Club Obi Wan

Hello all. I was at the Maryland Reniassance festival this weekend (working on my LOTR costume) when I came across Sandcrafters Leather. After getting a sword belt, and some wrist bracers, when I noticed a whip holder. No joke, it looked just like the Kepplers do in the pictures (never seen one in person) except darker leather, which I like. And what do you know, five bucks. I was like, SOLD!!!! I must say it is very nice. So for any of you in D.C. and the surrounding area, or would just like to go to the MD Reniassance festival, go to Sandcrafters leather. It is pretty close to the main entrance.

Peace to all,
Geoff

P.S. For all of you (Including myself) thought $250 was alot of money for a leather jacket (Wested), I found a Strider Ranger jacket, which is custom made for you (just like Wested) but it's $1200!!!! Aww man.......

how is it made?

Ummm, the jacket or the whipholder? The jacket is leather, and I have no idea how it is made, the whipholder is elather, and I have no idea how it is made. I'm not that great at this how is it made stuff.............

Is that the Ren Faire in Crownsville? I used to go to that one years ago when I lived there. The funny thing is, I think I have exactly what you have, yet it's not really a whip holder, but a tankard holder! It's meant to carry your cup, mug, or tankard by the handle when you're not using it. It does look just like the whip holder, though. I still have mine and was thinking how I'll use it for my whip holder when I get one someday.

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can you post a link for the strider jacket? Im curious to see who makes it....

I J

The jacket is made by Potomac Leather Company. I didn't find a link to it on their sight, but here is the sight.

http://www.potomacleather.com/

It was about the same color as the authentic Raiders jacket. It looked like Goatskin, but was really soft. It didn't have a collar, and it was cut in to four sections kind of. The two sides, and two sections in the back, so you had four openings in the back. But still, $1200!!!!!! Everything there was expensive though. They had some pretty cool leather armor, and swords. I was gonna get a sword, but they wouldn't let me buy it because I was under 18. I think that there is a link to the Renniassance Festival from the Website. Hope this helps.

Geoff

Fedora Jr, is this the "whip holder" you have?
http://public.fotki.com/binkmeisterRick ... older.html

This is the one I got there ages ago! And for just a couple buck, too!

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Aye Rick, it be that. I did see some guys carrying their mugs around in it, but when I saw it in the store, my mind went straight to whipholder.

LOL! It's utilitarian! Carry your mug, your keys, your lightsaber, or your whip!

By chance, do you own a whip? If so, I'd love to know how well it actually works as a whipholder!

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binkmeisterRick wrote:Is that the Ren Faire in Crownsville? I used to go to that one years ago when I lived there. The funny thing is, I think I have exactly what you have, yet it's not really a whip holder, but a tankard holder! It's meant to carry your cup, mug, or tankard by the handle when you're not using it.

Yeah, right before I read your comment I was gonna post that I've seen something like a whip holder, only bigger, at the Scarborough Faire Ren Fest last year, only it was used to carry beer mugs around.

Yep! Carry your whip AND your beer!

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Taken directly from the posted website

http://www.potomacleather.com/page-mugs.htm

Mug Strap - Your invitation just arrived from Stirling Castle - the victory celebration this Saturday. Being a well-mannered guest you will bring your own mug to the great hall. Not wanting to lose it, you fasten it on your belt with a mug strap. Our hand-stitched bullhide mug strap stays securely fastened with an antler button. Black or Brown.

For the last two weeks I've been dying to get on and post this same fact - a perfect whip holder is the old mug holders we've been using at Ren Faires for well over ten years - mine is at least that old.

Irony struck yesterday - my new IndyGear COW account got activated - and just before I went and posted a pic w/ some simple info on how to make one, gee, I dig through all my old ren faire stuff, and the ONLY thing missing is...my mug holder!

(I do remember that last ren faire involved far more meade than advisable...)

Anyone know a source for mug holders/whip holders in the Los Angeles area, or at least a good leather shop? I'm down in the south bay, near Long Beach (and the QM!), actually.

Thanks for anything at all - IJ

Mine is probably near that old, too, Jerry. Has anyone tried to look online under ren faire mug holders? How funny it'd be if suddenly the ren faires sold out of mug holders because of people buying them up to use for whips!

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