Cowhide Indy Bullwhip

Bernardodc · Post by **Bernardodc** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:15 pm

Hi all,
Speaking of cowhide whips, here are a couple of pics of an Indy Style bullwhip I made recently, in cowhide of course!

Bernardo
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McFly · Post by **McFly** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:07 pm

Wow! I like it! I like it a lot! It's not often that you see natural tan cowhide bullwhips... heck, I rarely ever see natural tan cowhide anything! I've always associated cowhide with black. (Think Keppler bullwhip)

Keep it up!

In Christ,
Shane

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:48 pm

Wow is right, that looks really good. How does it handle?

Dan

Mola Ram · Post by **Mola Ram** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:04 pm

Bernardo,

I know we talked about this before. But do you know what

ounceage the leather is? I might try that out if i can find

some good cow. And let me know when you have another for

sale. I enjoy looking at your work.

Adam

ob1al · Post by **ob1al** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:13 pm

Great work! Love the colour and the look of the cowhide turks head, very nice indeed. How does she handle?

Bernardodc · Post by **Bernardodc** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:40 pm

Shane, Dan, ob1al, Adam,

Thanks guys for the kind words.

Well, this particular bullwhip was made for a customer in Indiana. He is extremely happy with it. I just cracked it a few times before sending it, and, it handled great. It cracked effortlessly and loud.

I made it a little heavier than a Morgan bullwhip, but its well balanced, so you don't really feel the weight. The whip is 8 ft long, 12 plait. It has a 4 strand point for durability. Wrist loop is 6 plait. Naturally weighted. As you can see in the pics, the turk's head knots are exactly the same as an Indy whip: 5 part, 4 bight.

The thing is that I try to make them as close as possible to a Morgan bullwhip, but in cowhide.

Adam:
I'm glad you liked her!
To answer your question, the leather is about 1.8-2.0 mm (about 4 1/2 - 5 oz), natural tan. I'm about to make another 8 footer; I'll let you know when I finish it.

Again, thank you all.

Bernardo

thefish · Post by **thefish** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 12:11 pm

That is a beautiful whip! Double belly?

Very nice work, Bernardo!

-Dan

Bernardodc · Post by **Bernardodc** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:35 pm

Hey Dan,

Thanks! Glad you liked the whip. I make them with a single belly, due to the thickness of the cowhide I use. I try to keep the external dimensions as close as possible to a Morgan bullwhip, and putting two bellies in there will make the whip too thick and heavy.

Bernardo

Mola Ram · Post by **Mola Ram** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:01 pm

o yea!
I had made a 2 bellied 3oz cowhide whip, and
that thing can really work your arms

its really heavy!
Adam

thefish · Post by **thefish** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 1:40 am

Yeah, It said "Indy Style" and I kinda equated that to "double belly." And I had NO clue how you could do a double belly out of cow, and still have it come out looking that slender!

I know a guy who has a double-belly cowhide whip and it weighs a ton! It was a single belly that his brother had made, but then decided he wanted it longer, so he did an overplaiting on it. It's HUGE! Cracks like a nuke though! Kirk's a big guy, though, so it suits him just fine.

Again, great looking work! Keep it up!

-Dan