Club Obi Wan

Hi all,
Speaking of cowhide whips, here are a couple of pics of an Indy Style bullwhip I made recently, in cowhide of course!

Bernardo
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Wow! I like it! I like it a lot! It's not often that you see natural tan cowhide bullwhips... heck, I rarely ever see natural tan cowhide anything! I've always associated cowhide with black. (Think Keppler bullwhip)

Keep it up!

In Christ,
Shane

Wow is right, that looks really good. How does it handle?

Dan

Bernardo,

I know we talked about this before. But do you know what

ounceage the leather is? I might try that out if i can find

some good cow. And let me know when you have another for

sale. I enjoy looking at your work.

Adam

Great work! Love the colour and the look of the cowhide turks head, very nice indeed. How does she handle?

Shane, Dan, ob1al, Adam,

Thanks guys for the kind words.

Well, this particular bullwhip was made for a customer in Indiana. He is extremely happy with it. I just cracked it a few times before sending it, and, it handled great. It cracked effortlessly and loud.

I made it a little heavier than a Morgan bullwhip, but its well balanced, so you don't really feel the weight. The whip is 8 ft long, 12 plait. It has a 4 strand point for durability. Wrist loop is 6 plait. Naturally weighted. As you can see in the pics, the turk's head knots are exactly the same as an Indy whip: 5 part, 4 bight.

The thing is that I try to make them as close as possible to a Morgan bullwhip, but in cowhide.

Adam:
I'm glad you liked her!
To answer your question, the leather is about 1.8-2.0 mm (about 4 1/2 - 5 oz), natural tan. I'm about to make another 8 footer; I'll let you know when I finish it.

Again, thank you all.

Bernardo

That is a beautiful whip! Double belly?

Very nice work, Bernardo!

-Dan

Hey Dan,

Thanks! Glad you liked the whip. I make them with a single belly, due to the thickness of the cowhide I use. I try to keep the external dimensions as close as possible to a Morgan bullwhip, and putting two bellies in there will make the whip too thick and heavy.

Bernardo

o yea!
I had made a 2 bellied 3oz cowhide whip, and
that thing can really work your arms
its really heavy!
Adam

Yeah, It said "Indy Style" and I kinda equated that to "double belly." And I had NO clue how you could do a double belly out of cow, and still have it come out looking that slender!

I know a guy who has a double-belly cowhide whip and it weighs a ton! It was a single belly that his brother had made, but then decided he wanted it longer, so he did an overplaiting on it. It's HUGE! Cracks like a nuke though! Kirk's a big guy, though, so it suits him just fine.

Again, great looking work! Keep it up!

-Dan