First bullwhip

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:11 am

Greetings all,
I am proud to say I finally acquired a bullwhip. I bought this whip from shawnkara who listed it in the bazaar section. its a 7' EC roo hide. from what it said in the ad its about 6 yrs old and it has been well cared for. unfortunitly I got so crack happy with it that the fall broke off

so now I got to send it off to be replaced but I wanted to post some pics before I drop it in the mailbox. I apologize for the pic quality I used my iphone. Enjoy!
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... G_0005.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... G_0003.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... G_0002.jpg

PS. Where would be my best bet to send my whip to get the fall replaced?

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:34 am

Congratulations on getting your bullwhip. Just about any whipmaker here can replace the fall for you. Westernstageprops.com also does this repair too.

Or you can just get a replacment fall and replace it yourself. Its not as tricky as it seems and these links here would help you.

http://www.davidmorgan.com/fallreplacem ... words=fall&

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1xY7v4r97M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV26uP0jjhY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhjFBBz2 ... re=related

Dan

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:38 am

Thanks Dan, It does seem tricky but Ill review the links you gave me and Ill decide if I think I can do it.
Best Regards,
Joe
Edit I watched the videos and Im going to give it a shot.Thanks again, Dan

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:55 am

I got a fall and put it on my whip. wasnt much harder then replacing a popper. I seem to be goin through crackers like crazy I dont know what they problem is? Ill post some better pics of my new bull tommorow.
Best Regards,
Joe

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:45 am

Hey Joe, Glad to hear you didn’t have any problem replacing the fall.

Power cracking a whip will blow the poppers right off pretty quickly. So you might just be cracking the whip too hard or loudly, that isn't that uncommon with someone just starting out who doesn’t know any better.

Work on slowing it down a bit and producing softer more controlled cracks. If you can do that and focus on technique and timing rather then power and muscle to make the whip crack, it will give you safer and more efficient results now. Then you can just go back and put a lil more energy into the throw later on to make more noise.

If that’s not the problem, sometimes it can be tricky to get popper knots to seat up just right, if you've never really done it before. So make sure they are snug and holding tight befor you start cracking. You can also try some of the other methods for tying the poppers on, some work better at times then others on different falls.
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Look forward to seeing the pics.

Dan

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:18 pm

Ive been using the third method for tying my poppers. I dont beleive ive been over muscling my cracks but ill try to slow it down a bit. Maybe ill try a different method of tying them on. Thanks Dan.
Best Regards,
Joe

WhipDude · Post by **WhipDude** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:33 pm

I have an EC Whip. It was a good purchase considering the price I got it at and has been a great for learning how to properly use a shorter faster whip.

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:38 pm

Heres a pic of it in the sun. Im tryin the first method of tying the popper.it seems to be working out good.
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... G_0006.jpg
Best Regards,
Joe

Boggstandard · Post by **Boggstandard** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:24 pm

Congratulations Joe.
You seem to have made a good choice.
My EC whips have held-up very nicely.
Decent quality, at a reasonable price, from a responsive
and accommodating maker.

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:46 pm

Thanks, Boggstandard
I think its a great whip. If you still want to meet up, let me know.
Best Regards,
Joe

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:08 pm

Heres some pics of me cracking my whip in gear. Enjoy!
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... CF0404.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... CF0405.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll30 ... CF0412.jpg
Best Regards,
Joe

Canuck Digger · Post by **Canuck Digger** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:33 pm

G'day Joe,
That's a very nice looking whip and it seems like it would be very pleasant to throw.

I used to crack my whips with so much power that anything natural for a fall (like leather) would break off in one or two throws, so I had to use synthetic materials for a makeshift fall. Part of that was because I really only had @#$% whips at the time. The other thing was that I was over musclingit waaaayyy too much!

Now a fall will last me a really long time. Of course I now use the very best leather out there, I have a much better technique (one would hope after 27 years of cracking!), and I treat my whips and falls better too. Asside from the obvious indication of not using the whips on hard surfaces, I also keep my falls loaded with leather conditionner. This is very important. The oils in the leather play a vital role in maintaining the strength of your fall. So, after every practice, I clean my whips of any dirt and reapply conditionner to the fall (I only do the entire whip a couple of times a year). It doesn' take much and if you do it regularly, your fall should last you a long time. If my whips are hanging for too long, I will put some conditionner to the fall even if they haven't been used, because the oils will dissipate and if you happen to have air conditionning in your place, then you know how it dries out the air, this affects how long you should go between applications. A good indication for me of wheather or not the fall has enough is if it feels tacky. Saturated lather will feel a bit tacky until enough of the grease evaportes for it to not have any excess on the surface. So, if after a couple of days of applying conditionner to the fall, it feels dry put some more on. If it feels a bit tacky, then it has enough.

It's a good thing you learned how to change your fall. If you work with whips you really need to know the basics of maintenance and repair. It's just common sense and it's really not hard to do at all.