Louie, you beat me to it!
Here is the direct link to Murphy's Indy Bullwhip Making Kit:
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I have sold Whip kits occasionally on request, but I think it is a mis conception that if the whipmaker doesn't have to braid it then it will be a lot cheaper. At least for me, I find the braiding the easier and less time consuming part of whipmaking. The preparation of everything takes up the majority of time, as every layer is cut to suit that specific whip, and then everything still has to be stretched, resized, beveled, split (if needed), etc... Once it comes to the braiding you can get into a good rhythm.
Just looking at Murphy's Indy Bullwhip kit, it is only roughly 25% less, so you are still looking at $400 not including shipping for an 8ft instead of the $540 for a finished one from him. Now if the exchange rate was where it was a few years back then it would be about half, unfortunately the American Dollar isn't cooperating. ;-)
I completely agree with Louie, if saving money is the main focus then you should just try making it from scratch. But if you are interested in learning more about whipmaking, the kit would be interesting to see how another whipmaker maybe does things differently. Although if you are interested in learning whipmaking, you might as well just make it from scratch anyway. After all, the best way to learn how to make good whips is to just make a ton of whips all the while constantly trying to improve.
Regards,
Paul
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