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Post by debi duke »

How many whips do you own????

I'm not sure how many we have....

I would guess maybe 15 or so......

I want Robert to make me a special whip.... But I'll have to wait a long time to get one made.....

Maybe I should get someone else to make me one.... The bad thing about that is I would have to pay for it.... :( lol

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Post by Shtick »

I have exactly 1 (one) $10, 8 foot, 4 plait whip from Cancun.


I ****.





But it makes loud noises. :D
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I have 2 bullwhips...an old 6 footer given to me buy an old ranch hand when I was 10 years old and a 12 footer I purchased at a mountain man gathering while in my teens...I am currently deciding on where to purchase my first official Indy replica whip. :roll: Brett
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Post by Indiana Joe »

An 8 foot Tim Bass nylon and one of Kyle's (The Edge) pocket bullwhips. But I am thinking about adding a 10ft Stenhouse b/c I want a variety and I love his work. I just have save some moola b/c the Expedition is so expensive (but worth it). :whip:

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I've got an 8' Mike Murphy bullwhip, a pocket bull (#10), and am currently working on making my first whip ...a snakewhip similar to the one PropReplicator (Wayne) made.
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28.

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Post by prettybigguy »

I have 3
8' Joe Strain Indy
8' Swivel handle latigo
Edge Pocket Bull
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Post by Minnesota Jones »

Put me down with 4, soon to be 5. We have: (have to include the wife, one is her's...)

4 foot pocket bull by The Edge
6 foot Joe Strain - this is Kathy's whip
8 foot David Morgan
10 foot Joe Strain

and soon arriving an 8 foot EC Whip....

They're like Lays Potato Chips, you can't crack just one... :)
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8

8'DM
6'DM
8'JS
7'PS
12'WSP american
8'WSP nylon
6.5' american swivel
7'mexican swivel
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1, 8ft wsp nylon

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Post by Whiper Jones »

8 Joe strains, 5-12 ft.
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1; an Indy 14 footer :shock: from a whipmaker in Colorado. Don't bother PMing me about getting it either. :) I'm still in the market for a good 8ft Indy to trade for some props... :-k

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P.S. If anyone's got a spare popper they could send me, my 14 footer is popper-less. :cry:
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#1 - 8' Joe Strain Indy style
#2 - 6' Black nylon Wayne Miller bullwhip :)
#3 - 6' Tan nylon Wayne Miller bullwhip (in progress) :)
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Post by Sergei »

Whiper Jones wrote:8 Joe strains, 5-12 ft.
Just curious. But who is your favorite whip maker? You must have an opinion? :-)
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Post by Indiana_Hall »

As for me, 13:


4' Mexican swivel handle
2 8' Mexican swivel handles
10' buffalo-skin bullwhip
10' roo-hide bullwhip
6' nylon cowwhip
2 8' nylon cowwhips
6' nylon stockwhip
7' nylon bullwhip (in the works)
6' nylon bullwhip (in the works)
2' roo-hide mini-bullwhip hatband
6' or 7' buckskin stockwhip (in the works)


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thought i would drop in! just had to...
i own
1 TetraWhip 4 Plait stockwhip
1 TetraWhip 8 plait bullwhip
TetraWhip is my whipmaking allias... :D
and a Tetrawhip Mini nylon bull soon to come
(p.s ive been gone due to computer access
which i dont get often at all now, but will soon)
nice job on the snakewhip proprep. :D
nylon is much eaiser to handle than leather
less prep..... :D
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Post by Farnham54 »

good yo see you, Mola.

I've got 1, just arrived the other day: 8 foot, 4 plait nylon from LoneTree Tack. Yes I know, I've never heard of them either, but their whip isn't bad as far as I can tell for 38 dollars :D

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Post by Gater »

10' Mexico swivel handle 4-plait
and
10' DM

two guesses which is my favorite
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Post by debi duke »

Sergei wrote:
Whiper Jones wrote:8 Joe strains, 5-12 ft.
Just curious. But who is your favorite whip maker? You must have an opinion? :-)
I would have to say Peter Jack and Joe Strains whips are my favorite......


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Sergei wrote:28.

-Sergei

28 WHIPS!!!! Wow!!! That's a lot of whips!!! :P
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8ft. Joe Strain Indy whip. The whip is absolutely stunning.
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Sergei wrote:
Whiper Jones wrote:8 Joe strains, 5-12 ft.
Just curious. But who is your favorite whip maker? You must have an opinion? :-)
Heheheee!! Indeed Sergei, I have! :D
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Lemme see:

Stockwhips - 5
Cowwhips - 2
Nylon Bull - 1
Aussie Bulls - 4
Long Handled Target whip - 1
Indy Style - 2
Mini Indy - 2
Texas Bullwhip - 1 (bought 1 to see what it was)
Hungarian whip - 1 like in Grant's book
Signal and Snakewhips - 2
Misc whips - 3 (old handmade whips)

Looks like about 24

That doesn't count the ones that I am making for customers - those aren't really mine unless I don't get paid for them. (Never have been stiffed by a non-paying customer) I am putting a mini Indy and a dark tan 7' Indy up on Ebay this weekend. Time to move some out the door. The 7' Indy has only been used a little - used it in Dallas this past weekend to win 2nd place in the Zorro board precision contest. And ITG cracked it a little bit too. So that is about the extent other than some cracking in the back yard to get it set and see where it falls.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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jerryrwm wrote:I am putting a mini Indy and a dark tan 7' Indy up on Ebay this weekend. The 7' Indy has only been used a little - used it in Dallas this past weekend to win 2nd place in the Zorro board precision contest. And ITG cracked it a little bit too. So that is about the extent other than some cracking in the back yard to get it set and see where it falls.
And I must say that 7 footer had a good feel to it when I cracked it. If you're looking for a bullwhip, this is a good one.
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jerryrwm wrote:Lemme see:



That doesn't count the ones that I am making for customers - those aren't really mine unless I don't get paid for them. (Never have been stiffed by a non-paying customer) I am putting a mini Indy and a dark tan 7' Indy up on Ebay this weekend. Time to move some out the door. The 7' Indy has only been used a little - used it in Dallas this past weekend to win 2nd place in the Zorro board precision contest. And ITG cracked it a little bit too. So that is about the extent other than some cracking in the back yard to get it set and see where it falls.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Jerry R
Jerry,

did you get that picture of you doing the Zorro Board????

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Post by giovanniceleste »

I have:
10 ft american swivel handle bullwhip
7 ft nemeth Stock Whip 7ft 12 plait
10 ft Indy Style Robert Duke
10 ft David Morgan
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I've got 1, just arrived the other day: 8 foot, 4 plait nylon from LoneTree Tack. Yes I know, I've never heard of them either, but their whip isn't bad as far as I can tell for 38 dollars
I bought a whip from them quite some time ago, a 10' 6 plait leather swivel. Not a bad whip, except for the fall they have on those whips. I chopped it off and put on an Aussie style white hide fall~ first whip maintenance I had ever done. That thing has taken a beatin'. At least now I know 1 other person who's bought one from them :D .

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At current count, we have (my other half and I) 16 whips from various makers, the oldest of which (a restoration project) is over 100 years old, dating from the Boer War.

There's a fella not far from us, who owned over 50 whips last time I spoke to him.

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Post by Morgan Alden »

I've currently got 6, but I've worn out about 6 or 7 more over the years. They were $15 Mexican whips that I would pick up every time we drove over to Juarez. Now I have a 10' David Morgan, and I haven't touched one of the others since.
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Add my fantastic 10' Robert Duke Indy whip to the list! :D
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Post by Indiana Cromeens »

I have one An 8ft. 12 plait natural tan EM brand whip,Looking foward to adding a ten ft. morgan to the equation someday
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Post by FloatinJoe »

Okay, I've just my one David Morgan 10-footer. It's a blast to use... Can't wait for another one.

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Post by Snakewhip_Sable »

I've got three.

a 10' four plait Meskin bullwhip.
an 8' eight plait swivel handle bullwhip.
and a really beautiful twelve plait 6' blue nylon Dittmer snakewhip (I think it's about 6' anyway).

Mr. Dittmer has started work on a brown nylon bullwhip for me.

I really like the nylon ones; you can use them where you wouldn't want to take a leather one and the play in them is amazing.
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Snakewhip_Sable wrote: a 10' four plait Meskin bullwhip.
Is that a Mexican, or some Lord of The Rings whip-maker? :)

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Post by Snakewhip_Sable »

I used to date a Spanish speaking girl who called herself a Meskin. Her parents were from Mesko and her brother lived in New Mesko.

I learned my geography from an American textbook, like this:

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Maybe she meant Mexican...
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Is it just me or does that map look like a rabbit? :shock:
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Your state looks like a mitten, you may be biased. ;)
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That response cracked me up :lol: Wascally wabbit!

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Here's a pic of my whip collection

From top left:

Vintage NOS Bucheimer bullwhip
Simon Martin 16x20 plait 7 ft stockwhip
10 ft Morgan bullwhip

Next row down:
Drew Schrag bullwhip, a 'woodie'
pair of Russell Schultz bullwhips
David Morgan 8 ft bullwhip
Pair of 16x24 plait Fraser stockwhips
Pair of 4 ft 8 plait Fraser stockwhips

Lying down on the couch:
22 ft nylon cow whip
pair of whitehide Fraser stockwhips
pair of nylon cow whips by Chris Hall
another pair of Hall nylon cow whips
Stenhouse-Winrich Indy bullwhip
pair of Murphy stockwhips, 12-plait 5 ft.

Including my pair of fire whips (not pictured) I think that comes to 23 whips. Most all of these whips I've gotten in the past year. Part of me thinks of getting a whip by Joe Strain, but then again, maybe I've got enough whips already :roll:

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Post by jabahutt70 »

Nice looking collection, Adam. Tell me, is that Bucheimer whip in its original condition, or did you have to do any repairs yourself? It looks to be in incredible condition!

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The Bucheimer had never been used and I haven't done anything to it. So it really is NOS 'new old stock'.

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Very nice collection!!! :) Thanks for sharing the pic.
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Post by BullWhipBorton »

Impressive collection Adam, thanks for posting the picture. The Simon Martin and 16x24 Fraser stockwhips especially stand out to my eye, but they are all very fine whips. I get the feeling you have more whips that you've made and kept for yourself though :wink: right. All the Best.

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Hey everybody,

I was talking to janine the other day, and here are some pics that she sent me of adams new whips. Truely gorgeous!!! I figured I'd share them with everyone here.

I think I finally have figured out how to post photos, I hope. So here goes,

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FYI-this bottom pic is before the finish was put on.

Absolutely beautiful whips adam, and great work Janine!!! I can't wait to get to see them in person and give em a bit of a workout.

Regards,

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IT WORKED!!!

I'm so excited that I can post pics now, I just found this pic that was taken when Chris Camp and I met up before the WWAC in april. We put all 36 of our whips together and here is what it looked like:

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Also, note chris's foot, Aldens I believe, to the left of the photo.

There are 11 Joe Strain whips

6 Janine Fraser whips

2 David Morgan Whips

4 Paul Nolan whips

1 Peter Jack Whip

1 Si Davey whip

1 Terry Jacka whip

1 RM Williams whip

2 Maurice Doohan whips

1 Russel Schultze whip

and 6 Mike Murphy whips

I always liked the look of this picture, and it was taken April 1st 2005.

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Post by winrichwhips »

Hey Paul,

Nice pic, but aren't there only 5 Janine Fraser whips in the pic?

Two cowhides, 2 12x24s, and 1 16x16 whip?

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Hey Adam,

Actually, there is Six, see if you can figure out which one it is. :whip: :D

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Ps-Geeze, you've got a myspace account, 8) hahhahah, jj
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Post by Janine Fraser »

Hhaha lmao! \:D/

Chooka (aka Paul Nolan).... is right, there are six whips in the pic Adam! This will drive you nutts mate!!!! :-k ](*,) :lol:

Anyway you blokes stop fighting over my whips! hahah :wink:

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Post by winrichwhips »

Actually, I only count 35 whips in that picture, not 36.

The ones I'm having trouble finding are Paul's 4th whip and Janine's 6th.

I can figure out which whips are whose, except for the black signal whip, but that might be Paul's fourth, if he made it, but I don't remember seeing it in Oklahoma.

I know Janine has made signal whips before, but the black signal whip doesn't look like the one that I've seen.

As far as 36 whips go, I actually think that you forgot to put one of Chris's whips in the shot. I know he has two pair of short Strain bullwhips, like 4 ft and 3 ft, and of those, you're missing one whip from one of the pairs. So you guys did have 36 whips in Oklahoma, just not not in the picture.

I count 16 bullwhips, 17 stockwhips, and 2 signal whips, which adds up to 35 whips.

-Adam
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Post by BullWhipBorton »

Fraser whips, so good the blokes will fight over them! Hows that for a new slogan Jeanie!

btw I am only counting 35 too :lol:

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