Great lookin' whip riku! You did an awesome job on your first roo stockwhip, your skills are really starting to shine! (And I'm not referring to the shellack!)

Thanks Franco! I've already pre-greased my saddle tan hide, and she should be ready to be cut into tomorrow! I practiced a few wraps on soft round things, and it sure does ACTUALLY want to wrap and hold, my nylon whips definitely don't do that. I was cutting it rather close on the lace available for...

Oh wow, haha I didn't realize one should go through them that quickly. I've got two break off knives and several spare blades, but I use one knife for beveling and re-sizing, and one for for hide trimming and other less-fine work. I think I'll start pre-treating my hides as well, maybe they'll cut b...

Well, you guys said you liked pictures, I've got a few of the taper, as well as some measurements, hopefully I'll get some more "artsy" pictures of it when I go out to crack next time. And while my quality isn't quite the best yet, and will get better over time, I wouldn't mind selling thi...

Thanks for the kind remarks all! I will get some more pics taken later today, so you all can get a better idea of the taper and overall shape of the whip. Adventure, there is some strand bunching in certain sections, and next time I'll make sure to cut my strands a little smaller, additionally, I've...

Hi all! I know I'm quite new here, and still quite new to leather whip-making, but I figured that I'd post of what I just completed in the past few days. I know Riku and Gio from another website, and both have some excellent talent! Definitely aspire to create whips such as theirs one day. Here's th...

Riku for sure does great work. Exceptional talent in such a short time. Enjoy, she'll outlast you if you take good care of her!

Haha, yes, it's unfortunate. Fortunately, life's best lessons are learned through experience, some of us just learn faster than others

Sorry to revive a few week old post, but I can't agree more with the sentiments of the preceding users. I've sorta been wanting to say something about these whips for a while, as they bug me every time I see them on ebay, especially being a whip-maker myself (perhaps this promotes snobbery). The str...

Great work as always, as long as the customer is happy! Personally, I'd prefer to age the whip by using, it'll have more character that way methinks.

It's good to be here!
Haha, I figured that out, I noticed some parallel prose to your posts, which cued me off.

That's a pretty nifty idea, and I love those Henderson whips, gorgeous pieces of work they are.