My New Indy 4 Whip from Aussie Saddle Co just arrived today!

Solo · Post by **Solo** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:08 am

Well I need my head examined for buying this, But it was a spur of the moment descision because they had 1 and only 1 left in stock, They said that they would not get any more until about 2-3 months! I just took it out of the box and I will try to figure out how to post pics on this site, I have never done it on this site before! Once I figure it out! I will take any pics or email pics to whoever is trying to study this whip![/img][/url]

Solo · Post by **Solo** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:31 am

I am at work right now and don't have the time to try and figure this out! If someelse wants to post my pics I can email them to you!

Arlington Beech · Post by **Arlington Beech** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:37 am

pm sent

Solo · Post by **Solo** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:38 am

I just sent them to Bernadocdc! He said he could post them for me!

Solo · Post by **Solo** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:05 am

All pm's replied to!

Arlington Beech · Post by **Arlington Beech** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:14 am

And here they are:

Beautiful looking whip! Love the colour of it!

Solo · Post by **Solo** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:20 am

Thanks, for posting them crowe07!

Yeah I think the color is great! I was very nervous because the picture that Aussie Saddle Co has does not do the whip justice IMO!

louiefoxx · Post by **louiefoxx** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:28 am

hmmmm... the knots and thong aren't different colors.

Louie

Solo · Post by **Solo** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:44 am

I have a question that might be a little off topic! With this whip today, I received a small tub of Joesph Lyddy Dubbin. I have never heard of this stuff before! All I have ever used on my whips is Pecards dressing! Has anyone ever used this Dubbin stuff before?

Dave

Toldog07 · Post by **Toldog07** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:51 am

were they the whip makers from indy 4? i thought david morgan was...

Solo · Post by **Solo** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:02 pm

I'm not sure if they have officially annouced who the whip makers is for this movie!

louiefoxx · Post by **louiefoxx** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:08 pm

mike murphy uses the Jay-el, I got a can of from him, but I've never cracked it open. from what I've read Jay-El is more common in australia than pecards (but don't take my word for it).

xoxo

Louie
http://www.bullwhips.org

Bernardodc · Post by **Bernardodc** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:21 pm

Solo,

I'm sorry for not posting the pics, for some reason I still can't access my email account

Glad crowe07 posted them, I was really eager to see your whip! Like Louie said, the knots are the same color as the rest fo the whip. I wonder if Terry was aware or remembers that the knots of the whips supplied for Indy 4 were darker. Perhaps he doesn't care!

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How does that whip compare in handling to your long handled Jacka?

One last thing: would you be so kind to measure the distance from the base of the handle to the top of the ring knot? (in inches if possible).

Thanks and congrats, the whip looks great.

Bernardo

Solo · Post by **Solo** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:26 pm

Bernardoc, I just pm'd you! and I will measure it in a few minutes for you!

Dave

Solo · Post by **Solo** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:39 pm

It looks like it's 7"5/8

Bernardoc, I also took a pic of the measurement and I will email it to you!

Dave

hollywood1340 · Post by **hollywood1340** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:46 pm

As far as who made the movie whips, check the sticky at the top of this page, as well as the KotCS threads

Bernardodc · Post by **Bernardodc** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:50 pm

Thanks a lot Dave! Really appreciated it. Thank you also for emailing the pic.

So now we know for sure the handle on the KOTCS whip is 8 inches long. One less detail to worry about. The ring knot looks thinner than the ones Terry ties on his long handled bulls. A comparison pic of it next to your 11" Jacka showing the handles and knots would be awesome!

Cheers,

Bernardo

Arlington Beech · Post by **Arlington Beech** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:11 pm

louiefoxx wrote:hmmmm... the knots and thong aren't different colors.

Louie

is there any way that might be a post-Terry kinda thing...maybe to make the whip look older? I dunno

I kinda like the look of this one better than with the darker knots...

Satipo · Post by **Satipo** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:42 pm

It looks great. Interesting how from the ring knot down to the bottom knot looks darker and shinier than where the thong starts. Could this be down to shellac? I love the chunky look of this thing! If ever there was to be a whip made of chocolate, this would be how it'd look.

starks_6 · Post by **starks_6** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:50 pm

Its a beautiful whip, pricey however....it almost a morgan! still, it will be worth every cent im sure!

hollywood1340 · Post by **hollywood1340** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:41 pm

Ooo...pretty. I do like the diffrent colored knots as seen in every picture of this whip as related to the movie. Not a big fan of the change. Because no, it's not a Morgan. Seems to have lost a bit of it's personality in this incarnation. But that's just me.

