G'day Dan, Yeah your spot on. My heart deffinately goes out to those who have lost lives. Its just shocking. Anyways hope you are all well and doing fine. Have to catch up for a yak one day Dan Hooroo Janine Fraser "Let a Fraser whip do the cracking for you!" Hi Janine, Long time no see. T...

G'day Chooka! (Paul) All is ok with me! Thanks to those who were concerned. We only scrapped through by the skin of our teeth though. Had some harrowing experiences with these darn fires. Mates of mine have lost all their fencing, grass, silage and hay shedding pumps etc. Their homes and cattle herd...

G'day Sergei!!!

Sorry its been a long time mate. I only found out about this from a mate.
Always happy to have a chat with anyone looking for a whip.
Thanks for thinking of me Sergei hope your well!

Hahah good on ya Sergei! Well mate that depends on which meaning your after and since ......"you are the Sheila hiding behind the Ute". The first meaning is that .... You are being a "Sheila:"which is a man who is weak, lacking in bravado! 2. And more appropriately ..a young woma...

A Ute is a Utility vehicle with tray, commonly know as a pick-up truck in your area i think!

I'll have to work on my translation

Hooroo
Janine

G'day Thought I would put a little post in here. I find this very fascinating that you have to worry about where you carry a whip. Maybe im a lucky bugger in that I live in the bush and don't get to too many major cities where people may think untoward in regards to the carrying of a whip. I did a d...

G'day Dan! Hey that could be my indy tag! "FRASER whips are so good, that even the blokes will fight over them!" Hahah thanks for that Dan hope your well mate! Chooka i think Adam can have a cookie what do you reckon mate? He did do well. And yes Adam did get his whips all in one hit! I th...

Hhaha lmao!

Chooka (aka Paul Nolan).... is right, there are six whips in the pic Adam! This will drive you nutts mate!!!!

Anyway you blokes stop fighting over my whips! hahah

Hooroo
Janine

G'day Sergei Well Australia has a few miles in it mate :wink: :wink: and its hard to say if the drought has broken in all areas. It definitely has in some places mate! From what Carolyn said the hides are of good quality that they have there at the moment all bar a bit smaller in size. Funny thing i...

G'day all, Just thought I would drop in a little note as I was talking to Carolyn at Parker Tanning in QLD Australia the other day. She said that they have some good quality roo hides coming through (grade 1) hides in whiskey, black and natural colours. The sizes were in Medium so like size 55-60 dm...

G'day again!

I just sent him a text message to ask if it was ok that i post his mobile phone number and he said no worries so here it is..... 314 484 0462

Hoo Roo

Janine Fraser
RIBUCK LEATHER CRAFTS

“Let a FRASER whip do the cracking for you!”

G'day! Paul can also be contacted here via PM or vrt10whips@yahoo.com as well as the previous email mentioned. I would give you his phone number but I will have to find out off him if that's ok first. Anyway's he's a fine young whipmaker and a top bloke too at that! Don't worry about this young fell...

Mate..... I have no answers unfortunately. Its hard going for everyone I guess. Just got to hang in there and keep making the best products we can. Hahahh..... we cant even shoot and tan our own roos mate, unless you have all the bloody permits and licence you need its a big no no!!!!! Believe me I ...

G'day Jim, Well mate its getting harder to source hides let alone quality hides these days. The drought has really knocked the hide industry around. You can certainly get hides if your not fussy, but I'm a fussy bugger and you have to pay through the nose to get the quality stuff.........if you can ...

G'day All! Oh I have to join in on this one! That darn coachman's crack has cause so many yarns to be told over time, it cracks me up just the thought of them! When I was learning the infamous "coachman's crack" years ago I was trying so hard to get the extra loop needed to get the crack t...

Hey guys, Does anyone know if Jim has been around? I sent him my whip (not one of his) for a few mods over a month ago, and that was about the last time I heard from him :( I know he has it, he had e-mailed on the 28th of last month to confirm a couple things. That was the last e-mail I got, though...

Good onya Chris! \:D/ Ways to go mate on the cracking record. :whip: Bet your arms were heavy as by the time you finished! Hope you really enjoyed it anyways Chris. Thanks Paul for posting the info too mate. Its nice to hear about all the whipcracking things that are going on around the traps these ...

