Whips, why did it have to be whips??

whiskyman · Post by **whiskyman** » Fri May 18, 2007 4:56 pm

Why does the floor..move??

All these whips are different ages o natural tan.

Ripper · Post by **Ripper** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:18 pm

Nice ! Are they all ones you made ?

whiskyman · Post by **whiskyman** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:22 pm

No- 3 are mine, one is from Paul Stenhouse and another from some guy called David something-or-other

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:20 pm

David Copperfield?

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Sat May 19, 2007 12:53 am

C'mon Bink. How long have you been in this hobby? David BLAINE. Hello??? McFly??? I mean... MeisterRick...? Anybody home?

Beautiful whips, Pagey!

In Christ,
Shane

thefish · Post by **thefish** » Sat May 19, 2007 1:11 am

I was hoping it was David Spade.

Poor guy needs SOME work after leaving SNL and the cancellation of Talk Radio... ;-)

Good lookin' whips, Pagey!

-Dan

deadringer · Post by **deadringer** » Sat May 19, 2007 2:13 am

Hi Whiskeyman
Interesting subject...
There are quite a few factors that contribute to the darkening of whips not just age ... handling them ..
the plaiting soap that is used when making them ...and the tannery at which the hides were tanned ..
Packers tannery can have different shades with different batches of hides that they process.
The tannery in South Aus. where Simon Martin sources his hides have a very light coloured natural hide .
There was an old tannery in Queensland which had natural kangaroo hides that had a pinkish tinge to them and they would darken very quickly ,The tannage that they used was from wattle bark where today tanneries use a bark extract that comes from a few different trees depending on what the leather is to be used for ... I have purchased Mimosa bark extract from Packers and tanned a few hides myself and the whips made from these were a different shade of natural again ...
I will have a dig around and see if I can find a few different samples of these hides that I have spoken of for a comparison ...although some will already be aged.
The use of petroleum based leather dressing will darken hides quickly and leaving them in direct sunlight will also quicken the aging process ..
You can also use an antique dye on the leather to give the whip that aged look right from the start.

Great comparison . Keep up the great work .

Cheers
Chris Barr
www.deadringer.com.au

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:47 am

Bullwhips! Very dangerous… you go first.

Great pictures.

Dan

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:12 pm

The left one is mine, the left one is mine, the l... 8-[

$\:D/$

Regards,

Marc

Post by **Jens** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:24 pm

But you already own one! Why just not send it to me instead?

Just kidding - but on a more serious note: I can't wait to see this "baby" for real then we meet next time!

louiefoxx · Post by **louiefoxx** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:59 am

Im amazed at how much the color can change while making the whip.

The knots are the same roo hide, but I tied them dry.

whiskyman · Post by **whiskyman** » Tue May 22, 2007 11:03 am

Yes, the braiding soap makes quite a difference! Sometimes when I don't want lighter knots, I cut the strands, stretch them and then grease them and rub them a lot to darken them before leaving them to dry for a couple of days before tying the knots.