Thread: Whips

All of my whips are poly. I prefer to not worry about upkeep on my whips. Of all I have now I think most are of my own hands. Last I checked a good quality whip could range from $200-2000 USD. My favorites were stockwhips: made with a handle of varied length from 18-24" and total length between 8' and 14'.
I started getting into rat whips (pocket whips) towards the end. They are shorter, no handle and usually have a ring or bulb at the end. They also were more difficult to control, but worked well in smaller quarters.

I used to work on a 5000 acre property which was a farm, but also a "resort", though that was their term. I think they used it loosely... Anyway, people would stay and go horseback riding, bush walking, see farm demonstrations, and generally have a "bush" experience. Think the movie City Slickers, but Australian style.

So I worked on this property supervising the staff, and dividing my time between doing farm work and basically cowboying for tourists. One of the things I had to do was whip cracking demonstrations, so I got pretty handy with them, using them every day for moving cattle, or for showing off to foreign women.

I have a few. The nicest is a full plate kangaroo one, but for work we really only used cheaper red hide stock whips, because they would always end up wet, or wrapped around things. If I dig some out I'll take a picture to show what they look like.

have always facinated me,But have never even seen a real whip.
Interesting stuff,I just read that the sound a whip makes is the tip exceeding the speed of sound,call me stupid but I never would have guessed that.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

have always facinated me,But have never even seen a real whip.
Interesting stuff,I just read that the sound a whip makes is the tip exceeding the speed of sound,call me stupid but I never would have guessed that.

Yep. The crack is a piece of twine making a sonic boom. Cool huh?

I am a real estate agent while showing a house I was discussing with the viewers if they could re-model and create an ensuite bathroom in the corner a bedroom. The bedroom belonged the daughter of the homeowner, she was in her early 30's and had moved back in with her dad after a break up.

I moved a curtain to show the space between the window and the adjacent wall. and hanging behind the curtain was a rather impressive whip we all went quiet. I guess she does wild west reenactments in her spare time

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Out of curiosity (yes, still curious), what is the price range for a hand woven whip? What size is good for a beginner or just anyone...I know absolutely nothing about them other than they are cool.

I stumbled across this site and found it very helpful.
http://bullwhip-info.com/

Price can vary like others have said. I really wanted a leather one so I was prepared to pay more. But a non leather or even a leather with less plating(braided strands) might be an option.

I ate too much ice cream last night in Whip City. But I don't think that helps you much. Although I did think of this thread when I passed the sign. Sadly, because of the automobile replacing the buggy nobody makes whips here any more.

Originally Posted by Legion

I used to work on a 5000 acre property which was a farm, but also a "resort", though that was their term. I think they used it loosely... Anyway, people would stay and go horseback riding, bush walking, see farm demonstrations, and generally have a "bush" experience. Think the movie City Slickers, but Australian style.

So I worked on this property supervising the staff, and dividing my time between doing farm work and basically cowboying for tourists. One of the things I had to do was whip cracking demonstrations, so I got pretty handy with them, using them every day for moving cattle, or for showing off to foreign women.

I have a few. The nicest is a full plate kangaroo one, but for work we really only used cheaper red hide stock whips, because they would always end up wet, or wrapped around things. If I dig some out I'll take a picture to show what they look like.

Yes I think you should share.

Because sharing is caring. Lol

I just thought I'd share that the little miss just looked at my computer while I was in the shower. She now thinks I have some kind of fetish with whips because it was highlighted from the Finer things menu...

Haha. Sorry!

Or should I offer you to borrow mine? lol