This was a fun project because it’s not what I normally make. It’s a lash for a hunt whip! The customer had been trying to replicate a lash that they already had, after checking out some pictures and getting some measurements, I got started.
The first step was ordering some whiskey colored veg tanned kangaroo from David Morgan.
![](https://bullwhips.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-11-19-13.52.09-525x700.jpg)
Then I cut out the core, plaited they belly and added a bolster to it. Here are the finished internal layers:
![](https://bullwhips.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-11-21-13.09.19-525x700.jpg)
After that I cut out the set for the overlay. This is going to be 8 plait.
![](https://bullwhips.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-11-21-13.09.49-525x700.jpg)
Next I had to do all the strand prep, so stretching and paring the lace and then I started to plait the overlay.
![](https://bullwhips.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-11-21-14.20.57-525x700.jpg)
And here’s the finished hunt whip thong:
![](https://bullwhips.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-11-22-13.01.07-525x700.jpg)
I like the way it came out, and it’s got a nice crack to it!
-Louie