Rawhide Bullwhip
The rawhide whip is the most difficult to make and presents the biggest challenge of all the whips I manufacture. Rawhide is inherently light and requires more extra weight, or lead, to provide good balance. The sixteen overlay in rawhide makes for a very fluid whip with excellent speed. Anything less than a sixteen overlay just does not provide the smooth action that a higher overlay will generate and I very seldom make them.
I have made several whips in a twenty four overlay and while they are very beautiful in appearance I don't feel that they warrant the extra work for the small gain in action.
I obtain all my rawhide from Bill Confer in Hereford, Texas. Bill does an excellent job in preparing the rawhide.
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