Janine, Seems you've joined our esteemed Mr. Kepler...er Keppler as far as misspellings. :wink: I've adjusted the title of the post to correct it. You should see some of the variations of "Marosy" I get. I'm glad your wares are held in such esteem. Now go get that webpage going! :wink: Mi...

Mark, do you mean she needs her own personal site? Are you going by Adam now or can I still call you Mola or Omar? :wink: Yeah, I know there are a couple pictures of her whips at WSP but I really think Janine should have her own site because she does such great work. -Mark Your right Mark......... ...

of stockwhips. At the WWAC convention I was talking with Paul Nolan about whipmaking and of course, checking out the whips he had there. Then he pulls out a pair of Frasier Stockwhips and says "This is why I don't make stockwhip." They were BEAUTIFUL!. The handles were done in green, blac...

Yeah glad the bugger wasn't in my backyard mate. I may have had to sum up the situation on a whole different level....! hahha The drought hasn't broken in most places here in Australia unfortunately and I was talking to a mate at Packers the other day and they were saying hide quality is a real big ...

G'day Fella's, Just though you might have a bit of a chuckle over this article in our news today! Could be good for us whipmakers! hahah \:D/ Hoo Roo Janine Fraser RIBUCK LEATHER CRAFTS “Let a FRASER whip do the cracking for you!” © Ferocious kangaroo attacks woman By Renee Viellaris March 17, 2004 ...

Actually, just cracked myself in the back, leaving this really cool red streak across my ribs and shoulders. I was doing what I guess you would call an underhand crack, and was letting it swing up and land behind me, then doing it again, well, onetime, I was starting to crack, and it wasn't onthe g...

I seem to recall that Packer Tannery in Australia, who provides just about all the tanned roo-hide, has a fee they have to charge when they export to America for the cost of the paperwork to satisfy the government regulations here. This checks all the blocks for them to legitimately sell hides comm...

Sorry for the pun :P, but I am having trouble practicing (even in a nice grassy field), because I am very hesitant to let the whip touch the ground, which is not helpful in learning the front crack. So have been executing all my attempts with the whip in the air, which works, but is not the recomme...

Good onya Chooka! ( aka Paul Nolan ) Mate stick your chest out a mile and be proud of your achievements with your whipmaking so far. Most of us never even dream of having ours whips in movies mate.....actually I have never dreamt it, that's probably cause my dreams are boring...hhahha. Anyway good o...

G'day Scott, Once you have learnt the 4 plait Scott its the basis of plaiting. If you can plait 4 you can plait 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32 etc. It just takes a bit more practice handling more strands in your hands. 4 plait is the foundation of these sequences. Purchasing your own hide is definitely the w...

G'day Fella's, How good can one get depends on what level of competence you wish to achieve. Some people are fanatics at the project the they decide to take up and others are just happy to get a basic understanding. I myself would have to be put in the lower end of fanatic now days. Back when I was ...

Ah.... but your a sweetheart Jim and a sourse of inspiration to me mate! You have the courage to stand behind your work and i admire that in s bloke! Havent you improved too mate.....wooo hoooo im gonna have to get a pair of those ECwhip's before they all run out!!! Your work really says something f...

Yeah that scobie takes about 1 1/2 hrs each to tie it. Thanks for your welcome to the group mola. You did great with the aussie accent! Next you'll be having a stubbie of VB and a barbie with us mate!

What Accent mate! :o You blokes are the ones with the accent. I have a shocker of a time trying to understand you fellas mostly. haha Im just being "me" mate; hopefully we can have a chat one day and you'll hear that im the same day in day out, .....gets a bit boring being me everyday. The...

G'day all! Well if I wasn’t shy then, I sure am now mate! Thank you Sergei for your very favorable note of introduction it was very nice of you to do that and yes im embarrassed mate; actually im still blushing. I can see my mates givin' me curry about that "Crocodile Janine" thing. I have...

G'day Zohar, Falls are one of those items that need to be tuned to the whip for optimal performance. Its a good idea to talk to your whipmaker if possible and get them to explain what type of fall will suit your whip. Then when your out there cracking try to feel how your whip is falling out. You wi...