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:02 pm

Very nice Solo, Congratulations and thanks for getting the images up for us. I think that is a beautiful looking Bullwhip, Have you tried it out yet?

The Joesph Lyddy Dubbin wax is Australian leather dressing. A lot of people use it, and it’s not bad but if you’re used to using Pecards, stick with Pecards.

Toldog07 check here to see about who made what. viewtopic.php?t=24551

Even though alot of the pictures that we've seen of the movie bullwhips appeared to have darker knots, with several of them the knots where the same color as the rest of the whip, just like Solos.

Dan

Shtick · Post by **Shtick** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:17 pm

Wow, that's a really long cracker! I've never seen one that long before. Looks to be about half the lenth of the fall, yes?

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:41 pm

I still can't figure out who made it? Did Terry Jacka make these for Aussiesaddle?

Cracker · Post by **Cracker** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:06 pm

Wow, that's a really long cracker!

I hadn't noticed that until your post. I've never seen a cracker that long. I'm interested in hearing how it works (or not).

conceited_ape · Post by **conceited_ape** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:55 pm

Booyah! Very CS.

Kudos!

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:18 am

I still can't figure out who made it? Did Terry Jacka make these for Aussiesaddle?

Yes, Terry Jacka makes them for the Australian Saddle Co.

Regarding the popper length, Terry supplies his poppers like that. While they are too long for my personal taste, they are made from polypropylene twine which wears down fast faster then the nylon a lot of us use. The extra length extends the life of the popper, when the fluff wears down all you have to do is cut the popper back a bit and your ready to go again.

Dan

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:09 am

BullWhipBorton wrote:
I still can't figure out who made it? Did Terry Jacka make these for Aussiesaddle?
Yes, Terry Jacka makes them for the Australian Saddle Co.

Regarding the popper length, Terry supplies his poppers like that. While they are too long for my personal taste, they are made from polypropylene twine which wears down fast faster then the nylon a lot of us use. The extra length extends the life of the popper, when the fluff wears down all you have to do is cut the popper back a bit and your ready to go again.

Dan

But I was under the impression that the Indy 4 whips where not to be sold until the fourth movie was out?

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:24 am

Whoops!

Dontcha hate it when they send stuff out early! Now RUN, before Lucasfilm's lawyers catch you!!!

*cue Raiders march*

Solo · Post by **Solo** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:26 pm

I took this whip into my company garage and cracked it. It cracks nice, I like it, but id does appear to more "nose heavy" comapared to my other Jacka with the 11" handle. I have an 8ft and 10ft Morgan's and those aren't nose heavy like this. I'll have to bring my morgan's into work and do a comaprrison or wait till spring! I hate winter!

Bernardodc · Post by **Bernardodc** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:13 pm

Here's some more pics that Dave kindly sent me. They are great comparison shots. They show the handle next to a measuring tape, and the others compare the knots of the standard Jacka (11"handled) versus those on the KOTCS whip. The ring knot is indeed slightly slimmer on the later. The handle knob is slightly taller on the Indy 4 whip, although this may not be intentional.

Another little detail is that the whip Jacka whip bought from DM came with a nylon popper. Perhaps DM requests Terry to send his whips with nylon poppers.

Anyway, the pics:

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Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:12 pm

Dutch_jones wrote:But I was under the impression that the Indy 4 whips where not to be sold until the fourth movie was out?

Dutch, The situation with the bullwhips was different then with the Hats and Jackets, Which aren’t being sold until the movies released. It’s been posted on here for months now that the bullwhips where available for order. Since they were contracted through a 3rd party type deal, apperntly neither Terry, nor the Australian Stock Saddle Co. had any obligation to Lucas to hold off making or selling them before the film was released.

Bernardo Thanks for posting the new pictures from Dave. A couple of the Terry Jacka whips I’ve gotten in the past also came with the regular black nylon poppers too, but the ones I knew came right from Terry as a special order had the long poly-pro style popper. I figured David Morgan or Western Stage props might have switched poppers with their own before they sent the whips out to the customers. Next time you talk to David or Mark, you should ask them.

ATB

Dan