Rhett Kelley
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Rhett Kelley
I have a screwdriver. I am Legend...
First,let me just say that I am honored to be included here and here are some whips that I liked for whatever reason:
Let's start with a classic design that will be familiar to everyone here. This is a 9ft coral snake with an Indian ebony handle. The coral snake design in various configurations is probably one of the most popular I make.
This whip now resides in Florida and is used by a gentleman who uses it for doing shows at local schools and churches. I did the tie-on laces in yellow on this one just to see how it would look.
Let's start with a classic design that will be familiar to everyone here. This is a 9ft coral snake with an Indian ebony handle. The coral snake design in various configurations is probably one of the most popular I make.
This whip now resides in Florida and is used by a gentleman who uses it for doing shows at local schools and churches. I did the tie-on laces in yellow on this one just to see how it would look.
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Here's a 20ft, 16 plait cow whip. It has 2 plaited bellies over a shot loaded core. The handle is East Indian Rosewood and a bit longer than average for more leverage. This one was bought as a novelty really, but interestingly enough, most of the of the whips this size I've sold have been to dog sledders in the Arctic Circle portion of Canada. Many hours and some sore fingers represented here:
Thanks Bobbi! Using Photobucket seemed to be the cure. It must've been one of my site's security plug-ins causing it when linking to pics there.
Okay, for my next pic...
Snakewhips aren't my biggest seller, but they've recently started selling better. This is a 7 footer I like. After so many whips, it starts to become a blur, but I think this one is now in Utah being used on a ranch.
Okay, for my next pic...
Snakewhips aren't my biggest seller, but they've recently started selling better. This is a 7 footer I like. After so many whips, it starts to become a blur, but I think this one is now in Utah being used on a ranch.
This 6ft 12 plait bullwhip is used on stage by The Flaunt Girls at the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota, and when they perform elsewhere. The first whip they bought from me was similar, but agents from our glorious TSA "stole" it at the airport when it was accidentally packed in their carry-on luggage.
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This woody bull is actually a target whip, believe it or not. It was commissioned by Mr. Ric Boyd of the Dallas/Fort Worth Whip Enthusiasts Group for use at the 14ft target line at Whip Weekend 2012. I was actually able to hand deliver it as I attended that event. (Met Dusty Damrel there too!)
The handle is a laminate called stratabond/colorwood. The thong is actually 17 plait at the start so I could sneak in the single red strand Ric wanted to run for the first foot off of the handle. It was a challenging build. And to top it off, he also had me build a shorter version that looks like a smaller twin after this.
The handle is a laminate called stratabond/colorwood. The thong is actually 17 plait at the start so I could sneak in the single red strand Ric wanted to run for the first foot off of the handle. It was a challenging build. And to top it off, he also had me build a shorter version that looks like a smaller twin after this.
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Thank you sir. I just untangle it. It's a lot of cord, but I started out making longer whips, so I'm sort of accustomed to working with it.
I've found pulling one strand at a time from the mess in a straight upwards motion from the floor will allow me to untangle it fairly quickly. Sometimes you'll get a little knot down at the end of one of the strands that will cause a snag, but it's pretty easy.
I've found pulling one strand at a time from the mess in a straight upwards motion from the floor will allow me to untangle it fairly quickly. Sometimes you'll get a little knot down at the end of one of the strands that will cause a snag, but it's pretty easy.
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This 12 plait bullwhip was made for a young man who really likes snakes. This color pattern was meant to resemble a photo he sent me of a "Blue Coral Snake." It's blue and turquoise with the handle and point in neon orange with reflective tracer.
The cow whip below was my first experiment with plaiting a grip on a wood handle. I sent it as a prize for the UK Whipcracking Convention a couple years back:
The cow whip below was my first experiment with plaiting a grip on a wood handle. I sent it as a prize for the UK Whipcracking Convention a couple years back: