I am happy to announce that my newest son, Vance, was born on Thursday. He and my wife are now home and doing well. For those keeping track, this is child #5 for us. Vance is my 4th son. With the new addition, I am scheduled to be on leave from my job for about [...]
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New Son, Working Hard to Catch Up
Posted by RBK on August 22, 2010
http://rhettswhips.com/2010/08/22/new-son-working-hard-to-catch-up/
The Whip That Started it All!
Posted by RBK on June 25, 2010
http://rhettswhips.com/2010/06/25/the-whip-that-started-it-all/
Snow Cowboy
We had a very rare Winter storm here in Georgia yesterday evening. The snow started falling around 5 pm and lasted well into the night. My kids and I stayed out in the dark and made a snowman, a “snow cowboy” actually. His name is Larry and as you can see, he prefers to use [...]
Posted by RBK on February 13, 2010
http://rhettswhips.com/2010/02/13/snow-cowboy/
2009 in Review
As 2009 now comes to a close, we witness the passing of what will be remembered as a tough year for lots of people. But even in a difficult economy, I’ve seen that people continue to buy whips; thus 2009 was a great year for my business. I had many wonderful customers who provided me [...]
Posted by RBK on December 31, 2009
http://rhettswhips.com/2009/12/31/2009-in-review/
Cordell Kelley: 10 Year Old Whipmaker
Earlier this year, my son Cordell took an interest in learning how to make whips. After lots of plaiting practice, he made a whip for himself . At that time, he was still 9 year old, beating the age I started plaiting by about 4 years. In September, he was given an awesome opportunity. A [...]
Posted by RBK on December 22, 2009
http://rhettswhips.com/2009/12/22/cordell-kelley-10-year-old-whipmaker/
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 [...]
Posted by RBK on November 14, 2009
http://rhettswhips.com/2009/11/14/odds-and-ends/
Kelley Whips: The Next Generation, Part II
Here’s the follow up post to the announcement about my son making his first cow whip. You’ll have to pardon me in this post as this is simply one really proud dad boasting to the world about his offspring’s accomplishments. As you will see from the photos, Cordell did a good job on his whip. [...]
Posted by RBK on July 11, 2009
http://rhettswhips.com/2009/07/11/kelley-whips-the-next-generation-part-ii/
Kelley Whips: The Next Generation
This week was awesome for me as a whipmaker and a father because my firstborn son finished plaiting his first whip! He made a 12 plait, 6ft tan and chocolate Florida cow whip. People are often impressed with the fact that I learned to make whips as a teenager, but Cordell is only 9 years [...]
Posted by RBK on July 10, 2009
http://rhettswhips.com/2009/07/10/kelley-whips-the-next-generation/
A Personal Note
Today is the 21st anniversary of the passing of my father, Carl Edward Kelley. I’ve known many intelligent people, but my dad still ranks at the top of the list. He went to college at the University of Florida and he was very well-read. In spite of that, he was a blue collar man who [...]
Posted by RBK on June 14, 2009
http://rhettswhips.com/2009/06/14/a-personal-note/
Roy’s Whip and Tribute
The whip in the photos doesn’t look like much, but it is one that I am very proud to have in my collection. Why? Because it was made by my great-grandfather, L.R. “Roy” Bronson. The whip is crude; there is no plaiting, nothing fancy. Most collectors would think it was a piece of rubbish. It’s [...]
Posted by RBK on June 7, 2009
http://rhettswhips.com/2009/06/07/roys-whip-and-a-tribute/
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