Whenever I cut out falls, I do more than one as doing multiple isn’t much more work. I cut them out, but leave them attached at the narrow end. I first hang them by the narrow end and pare the top left and bottom right corners. Then I cut the end off so they are all separate and hang them from the wide end. I then pare the top left and bottom right corners, to “knock off” all the corners.

I came up with this technique for another whip maker whose paring abilities to do the top right and bottom left weren’t as good at their top left and bottom right skills. While I can do it both ways, I still pare mine this way.

-Louie

I’m not sure what kinds of whips I’ll make, but with this veg tanned, drum stuffed skin at 82 decimeters, I have options as to what I can make!
-Louie

This single tail whip has a removable/replaceable cracker

The end of the whip h as a 4 plait point that’s back braided on itself to form a loop for the cracker. You could also put in a slapper to make it like a quirt.

All that’s left is to put the knot on the handle.

-Louie

This bullwhip’s 8 plait overlay is veg tanned, drum stuffed kangaroo. It’s got a great crack to it!

It’s off in the mail to it’s new owner!
-Louie

And with the outer belly attached, but not plaited:

This bullwhip will be finished today or tomorrow and then it’ll be off to it’s new owner!
-Louie

And cut out the two bellies:

The next step will be attaching the core and getting started working on the plaited bellies and bolsters.
-Louie

I also converted it from the older Texas Style Fall to a more modern Aussie Style Fall:

I took it out and gave it a few crack, and it cracks great! This bullwhip has a lot of life left in it!

It’s 8 plait in tannery dyed whiskey colored, veg tanned, drum stuffed kangaroo:

It’s got a great crack to it!
I’ve got it listed on the IN STOCK whips page!

Here’s the outer belly of the six foot bullwhip I’m working on:

And here’s the whip with the boslter attached:

And the 8 plait whiskey overlay that has been stretched and pared:

I have a way I lock the whip into the door jam to keep it from slipping out while I plait.

This 6 foot 8 plait bullwhip should be done tomorrow! This is a whip I’m making for fun, so when it’s done, I’ll list it on my IN STOCK whip page.

The second whip is a 4 plait two tone swivel handle whip.

The final whip is a rawhide quirt.

The two bullwhips were pretty dried out, and would need some Pecard Leather Dressing before you could crack them without worrying about blowing the ends off the whips.

Usually if you find a whip in an antique shop, it’s poorly maintained and overpriced. I think these are being sold more for decoration that for someone to go out and crack in the yard. You could get better whips or at least equal quality and new for the same price they were asking for these!