Club Obi Wan

Here is a few pictures of a whip I just finished. For some reason in the pictures the handle seems a little long but in person it seems fine who know. Anyway enjoy.




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James

Looks spectacular!

The whips looks great. How long is it?

Sweet looking whip, is that cowhide?


cheers.


Jim J.

Nice whip mister.

It's an 8ft kangaroo hide whip.

Great whip, my compliments
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Great job James, it looks very good !!

That's a really nice whip mate! How did you build it?

Here is the info of how I make my bullwhips directly from my website.

I begin each Leather whip (Cowhide/Kangaroo) with a steel handle, attaching to it strands of leather lace covered by a bolster at the tip of the handle. I then cover both the handle and leather filler with a bolster. I then plait a 6 plait belly around the bolster followed by an 8 plait. Depending on the diameter of the whip at these points I may put a bolster over the plated bellies to bring the whip up to the proper thickness. The final overlay of the whip is a 12 plait. I put a 45 degree angle on the underside of all the strands so that they will nest into each other after each layer of the whip is rolled giving that smooth taper transition. I also bind the whip after each layer in the handle to thong transition (this prevents the whip from whipping like a noodle). I then add the knots and fall, after this I roll the whip again to make sure the taper is smooth and flowing.

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James