One thing I am very thankful for today is all the great customers that have made my little whipmaking business such a success. I appreciate everyone’s support and hope you all have a joyous Thanksgiving and Christmas season.
-Rhett
Posted by: Rhett | November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Posted by: Rhett | November 24, 2009
Sorry, No Whips Christmas!
Just a quick note to let you know that if you’re looking to order a whip for Christmas, the deadline has already passed. I’m still working on orders from July and I do not have anything in stock. Historically, August has always been the best month to order to be sure the whip will be ready by Christmas.
You might try contacting my friend Joe Driver at Joe’s Custom Whips, he may still have some room on his list.
-Rhett
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Posted by: Rhett | November 16, 2009
Hanging out with Joe Driver
Yesterday I was very blessed to have Joe Driver come over for a visit. Joe is one of my best friends as well as a fellow preacher and maker of nylon whips.
Joe drove over and preached at our church Sunday. After lunch, we got together for a little whip cracking. After that, I showed him my leather making projects and how I turn handles on the lathe. The great time of fellowship seemed to come to an end much too soon as Joe had to leave around 3:30pm in order to make it home at a decent hour.
Joe’s website is Joescustomwhips.com. If you need a nice nylon whip without waiting very long to get it, I highly recommend you give Joe a try. His prices are the same as mine and he backs his work with a guarantee that’s hard to beat.
Here’s Joe with my 6ft Aussie stockwhip made by Simon Martin. Joe was really excited about getting to crack this whip as he and Simon are friends as well.
Here is Joe and I throwing a couple of bullwhips. Joe has my 6ft latigo woody bull made by Skip SanSoucie. I’m cracking a 7ft woody bull made by Drew Schrag. (The Schrag whip is on loan to me from one of my customers.)
It was really great to get to see Joe again today. Getting to hear him preach was icing on the cake. We don’t get to hang out nearly enough. I look forward to doing it again soon.
Posted in Leather whips, Projects, bullwhips, deer leather, leather, nylon whips, whip makers
Posted by: Rhett | November 14, 2009
Odds and Ends
The last two months have been very busy. Work picked up at my job, so now I have returned to being a “part-time whipmaker.” With that, I have gotten behind schedule on my orders. I am currently working on orders from early July. I hope to be done with the July orders by the first of December. I currently have between 25 and 30 whips on the slate to be made. If you’re still waiting, please hang in there as I am working feverishly to get to everyone.
In other news, at just 10 year of age, my son Cordell will be finishing his second whip order very soon. He is currently working a large order of 6ft cow whips that are destined for a cattle ranch in Cameroon, Africa. As you can imagine, I am very excited for Cordell and quite proud of him. Cordell’s whips are currently $11.00 per foot. Cordell only takes on a limited number of orders each month due to school and other activities.
The latest exotic wood that I have turned for cow whip handles is Mopani. This African wood is very hard and makes a very nice looking handle. I have a picture of the new handle in my exotic handle gallery.
That’s all for now!
-Rhett
Posted in Cow Whips, Whips, family, nylon whips, waiting list, whip makers
Posted by: Rhett | October 28, 2009
Cowwhips.com Online Again!
At long last Cowwhips.com is back up and running again! The outage lasted much longer than I had anticipated and I hope it will not be too detrimental to my business. The good thing about the outage is that it happened during a time I was not taking on new orders.
I”m running way behind due to a number of unforeseen issues with my job and extended family. Right now I’m working on orders from June. July was a heavy month for incoming orders, so when I get started on July’s orders, I expect it will take some time to work through them. For those who already have an order in with me, please rest assured that I am working as hard as I can to get to your order.
I am now going to start taking on new orders, but please note: I cannot guarantee a delivery date at this time. It looks as if the wait time will be around 16 weeks on a new order, but that could vary. Because of the length of the wait, I am not going to require a full prepayment for the order; a deposit of $25.00 will reserve a spot on my waiting list.
When I get some time to do some more writing, I want to share with you all the latest information on my son’s progress as a fledgling whipmaker.
That should get everything up to date for now…
-Rhett
Posted in Cow Whips, Snakewhips, Whips, bullwhips, nylon whips, waiting list, whip makers
Posted by: Rhett | October 13, 2009
Site Update
You’ve probably noticed that Cowwhips.com is still down. I found out that the problem is with the server company and that they aere moving their data centers, thus causing a temporary outage. I had hoped the issue would be resolved by now but it looks like it’s taking more time than originally planned.
Thanks for your patience. Hopefully things will be back to normal again very soon.
RK
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Posted by: Rhett | October 8, 2009
Looking for Cowwhips.com?
You may have noticed that my main website is not working right now. I don’t know what’s wrong but I have sent a message to my web designer to find out what is going on. I’m sure this will be corrected shortly and the site will be back up.
This site has lots of information and recent pictures of my whips, so please browse around here until Cowwhips.com is back up again.
Thanks!
Rhett
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Posted by: Rhett | September 18, 2009
Update
The Summer months have brought me a tremendous increase in ordering volume. That combined with the normal unexptected things of life, has brought me to the place where my waiting list was just getting out of hand. Therefore, I have decided to stop taking new orders until I get some of the existing back-log caught up. This will only be for a brief period of time. At the moment I decide to take on more orders, I’ll post the notification here.
Also, I am running a bit behind on the orders that I already have, perhaps 2 or 3 weeks behind schedule. So if you’re currently waiting on an order, please be patient. I will get your order to you as soon as I am able.
If you are looking for a new whip, I would be glad to make one for you once I start taking on more orders, but until then, please visit one of my friends and fellow nylon plaiters. The prices and waiting times for each plaiter will vary, but at least it will give you some options until I am ready to take on new orders:
Joe Driver - joescustomwhips.com
Steve Koliski – 21stcenturywhips.com
Thanks!
Rhett Kelley
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Posted by: Rhett | August 29, 2009
Cow Whip for Whip Weekend 10
The Dallas Fort Worth Whip Enthusiasts Group’s “Whip Weekend 10″ is fast approaching. This year I am happy to announce that I have made a whip to donate to the DFW group in order to help support the event.
The whip I am sending is a unique cow whip that features an Aussie style fall hitch instead of the traditional tapering twist -the only cow whip I’ve ever made with this design. The handle is 16 inch and made from durable, yet light weight Stratabond, a colorful hardwood laminate. The thong is 4.5 ft in charcoal gray; the handle colors are rust and black. If you can attend “WWX,” you might get a chance at becoming the owner of this one-of-a-kind whip .
-Rhett
Posted by: Rhett | August 27, 2009
Update
Hello everyone!
It has been a while since I’ve posted anything. Things have been very busy, so I have had to focus on other things.
I am in the midst of making a decision about attending an event October. The problem is I don’t know which event I want to attend. As soon as I decide, I will post an announcement here.
Business is great and if you are planning on ordering whips for Christmas, now is the time to get in those orders.
Thanks!
Rhett
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