tim
Sr Member
Well, last weekend I finished painting my Indy idol, and so it was time to make a whip. 
A co-worker had found an article in Make magazine explaining how to create a four-plait whip, and so while the paint on my idol was drying, we went to a leather store and purchased a side of red latigo.
After measuring and cutting, I had the following parts.
After plaiting, attaching the fall, and attaching the basic leather-wrapped wooden handle, the whip began to take shape.
After some decoration of the handle and addition of a properly made cracker, the finished 6-foot whip was tested. Very satisfying cracks were obtained.
I've already learned what mistakes I made. The leather was a bit too thick (6-7 ounce) and so the plaiting is very loose, especially near the handle end of the thong. Unfortunately, the rest of the hide is similarly thick, so I'm now looking to a whip kit (with pre-cut thong and belly, perhaps in kangaroo hide) to make an improved second attempt. Fingers crossed that I find something reasonably priced.
A co-worker had found an article in Make magazine explaining how to create a four-plait whip, and so while the paint on my idol was drying, we went to a leather store and purchased a side of red latigo.After measuring and cutting, I had the following parts.
After plaiting, attaching the fall, and attaching the basic leather-wrapped wooden handle, the whip began to take shape.
After some decoration of the handle and addition of a properly made cracker, the finished 6-foot whip was tested. Very satisfying cracks were obtained.
I've already learned what mistakes I made. The leather was a bit too thick (6-7 ounce) and so the plaiting is very loose, especially near the handle end of the thong. Unfortunately, the rest of the hide is similarly thick, so I'm now looking to a whip kit (with pre-cut thong and belly, perhaps in kangaroo hide) to make an improved second attempt. Fingers crossed that I find something reasonably priced.
