Comments on: Nylon Whips: Opinions Have Changed http://rhettswhips.com/2009/07/18/opinions-have-changed/ The Blog of Rhett Kelley, Whipmaker. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:49:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rhett http://rhettswhips.com/2009/07/18/opinions-have-changed/#comment-239 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:22:31 +0000 http://rhettswhips.wordpress.com/?p=837#comment-239 Robert.

Thanks for the reply. You know, your name does sound familiar to me. Sometimes people ask me if I know certain whipmakers, so maybe someone mentioned you to me in the past. The fellow who taught me sells word-of-mouth. I tried that here in GA, but people just aren’t into whips the way they are in FL. That’s what drove me to the internet.

Since I wrote this article, I’ve been able to get a number of more whips into Australia. One of my customers, a performer Down Under, tells me that he believes nylon will gain acceptance there because there are some real swampy places in Australia that nylon whips are perfectly suited for… Of course, Aussies are proud of their whips. They even have a stockman with a whip on their $10 bills!

I appreciate your input and kind words about my whips.

Take care,
Rhett

]]> By: Robert Best http://rhettswhips.com/2009/07/18/opinions-have-changed/#comment-238 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:17:51 +0000 http://rhettswhips.wordpress.com/?p=837#comment-238 Rhett, My name is Robert Best. I am a whip maker from Lake Wales FL. I’m sure you have never heard of me because I only sell my whips by word of mouth, and have been for the past 15yrs. First I would like to tell you that your workmanship is excellent. After reading your opinions,I do agree with the concept you are trying to get across,but as far as trying to bring those two worlds together,for the time being is a stump that will just have to be plowed around. But however I do understand some of the prejudices that the austialian makers have. Because I myself learned how to make buckskin whips first, from dressing the hides to pulling them soft,to cutting all the string with my pocket knife and there is a deep sense of pride that comes about once you have finished such a project. But I think it will take some real chance happening before the nylon will be taken seriously in such arenas. Somthing else that you commented on was the ones out there simply trying to use whip making as a form of icome rather than taking pride in their work ,and agian that is why I say that it will take some real chance happening before the nylon is taken seriously. I applaud your efforts,and hope to be able to meet you some day. Respectively, Robert Best

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