Club Obi Wan

I was just wondering how many whips each of you has..

Or, I will have two in T-minus 6 weeks....

The ones I had growing up (3 in all) are gone, and the only one I have in my possessino now is a 6 footer from Argentina.

I have 4 Morgans, 4 Jackas, 2 by Russell Schultz, 1 by Drew Schrag, 1 by Joe Strain (a whip used in the Cirque du Soleil show 'KA'), and the bullwhip I made to use for 'the most bullwhip cracks in a minute' record.

All told I've got about 50 whips, including 2 chain mail whips and 5 fire whips. I should really take a picture of my collection.

-Adam

I have seven, but they're all my own. I have two 10 footers (one natural tan and one saddle tan), one six foot young Indy black and red, four 8 footers (3 natural tan ones and 1 all black). I'm not counting the cheap Mexican whips that I still have somewhere in the back of a closet, maybe 2 more there PLUS 1 or 2 of my very early whips I made when I started making them (they're not much better than the Mexican ones, but I keep them for sentimental value...). So I'd say a total of 11 whips when all is said and done. Here's six of them. Sorry for the crappy photo montage...
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Presently, I have about 100 whips. I say "about" because I have probably a dozen that I have consigned to the reject pile- whips of inferior/doubtful quality: I consider them my out of sight out of mind whips.

yup yup yup....i have one....
but im getting another for my birthday!

I have 3

1 10' Morgan
1 8' Strain
1 10' DelCarpio

..but there is always a need for more.

-Nebraska

Hey all I wanted was one good whip I could crack, now look at me...

winrichwhips wrote:I have 4 Morgans, 4 Jackas, 2 by Russell Schultz, 1 by Drew Schrag, 1 by Joe Strain (a whip used in the Cirque du Soleil show 'KA'), and the bullwhip I made to use for 'the most bullwhip cracks in a minute' record.

All told I've got about 50 whips, including 2 chain mail whips and 5 fire whips. I should really take a picture of my collection.

-Adam

Chainmail whip?! Wow, I'd love to see that! Could you post a pic please, Adam? Does it crack.

Remind me of Castlevania or something.

I have 8 bullwhips , 1 snake and 13 stock whips, most is made my self bat several is from other polish makers and 1 bull from Peter jack

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I rather enjoy seeing pics of peoples whip collections. We had a nice thread before full of photos but that's old and we have more members since then and of course people have acquired new whips. Maybe somebody ought to start it up by posting a link to their collection? Maybe start a new thread all together?

I have 2 whips currently but am patiently (not easy!) waiting on my 2 matched stockwhips coming from Simon Martin.

That's a brilliant idea! I know I'm a sucker for whip pics; the more the better! I'll gather them all up and try to make a few decent pics for y'all.
Cheers,

Franco

i have 3

10ft nylon Tim Bass/ Rhett Kelley hybrid (Tim made the first 8 feet and Rhett the last 2, it's a long story!)
8 foot Joe Strain
6 ft nylon Rhett Kelley
4 ft rubber South African sjambok (yes, it's considered a semi-rigid whip)
4 ft Kyle Schold 'pocket bull'

Quite the variety you have there kooniu.

I've got just one right now and thought that would be ALL I'd ever need,unless it failed somehow. Ha! I think I'll be buying a new 12 plait 8 footer later this summer. They are a blast to play around with!!
-raider 57

Got 2. A twelve-footer made locally, and a Morgan 10-footer. Can't seem to find my very first whip - one of those south-of-border specials that seemed to have been braided with tissue-thin paper instead of leather. Oh, well, guess I'll just have to do without. Wouldn't mind picking up a Morgan-style Winrich, though.

( do I need another whip? No. Do I want another whip? Yeah. ) :junior:

Last october I find the DM site. I cannot resist. I now have 3 bullwhips, a DM 10', a del Carpio 10', and a JMObi 9' from 1985 (around the time Marty and Doc were at the Twin Pines Mall). I hope to get a TJ 10' eventually. I'll be posting pics, next couple of weeks hopefully.

Ahhhh! Canuck! So you are the guy with the whips that age very well. Nice!

WhipDude,
thanks, I didn't realized my whips aged well hehehe. To me that's just how they are, you know.

I put a LOT of conditionner and use a lot of plaiting soap when I make them, so a natural 'roo hide that is almost white when I get it, will become a nutty brown color by the time I'm done with it. I'm not too concerned about making a whip that is darker than the innitial color of the hide. My goal is just to make a whip that will be pleasant to use so you'll want to use it often, and a whip that will last a long time so you can keep on enjoying it. I've tried to make my whips without them darkening so much in the process, but as soon as I put some plaiting soap on the hides, they go MANY shades darker right away. It saves one from having to wait for it to go dark on its own I suppose, hehehe.

I also rub the turk's head knots smooth before I put on the coat of shellac, and while this gives a very smooth finish to the knots, it also tends to give them an aged look, which again, was not the actual goal which was to make a smooth surface for the palm of your hand to slide over. This all came about because when I was first making whips, I was worried that my knots weren't tied on tighly enough and I thought that if the finish was smoother, my hands wouldn't rub as much on the laces as I used it and this might allow the covering knot to not come loose. Well that's not necessary anymore, I tie my knots on good and tight nowadays, but this has brought about a personal style. By the time the shellac has dried, the butt of the whip is as smooth as glass!

Anyhoo, glad you like 'em!