A Couple Of 24 And 32 Strand Stockwhips

[Peter T]

G'day All.

Here are some stockwhips I made recently. The lighter coloured whip (natural and whisky) is a 24 strand thong and handle and is 6 foot long. The darker one (saddle tan and brandy) is a 24 strand thong with a 32 strand handle and is 7 foot long. All kangaroo hide, of course.

Pete

[megabit]

SWEET!

[rcsaddles]

Very nice indeed. I am trying to learn how to do a whip from the hide to finish. I admire all you folks that can do that.

I spent seven months in Linville, Qld in 1988 and picked up my first Ron Edwards book. Spent some time at the World's Fair and at the EKKA.

[scorpiofire]

Absolutely gorgeous!! I lift my hat off to you ,it takes an amazing amount of skill to create such works of art ..

[rawhide1]

Excellent work!! Color combinations in both is great.

Mike

[Peter T]

Thanks for your kind comments, everyone. Much appreciated.

Joe, I had not heard of Linville so I looked it up and it's only a couple of hours from here. I was 13 in 1988, living in Brisbane and also went to the World's Fair (Expo '88).

From a whipmaking point of view, it's a shame you're not still there as there are so many talented whipmakers in this region that are willing to share their knowledge. You would be familiar with some of them through the Australian Plaiters and Whipmakers Association. I also started with Ron Edward's books, but have certainly benefitted from the wonderful craftsmen around here and in turn am more than happy to share my experience as well, for what it's worth.

I know it's not always easy over the net, but if there's any way I can help you, fire away and I'll do my best.

Pete

[ifoo]

Excellent work! Gorgeous! :clapping:

What is the width of the strings?

[Peter T]

Thanks Ifoo.

The strings at the keeper end of the thongs start at 1.25mm. They taper out to 2mm at the swell (9 inches from keeper) and stay that width all the way down.

The handles start at just over 1mm and taper to around 3mm or so for 24 strand handle and just over 2mm for the 32 strand handle. I split all strands to around 0.5-0.6mm for these finer whips.

I love how kangaroo hide has the strength to allow the strings to be cut so fine.

Pete

[Leatherpownder]

Very Nice work.

[HorsehairBraider]

How cool. I so admire this type of work. I would love to be able to do some of it in miniature.