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 [...]
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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 [...]
Posted by RBK on November 16, 2009
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The Quest Ends!
I finished the quest for homemade bark tanned deer leather this weekend. Here’s a picture of me with the hide. After I finish tanning the next one, I will start trying to make a cow whip out them.
Posted by RBK on June 16, 2009
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The Quest for Deer Leather: Almost there!
Today I started on the 2nd hide that I have. I fleshed it and now it’s in the lime bath for a couple of days. My son and I took the first hide out of the tanning solution and rinsed it. After that we hung in on the stretching rack to dry. After I’ve greased [...]
Posted by RBK on June 13, 2009
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Deer Leather Pictures
If you’re keeping track of the days, today is day 10 of the project. I took the hide out of the tanning bath and snapped a couple of quick photos to record the progress. I sliced off a strip from the edge yesterday and it looks like it’s almost tanned through and through. I plan [...]
Posted by RBK on June 10, 2009
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