[ Closed ] Donation Prizes / photos and descriptions

Well, after much thought and consideration I have a whip to donate to the dog shelter.  I have up for auction an 7"8' Whiskey American Bullwhip from Mike Murphy.  I bought it second hand years ago.  I have always cracked it on grass.  I just have not been able to give it the proper attention and care it deserves.  It currently needs a good cleaning and the fall is still long but a bit ragged.  I am unsure what the handle foundation is, the bolsters are cowhide, and the bellies and overlay are kangaroo.  It still has life in it and the transition is still solid, but less solid than I care for.  The whip itself is very solid and shows the care that Mike put into all his whips.  if I can get the time I will give it a good cleaning, greasing, and maybe a new coat of shellac to really make it shine.

Good luck everyone!  May this whip find a good home and a loving owner.

Ladies and gents, I present to you the Model 1971 "Salty Dog." It's a firefighter inspired 7 foot nylon bullwhip with a 14" fiberglass handle, nylon core, 4 plait, 8 plait, and 12 plait bellies, ending in a 16 plait split handle and thong overlay. The model number is a reference to NFPA 1971, the national standard for firefighting turnout gear. Therefore, it reflects some of those requirements. The thong is gold mixed with 2 safety green stripes, and 1 retroreflective stripe in-between. On turnouts, the florescent trim is for daytime visibility, and the retroreflective trim for night operations. I wasn't pleased with any of that tracer paracord having a skinny little reflective thread, so I went to recreate the effect myself. Last, but not least, the handle features an avulsion cutaway revealing the hand-engraved brass ferrule underneath. A maltese cross, the symbol of the Fire Service, is on one side, and on the opposite is the number. The brass remains bare to represent the sliding poles found in older, multi-story fire stations.

The Ferrule

The retroreflective trim activated.

I would like to donate this whip I've made earlier. It's barely used at all. It's a 12 plait, 4 foot bullwhip:

It's very light and fast - almost like a pocket whip!

More images behind this link: http://imgur.com/a/tHgsl

18 plait six foot bull whip in the colors of the German flag.

Since Photobucket let us down, I'm posting some new photos of the whip I'm donating as a prize:

It's a 5-foot snakewhip (maker unknown - possibly the late Larry Robinson). It's made of leather - I don't know what kind of leather, but I don't think it's kangaroo. I showed this whip to David Morgan about fifteen years ago, who looked at it with his usual critical eye. Then he cracked it. 'Well, it works,' he observed dryly. True enough.

I think it could be much improved by someone used to working with leather. For one thing, the shot loading goes too far down the thong. Where that stops, the thong just flops. The leather fall is too wide and too flat. It really should be replaced. But - the whip does indeed crack. Someone might enjoy just playing with it, or (even better) rebuilding the end of the thong and replacing the fall as an interesting project.

Here is my donation whip.  #003 Rachel Stock.  5' 16 plait with two plaited bellies.  Twisted English Eye.  Acid dark brown and chocolate.
Birds Eye pattern for interest.
18" Bocoté handle with kangaroo keeper and grip. 
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5 feet Gator Tail in Stars-N-Stripes. 10 inch Goncalo handle

I'm just putting up a direct view of Ben's whip here: