Improvise a bullwhip holder

[Ken]

I just got my first whip today (yay!) and am really pleased with it, all thanks to Pyroxene. Anyway I am amazed it arrived so quickly and as its Hallow'een this week I thought that I'd go as Indiana Jones. I was just wondering if anyone knows how I could improvise a whip holder for the night of the party - it doesnt have to be dead accurate just enough to do the job and relativly simple to make in a few days with limited materials (i am at Uni in Scotland).

Thanks guys and thanks again Pyroxene!! :)

Ken

[Pyroxene]

Glad to hear you got it.

Just as a thought, you could get a twist tie and tie it to a belt (gun belt or web belt). I say this because usually, you are going to hang the bag over it and how it's fastened won't be seen.

Another idea would be a mug holder. I know there are lots of festivals going on around the world this time of year. I have seen many people attach their mug to a belt with something very similar to a whip holder.

Just some ideas.

Pyro.

[tkubek]

I'm doing something similar with my whip, and I thought I'd just get a strip of velcro (the kind you can attach to itself) and loop one end around my belt and the other around the whip. Quick fix, but it should do the trick.

Tony

[The_Edge]

Go to any belt clearance section and grab a 1.25" to 1.5" wide (real) leather belt for five to ten bucks. Get one that is much longer than what you wear so that you'll have lots to work with. Then go to a craft store and/or a hardware store and pick up a snap fastener set and a rotary punch. (You may even want to get some Nyltex waxed thread at a shoe repair shop.) Go home, measure around your coiled whip and cut off a length of belt for the whip holder that includes the length of loop needed for hanging on your belt. Now put it all together. You'll be able to make three or four holders for under $25. You'll have it made in less than an hour.

-Kyle

PS- I think it would look really lame to be asked at a Halloween party to demonstrate your whip skills and you have to undo a twisty-tie to get to your whip. It's much cooler to unsnap it from your belt, uncoil it in mid-air and give a solid crack all in one smooth movement. 8)

[Michaelson]

...if you're not that good with your whip yet, the tie down gives you a good excuse NOT to pull out the whip for demonstration, therefore keeping the mystery of your whip prowness alive. (grins) By the way, Kyle, that's a GREAT profile picture you have there this week! WELL done. High regards. Michaelson

[Indiana Philip]

I found a belt that I didn't use anymore and cut off the amount of leather that I needed, but after I punched a hole and tried to put the snap rivet through, the belt was too thick to allow the rivet enough length to accept the second part of the snap. At first I thought I could flatten it enough with a hammer, but that didn't do it, so I got some pretty rough sandpaper and tried sanding it to thin it out, but gave up after about 30 minutes of sanding with little results. Any ideas?
Indiana Philip

[The_Edge]

I found a belt that I didn't use anymore and cut off the amount of leather that I needed, but after I punched a hole and tried to put the snap rivet through, the belt was too thick to allow the rivet enough length to accept the second part of the snap. At first I thought I could flatten it enough with a hammer, but that didn't do it, so I got some pretty rough sandpaper and tried sanding it to thin it out, but gave up after about 30 minutes of sanding with little results. Any ideas?
Indiana Philip

I ran into this problem once as well. What I discovered is that the snaps I bought from a craft store came with the short stems that you are talking about. It was very frustrating. Then by shear accident while at Home Depot I found a similar press snap package that had much longer stems as well as shorter ones. A variety pack of sorts. The snaps with longer stems work perfectly for the 1/8" to 3/16" thick belt leather. Since the snaps come in the clear blister packs you can see how long the stems are before purchase.

-Kyle

[Forrestal]

I had the same problem. I took a Dremel roto tool, put a sanding drum on and was able to thin out the leather very quickly. I took a little from both of the leather straps so as not to take too much from just one( is this clear?.....I think I'm confusing myself and I'm the one that did it). Anyway it sure worked.
Regards,
Forrestal

[Indiana Philip]

Thanks KyleS and Forrestal. I forgot I had that Dremel tool, I so rarely use it. That thinned it out in a hurry and I now have a working whip holder. I am going to look for those longer snaps, though, the next time I'm at the Depot or Lowes.
I'm much obliged to you both.
Indiana Philip