Club Obi Wan

Hello guys
I have a whip idenification question here, maybe someone will recognize the style or plaiting on this stockwhip in for repair.
The swelling on the handle grip reminds me of a Nemith or a Peter Clark, both whipmakers from Aust.
The thong plaiting seems to be the standard herringbone though the fall is greenhide or rawhide which is unusual. The handle starts on the thin end in eight plait, standard herringbone, then changes to twelve plait then to sixteen plait as the handle widens out, with each change under a turks head. The actual plaiting seems reasonably crude compared to the very fine work on the turks heads (the bottom t. head appears to be sixteen bite seventeen part) and there are five of them. Could this be the work of an enthusiastic amateur with lots of time on their hands?
The twelve and sixteen plait is done in an unusual pattern for me, though it's over two, under two, it's in a staggered pattern, so if anyone is familiar with this please let me know how its done.

thank you..............
Littlejohn


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Hi Littlejohn, Interesting plaiting patter on the handle, unfortunately I don’t have much to offer. The design of the stockwhip is very reminiscent of something Gayle Nemeth or Dennis Cherry would do but certain details just don’t fit with their current whips. It could very well be the work of an amateur, talented stockmen or possibly one of the many lesser-known whip makers attempt at a fancy example. It has the longer more traditional style keeper though, where as most stockwhip makers these days use a shorter tight keeper so it could have some age to it. Some old time whipmakers used greenhide for there whips but I wouldn’t be surprised if the fall was replaced at some point, and who ever did the repair used what they had on hand. If no one else here can help you here, keep asking around. Check with some of the other whipmakers in Australia as well as with the Australian Plaiters & Whipmakers Association and the Australian Whipcrackers and Plaiters Association. Some one there maybe able to recognize the stockwhip and offer up some information. Good luck and let us know if you hear anything.

Dan