Traditional whip

Whip Basics · Post by **Whip Basics** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:37 am

Today I've got a traditional Bullwhip, made from latigo and a mexican bocote wood handle. The handle has about 12 inches.
It's an 8 plait, and all strands run through to the fall hitch. It was braided by Victor SanSoucie. What do you think?

Take care, Robby

IndyWhips · Post by **IndyWhips** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:56 am

Looks great....

I've done a few in English Kip but never tried Latigo....I must give it a go one day....

WhipDude · Post by **WhipDude** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:23 am

Very fine looking whip. I heard good things about this guy.

rjallen70 · Post by **rjallen70** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:42 pm

Those have been on my radar for some time now...
I would think that the 5 oz latigo would make them quite heavy (which I prefer).
Can you comment on the handling/weight?
Thanks,
Ron

TurnerME · Post by **TurnerME** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:34 pm

I love it. I love wooden handle whips in general though. Nice handle nice color.

Whip Basics · Post by **Whip Basics** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:24 am

Glad you like it! In fact it's a very heavy whip. It was braided by Skip for the Whip Basics tutorial series. If you're interested in his whips,
check out www.HandmadeWhips.com I like my whips heay too, because it rolls out nice and slow, and that's perfect for the lessons I give.
So the students can see the motion of the whip in every phase of the technique.

The other thing is, that you can actually feel where the whip is. And through that long handle you are always in perfect control.
For fast routines it's not the ideal one. As I said - this whip is great when you are out in the fields and practice your technique.
It's a calm and decent way to crack a whip.

If you have other questions and/or want detailled pics - just let me know. I'd be happy to help.

Take care,
Robby

rjallen70 · Post by **rjallen70** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:15 pm

I would love some additional pics... Thank you so much!
Can you take a few in hand to illustrate scale?
Also a few with a meter stick in the background?
Thanks,
Ron

Whip Basics · Post by **Whip Basics** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:46 pm

Hey Ron,

I'll take some pics for you, no problem. The only thing... I have no inch scale - only in centimeters.
I hope that'll do the job. 12 hours from now on you'll find the pictures here.

Robby

rjallen70 · Post by **rjallen70** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:49 pm

Great!
cm is no problem...
I am one of the few Americans that use (and prefer) the metric system.
Ron

Canuck Digger · Post by **Canuck Digger** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:15 pm

Robby,
Congratulations! It's about time Vic got some airtime here... He's a wonderful whipmaker and an all-around nice guy too, and I'm very happy his work is being noticed

)

Good on ya mate!
Cheers,

Franco

Whip Basics · Post by **Whip Basics** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:03 am

Franco,

thanks for the compliment! And - yes - in my opinion Victor SanSoucie is one of the great whipmakers
we have here. He's all traditional and his whips are beautiful. I really suggest to check his website.

And Ron...

Here are your pictures. I hope they're okay. I had no one to photograph,
so I tried to hold and click by myself :o)

and here are the others...

Enjoy, Robby

WhipDude · Post by **WhipDude** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:00 am

That just screams cowboy. I really like it. The latigo is so pristine looking and clean edges.

rjallen70 · Post by **rjallen70** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:58 am

Perfect! Thanks, it was just what I was looking for.
Ron

Whip Basics · Post by **Whip Basics** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:33 pm

No prob. If you like this style of whips... Here's another one.
It's a seven footer with an 10 inch rosewood handle.

Enjoy, Robby