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My injuries are getting better. I was able to finish a 10ft bullwhip today. Soreness in my index finger is making it hard to go very fast. Last night we started filming some footage for my upcoming DVD -that didn’t involve plaiting of course.
Next week is the last week of my EMT training. I am hoping by mid-August to be totally done.
We will be having a new baby sometime in the next few weeks. That will bring on a new set of challenges, but nothing that will slow me down as much as school has since March.
It doesn’t happen often for a nylon plaiter, but today I drew blood! I was making handles for my son and the end of the handle I was drilling out split apart allowing the rotating wood bit to make contact with my left hand that was holding the piece. It chewed up the end of my index finger and “cradle area” by my thumb. It bled a lot and it throbbing like crazy right now. I think I’ll be out of action for upwards of a week. I’m typing with only one hand right now… 
This is the first such incident I’ve had in almost 10 years of whipmaking. Maybe I should’ve listened to my grandpa’s advice all these years and used something other than my hand to hold that handle while drilling it out!!! 
To those waiting for an order, I apologize for the delay. As soon as I am able to use my left hand again, I’ll get back to work.
Thanks,
Rhett
Greetings everyone! Today I am actually blogging from my hometown of Groveland in the great cattle producing State of Florida!
There’s something I’ve had on my mind that I want to address today. There is a certain whipmaking tutorial page out there that makes the claim that the term “cow whip” is a misnomer. A misnomer is a wrong name or unsuitable name for something. The author suggest that “cow whip” is a misnomer because the whip is primarily used from the back of the horse.
With all due respect to the owner of that site, I do not agree that the term is a misnomer. The fact that a cow whip was originally used while on a mount no more makes the term a misnomer than if it had been used on foot or from the back of an ATV. The whip’s primary purpose was to be employed while herding cattle, or “cows” as they are called in the common vernacular. What else would the original users call it? A mount whip? A horse whip? Or maybe even a ”cracked from the back of a horse whip?” No, the name “cow whip” is perfectly suited for it.
I’ve seen terms like Florida Stockwhip, Spanish Drover whip, Cracker whip, and even bullwhip used for it, but among the cattlemen of the State of Florida who’ve made and used this whip for centuries, you’ll seldom hear anything other than the term “cow whip” being used.
Just thought I’d clear that up.
Have a great weekend.
-Rhett
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