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First, the pricing and ordering information just to keep things easy to find! Details about cats and quirts follows. (For Dog Quirts, scroll down the page a bit.) NOTE: High plait count spiral Cat o’nine tails are expensive, but I don’t apologize for it. They’re a lot of work; I’ve got a blog below that details one of my builds if you’re curious.

(*I can’t offer a Cat at 12 plait, because in order to have the right number of strands to plait the tails continuous with the handle, the overlay AND the plaited belly MUST be at 16 plait each. If you’re confused, just send me an email, and I’ll go into more detail. OR, read below about the construction of a Cat, because that might clear it up for you–but don’t worry anyway, because I absolutely do NOT mind answering questions!)

Next, a link to a blog I wrote on the CONSTRUCTION of a cat o’nine tails, just in case you’re wondering about the number of clams it takes to pry one out of me:

Birth of a Felinus Feline

A spiral plait cat o’nine tails, roughly 4 feet long; tails are 24-26 inches, handle is about 18-20 inches, black kangaroo hide on the handle with red kangaroo hide tails in a 4 plait round braid–nine of them, of course!

The cat o’nine tails pictured in the photo above is a 20 strand plait model; the handle is solid black with a pineapple knot at each end, and the tails are red and black kangaroo leather. The handle is flexible (though still satisfyingly rigid), about 18 inches long (not counting the wrist strap), just under an inch in diameter at the butt end, and has a shot loaded core. The nine tails are each a 4 strand round plait about 20 inches long total, ending in half hitch knots with the last additional 6 inches or so fanning out into lovely leather lace.

This cat was plaited using the “spiral” method, in an “Egyptian” motif.

Western Quirts are made quite similarly to the Cat o’nine tails, except of course there is a leather split braided slapper on the end in place of the tails, or I can create an 8 plait loop at the end of the handle and bend the slapper through, securing it with a small screw back concho (see photos below)…

This is an example of a quirt with an 8 strand plaited loop and a slapper bent through it secured with a screw back concho.

Detail shot of the front side of the slapper.

Detail of the back side of the slapper…

And these are my Dog Quirts.

I got the idea from a client who wanted a David Morgan dog quirt, but the David Morgan website didn’t have them available. So, I decided to take a stab at it. It’s based loosely off my Budget Boudoir mini snake whip design. These are 25″ long, with an 18″ inch double lash made of latigo, at 16 plait rather than 12 plait. You can order one of these, but the only thing you can change on the specs is the color of the kangaroo leather on the overlay. Since the thong is flexible to the heel, it’s not really suitable for a high plait count spiral. I plait the heel end of the thong in short herringbone, transitioning to regular herringbone on the latter portion of the thong. AND, I include a 5 strand flat braid. I LOVE these things! The build turned out really well–these feel wonderful in the hand, and are very accurate. These are $230 plus shipping. If you’d like one for your very own, just shoot me an email at desert.minx@mojaveoutliers.com.

Have a look at some pics!

Again, if you’re interested, just shoot me an email at desert.minx@mojaveoutliers.com!