6ft COWHIDE BULLWHIP PAIR

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6ft COWHIDE BULLWHIP PAIR

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heav, heavy, heavy

here are the pics:


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the video
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xrxhcn ... t_creation

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Nice, tough bullwhips, my friend!

I like the texture formed by the thicker cowhide. Seems to give a better grip. I see they needed heavy skiving on your part.

Are they heavy? From the video, they seem so. But in any case, they are very responsive and crack with ease!

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

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thank you vey much my friend ;) ;)
yes indeed they are soooo heavy!!!!


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Sorry! I reread your post, and noticed the "heavy, heavy, heavy" phrase. :oops: Oh, well... :roll: :lol:

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Very nice! I like them. What was the weight/thickness of the cowhide that you used? Was it difficult to plait?

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Aldo my friend no worries :D :D :D

@Pete: the cowhide is about 2-2,2mm thick. Not that much difficult to plait.
It needs much power for skiving it free hands.
As cowhide is weaker than kangaroo hide, and although I cut -as much as possible- the strands dedicated to the end of the whip in the back of the hide, I made a slightly poor taper on my strands. I was too afraid to break strands during plaiting. So I took the option to drop strands rather than tapering down my strands.
Indeed I end those whips in 4 plait.

Does it make sense? :)

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It made sense to me :TOH:
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jeanfifi wrote:Aldo my friend no worries :D :D :D

@Pete: the cowhide is about 2-2,2mm thick. Not that much difficult to plait.
It needs much power for skiving it free hands.
As cowhide is weaker than kangaroo hide, and although I cut -as much as possible- the strands dedicated to the end of the whip in the back of the hide, I made a slightly poor taper on my strands. I was too afraid to break strands during plaiting. So I took the option to drop strands rather than tapering down my strands.
Indeed I end those whips in 4 plait.

Does it make sense? :)

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Sure does. You did a great job on those whips!
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Very nicely done, Jeanfifi!
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thank you all

:D :D
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