Em Brand Whips Report post Posted November 4, 2009 G'day All My name is Bernie Wojcicki and I am a full time whip maker. I have been making whips full time for a living for 36 years now and can honestly say I still look forward to going to my work shop every morning and starting the days work. My wife and I live on a 50 acre bush block where we have resided for the past 29 years.Living in paradise and working at something you love doing, what more could a person ask for? Then to top it all off along comes the internet where you can meet and share information with people from all over the world. I grew up in an era when not everyone had a phone or a car and to see the way technology has advanced during my lifetime has been indescribable. I came across this forum while looking for information on raw hide braiding as I've had a few requests lately for rawhide items, and plaiting mainly with kangaroo hide decided to see what I could find. So far this forum has given me a wealth of information and I hope I can return the favor to anyone who would like to know more about whip making. Kind Regards Bernie From The Wild Western Tiers Of Tasmania Australia Where the women are strong The men good looking and the children all above average. (Garrison Keillor) http://www.em-brand-whips.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcsaddles Report post Posted November 4, 2009 Welcome aboard. Always nice to have another braider here. I'm sure you will be a wealth of information to those of us that like to braid and want to make a whip or two. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opagon Report post Posted November 4, 2009 Hi Bernie, Just visited your site, wonderful work!! Cant wait to see more of your work and share ideas with you. Heather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spence Report post Posted November 4, 2009 Welcome, Bernie Your reputation precedes you. I, for one, hope to learn much from you. I've got all the "makings" here ready to go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BWL Report post Posted November 4, 2009 Welcome, Bernie Your reputation precedes you. I, for one, hope to learn much from you. I've got all the "makings" here ready to go. DITTO Ready here! I too whent to your site AWWWWWWWWWSOME Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatheroo Report post Posted November 4, 2009 incredible work!!!! welcome from Geelong Victoria Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyc1 Report post Posted November 4, 2009 It's nice to have another Taswegian here, Bernie. Tony. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted November 4, 2009 Greetings and welcome to the forum from Central Texas (USA)! Sit back and enjoy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cem Report post Posted November 5, 2009 Welcome to forum Bernie, you have some amazing whips on your website. I was lucky enough to do a bit of travelling around Tasmania a couple of years ago, beautiful place. Cheers Clair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TTcustom Report post Posted November 28, 2009 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites