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(SOLD!) Not one, not two, but THREE Budget Boudoir mini bullwhips! The first is the Rudolf whip, characterized by a lovely bright red heel knot–perfect for the season!–with an all black thong.

This is 3ft 12 plait, all kangaroo leather, with a shot loaded core, 22″ tapered black latigo fall and red B55 poly bowstring 8″x2″ cracker!

With a lovely proportioned taper and fine plaiting, she slides out willingly with a nice crisp crack.

Next is a 3ft 12 plait Budget Boudoir mini bullwhip in pink and black kangaroo leather! Classic style with a little pizzazz!

A heel knot in solid pink this time, diamond plaiting on the handle, and single strand offset on the thong. Shot loaded core, 24″ tapered black latigo fall, and this time a pink B50 Dacron bowstring 8″x2″ cracker!

…smoooooth plaiting all the way, which is how we like it!

(This Whip has SOLD!) And finally, The Candy Cane Whip!

A more vintage Christmas look, peppermint Candy Cane whip in green kangaroo leather with red & white. This is an ORIGINAL, too, since I actually ended up spiral plaiting the handle, because that was the best way to get that lovely swirl just right. No extra charge, though, since it’s R&D and I can use this on other builds, too, now that I know how to do it.

A detail of that classic barber pole look! Do not lick! I mean, you can…but prolly you won’t taste any peppermint, at least not at first…lol!

Detail of the plaiting out on the thong. The usual clean tapering of the thong & strands!

Enjoy!

DesertMinx

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This is a recently completed custom order, a 4.5ft 24/16 plait split spiral mini bullwhip, in black & pink kangaroo leather. I pop it in here to give people an idea of what’s possible for an overlay on a whip. THIS is done by plaiting the handle separately, at 24 plait, from the thong which is then plaited starting at 16 plait. One of the nice things about doing it this way is than you have a lot fewer strand drops on the thong, so you get a smoother profile. Too, it vastly simplifies strand tapering, at least insofar as you don’t need to taper the strands on the handle, since the diameter of the handle is the same from heel to transition. The boundary between the handle plaiting and the thong is covered by a decorative transition knot, which is placed on the last inch of the handle (and not out on the thong).

The above is a detail shot of the “front” of the handle. In this case I went with kind of a “Celtic” motif, but the possibilities are endless!

And this is the “back” side of the handle, showing how the design wraps around. Having a “front” and “back” side means you’ve got some versatility, particularly if you wanted to personalize the decorative plait with a name or other words.

Detail shot of the thong and tail, showing the difference in taper along the length of the thong. Nice and smoooooth!

This particular whip sold for $665 smackers, which includes the 24 plait, the fact that it’s a split thong (a bit of extra work), and the custom design itself (i.e., drafting it, and also emails back and forth to refine the design). If this piques your interest and you’d like to have a custom build along these lines, naturally drop me an email!

Cheers!

DM

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(SOLD!) I am brokering, for your delectation, a number of whips on behalf of a client of mine, from his private collection. My client is what is known as a whip enthusiast, from the collector end of the spectrum, which means he acquires whips and curates them, but does not throw them, in order to impinge as little as possible on their original conformation. Four of these whips are from well-known makers, while a fifth is in that even more rare category: a large cowhide whip, the leather of which is in excellent condition! I’ll show you that one later; in the meantime, here is the first whip up for sale.

This is a 10ft 24 plait Bullwhip, in all red kangaroo leather, by Jim Hurlbutt, circa 2000 or so, and my client is the original owner. Mr. Hurlbutt of course was famous for his intricately plaited braidwork, and to this day is one of the more famous American whipmakers (granted I believe he also trained for a time in Australia).This whip has an 18” handle with no transition knot—very sleek!—and the heel knot is some kind of 10 bite interweave. There is no wrist loop, it has the original fall at 33”, with an 8 plait point.

This is a detail shot of the heel knot, with a gorgeous dainty interweave.

The handle plaiting, with a variety of different plaits.

Detail of the plaiting on the handle at the transition.

This whip also sports an extra decorative plait out on the thong, shown here.

Finally, a detail shot of the tail of the whip, showing the point with the fall knots and fall.

Feel free to send me an email if you’re interested in acquiring this whip for your collection, or if you have questions or comments.

Enjoy!

DM