Once the plaiting was finished on the overlay of the whips, I needed to put the handle foundations on:
Once the knot foundations were finished, I put the knots on them:
For fun I put a different style knot one the bottom of each handle. For the transition knots, I matched the knot style:
These still need to be rolled and have shellac put on them. I’ll list them for sale on my IN STOCK whips page soon.
Louie
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The final overlay of the third whip is finished:
All three of these are 8 plait bullwhips.
These whip’s overlays are made out of leftover centers of kangaroo that I had kicking around. That leather just happens to be the best leather on the kangaroo skin, but sometimes you end up with bits that are only good for a lace or two. Once you have a bunch of these, you can make whips out of them!
Louie
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I recently had a stock whip come in for a repair. The keeper on the lash had broken and it needed a new one. I forgot to take a picture of it broken, but here’s the repaired lash:
If you’ve got a whip that needs a repair, let me know and we can chat about it.
Louie
I finished the 8 foot bullwhip!
This whip has two plaited bellies and two bolsters. the overlay is 12 plait tannery dyed kangaroo. The handle is lead loaded and 10 inches long.
I just listed this whip for sale on the IN STOCK whips page.
I specialize in making kangaroo leather bullwhips. However I have made several Paracord bullwhips in the past. I was contacted by a friend of mine who wanted a whip, but is vegan and they wanted a paracord whip. I had a roll of paracord that was just about enough for a bullwhip, so I agreed to make one to get the roll of nylon out of my closet.
Unfortunately I didn’t take many pictures of it in progress, here’s the whip without the heel knot:
And here’s the finished whip (before the final roll):
If you are looking for a paracord bullwhip, feel free to contact me and we can chat about making you one!
Louie
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I’m still working on the beginner’s bullwhip that I started yesterday. It’s 7 feet long and in 4 plait leather.
I’ve got the overlay finished, it just needs knots and a cracker. Unfortunately I’m leaving town for a couple of days, so it’ll sit almost finished until I get back.
Louie
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The three Beginner’s Bullwhips that I started work on last week are finally finished!
Two of them have the same knots and one has two tone knots. If someone wanted to learn two handed cracking, they could get the two with the same knots and have a pair that look the same:
I just listed these for sale on my IN STOCK whips page.
Louie
I finally finished and shipped out this snake whip!
Sewing the leather cover takes forever! First you have to mark the holes, then you have to punch the holes and finally you have to sew the cover!
My hands are used to braiding, but the stitching really made them sore!
This whip is in the mail on the way to its new owner!
Louie
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I just finished sewing up the cover for this snake whip:
Sewing the cover took a lot longer than I thought it would. It’s a huge pain to do it, with marking the holes, making the holes, then the actual sewing. I’m glad it’s over.
All that’s left for this whip is to build up the heel knot and put it on. Also there will be a decorative knot at the lash end of the cover.
Louie
I cut out the two 12 plait overlays for the two 3 1/2 foot signal whips and did all of the lace prep. Unfortunately I’m travelling a bit the next few days, so no work will happen on them until next week.
While I was working on the lace for these whips, I started to wonder if leather was compostable. Turns out that a lot of the leather I normally throw away can be composted. I’m throwing away small bits of it from paring the edges of the lace, so that breaks down pretty easily:
The other thing to consider is how the leather is tanned. I mostly use Veg Tanned leather, which means the the leather is tanned without chemicals and is environmentally friendly. However things like Whitehide which is tanned with chemicals shouldn’t go in the compost bin.
Louie