Members Peter T Posted July 22, 2013 Members Report Posted July 22, 2013 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 Quote
rcsaddles Posted July 22, 2013 Report Posted July 22, 2013 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. Quote Joe Boyles Rugged Cross Saddlery Lewistown, Montana Romans 6:23
Members scorpiofire Posted July 22, 2013 Members Report Posted July 22, 2013 Absolutely gorgeous!! I lift my hat off to you ,it takes an amazing amount of skill to create such works of art .. Quote
Members rawhide1 Posted July 22, 2013 Members Report Posted July 22, 2013 Excellent work!! Color combinations in both is great. Mike Quote
Members Peter T Posted July 23, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 23, 2013 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 Quote
Members ifoo Posted July 23, 2013 Members Report Posted July 23, 2013 Excellent work! Gorgeous! :clapping: What is the width of the strings? Quote https://www.facebook...216504445174869
Members Peter T Posted July 24, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 24, 2013 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 Quote
Members Leatherpownder Posted July 24, 2013 Members Report Posted July 24, 2013 Very Nice work. Quote
HorsehairBraider Posted July 24, 2013 Report Posted July 24, 2013 How cool. I so admire this type of work. I would love to be able to do some of it in miniature. Quote They say princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom. - Ben Jonson http://www.beautiful-horses.com
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