkhead knot. Visually I think I [...]
Yesterday I did all the strand prep for the overlay for the kangaroo signal whip that I’m working on. The roo hide that I’m using is brandy in color, but it was a dry hide (not drum stuffed) so I had to grease it up. There are several ways to grease up a skin [...]
One thing that I had a lot of trouble with when I first started making signal whips, snake whips or any whip that had a shotbag in it. The first challenge was how to make the shotbag and the second was how to plug that shotbag. This will deal with plugging the shotbag. There are [...]
Here’s the finished 12 foot bullwhip: Yesterday I also had time to put a knot on an 8 plait signal whip that I had made about a week ago: Also tomorrow night I’ll be performing at The Washington Center in Olympia, WA. I’ll be opening for a comedian (whose name I don’t remember), the show [...]
Here’s the two tone signal whip that I finished a couple of days ago: This signal whip turned out great! The strand drops on this whip are some of my best. Louie P.S. This signal whip is for sale on my IN STOCK whips page.
Here’s the finished 12 plait signal whip right before it was boxed up to ship out: Yesterday I had time to make a quirt. It’s 12 plait kangaroo with a shot loaded core. This quirt is about 20 inches long (not including the fall). Louie http://bullwhips.org
Here’s the finished SNAKEwhip, which is actually a signal whip: Here’s a close up of the head: And here’s the underside (snake’s belly) of the whip: Louie http://bullwhips.org
This afternoon I tried making a four plait signal whip out of cowhide. Since this is a budget signal whip I decided to go with a design that used a shotbag and bolsters (no plaited belly). Honestly I was very pleased with how this signal whip turned out. I didn’t think it’d turn out anywhere [...]
I tried taking pictures of how I do the cracker on a signal whip. Honestly I don’t know how much they will help someone rebraid a signal whip’s cracker if they’ve never done any braiding before. Louie http://bullwhips.org