Handmade 5-Foot Leather Bullwhip

Handmade Leather Bullwhip

This Szco bullwhip is handmade from black leather and runs five feet. That is a compact length for a whip, easy to coil, carry and hang. The handle is studded and trimmed with brown braided knots, and the thong tapers down to a fall and a cord cracker. Buy it to learn cracking, for a costume or display, or to add a working-style whip to a collection.

Features

• Handmade Construction — The whip is braided and assembled by hand, which accounts for the tight, even pattern along its length.
• Braided Black Leather — Leather strips are plaited, or woven over one another, in a diamond pattern that runs from the handle to the end of the thong.
• 5-Foot Length — At five feet it sits on the short side for a bullwhip, so it coils small and is easy to store.
• Tapered Thong — The thong, the flexible body of the whip, is thickest at the handle and narrows steadily toward the tip, which is the shape that lets a bullwhip carry motion down to the end.
• Fall And Cracker — A short leather fall at the tip leads to a thin black cord with a frayed tuft, the cracker, which is the part that makes the sound.
• Studded Handle — Two staggered rows of silver-tone metal studs run along the handle for a decorative finish.
• Brown Braided Knot Accents — Bands of tan braided leather sit at each end of the handle and contrast with the black body.
• Leather Wrist Loop — A flat leather loop at the butt of the handle lets you hang the whip on a hook or slip it over your wrist.

Construction And Handling

The whip is built as one continuous braided piece, with the handle flowing straight into the thong instead of joining at a separate wooden stock. Studs and knot bands mark the grip area, so you can see where to hold it. Five feet is a manageable length for practising throws in a yard or open space, and coiled up it looks good on a wall.