Cow Whip: It’s Not A Misnomer!

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 [...]

Toheti Cane: Durable Material or Brittle Junk?

The dreaded scenario goes something like this: You’re at a whip practice and inadvertently leave your whip bag on the ground. Some very inattentive person comes walking up, doesn’t see your bag lying there, and steps right on it. Simultaneously, you hear a loud “crack,” but it doesn’t come from the popper of the Noreast [...]

Beware of Self-Proclaimed Masters!

Something I have been noticing over the last couple of years is really starting to bother me. I’m seeing novice whipmakers on the web and on eBay trying to peddle whips that look like garbage all while proclaiming themselves to be “master whipmakers.” I’ve been making nylon whips for the better part of 20 years [...]

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