DO YOU OFFER WHOLESALE PRICING?
Yes we do, on a limited basis. To see wholesale pricing click the Wholesale Customers link at the top of any page.

Do you have any colors that are blacklight reactive?
Yes we do we carry 4 blacklight reactive colors. Three are strongly reactive and one is mildly reactive. Click here for a picture.

How do I replace a cracker on one of these hybrid whips? Click here for instructions.

Can I put a fall and cracker on my hybrid whip? Yes you can. Click here for instructions.

WHAT COLOR WHIP CAN I ORDER?
See my paracord color chart.

WHAT'S A STOCK WHIP?
Stock whips or stock whips are a type of single-tailed whip, used by Australian stockmen. Its form originated in the English hunting whip, but it has since become a distinct type of whip. Similar to an American bullwhip in body composition, its main difference is in handle construction. Unlike a bullwhip's imbedded handle, the stock whip handle is not fitted inside of the thong and is usually longer. A stock whip's handle is connected to the thong by a joint typically made of a few strands of thick leather. This allows the whip to hang across a stockman's arm when not being used. The handles are normally longer than those of a bullwhip, being between 15 and 21 inches in length. The length of the thong can range from 3 feet to 10 feet. Stock whips are also almost exclusively made from tanned kangaroo hide.

The stock whip is only used to make a loud cracking sound to move the stock (cattle, sheep, horses, etc.), with the stock running away from the sound. Australia's John Brady is an internationally renowned exponent of the art of whip cracking (an expertise he demonstrated during the live musical production The Man From Snowy River: Arena Spectacular). The Australian stock whip was shown internationally when lone rider Steve Jefferys reared his Australian Stock Horse and cracked the stock whip to commence the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

WHAT'S A BULL WHIP?
Bullwhips were traditionally used as a farm tool especially popular with cattle drivers. A bullwhip's great length and pliability allows it to be cast by an expert in such a manner that the very end travels fast enough to break the sound barrier. When the tip of the cracker goes supersonic a minor compression wave (sonic boom) is created. This sounds something like a small thunderclap. This loud noise was used to train cattle and keep them from straying. While a bullwhip can be used for protection against stray cattle, it would be very rare for the herdsmen to actually strike the animal due to the damage that can be inflicted. As the rural cultures have shrunk over the last hundred years, few and fewer whip makers maintained the art of Bullwhip construction.

In recent American culture the bullwhip was re-popularized when featured in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. The hero, Indiana Jones uses it as a means of controlling his enemy's position while he maneuvered for advantage. He can also use it to snare handheld objects and pull them away from his enemies, while the same technique allows him to use the whip as a swing line to traverse gaps.

WHAT'S A SIGNAL WHIP?
Signal whips or signalwhips are a type of single-tailed whip, originally designed to control dog teams. A signal whip usually measures between 3 and 4 feet in length. Signal whips and snake whips are similar. What distinguishes a signal whip from a snake whip is the absence of a "fall". A fall is a piece of material usually leather attached to the end of the body of the whip. In a snake whip, the "cracker" attaches to the fall. In a signal whip, the cracker is braided directly into the body of the whip.

WHAT'S A SNAKE WHIP?
Snake whips or snakewhips are a type of single-tailed whip. The name snake whip is derived from the fact that this type of whip has no handle inside and so can be curled up into a small circle which resembles a coiled snake. They were once commonly carried in the saddlebag by cowboys of the old west. A full sized snake whip is usually at least 4 feet in length (excluding the fall and cracker at the tip of the whip) and around one inch in diameter at the butt of the whip.

A pocket snake whip can be curled up small enough to fit into a large pocket, and ranges in size from 4 feet to 6 feet in length. The pocket snake whip is primarily a whip for occasional use, such as in loading cattle. Both of these types of snake whips are made with a leather shot bag running approximately three quarters of the length of the whip.

Blacksnakes are the traditional whips used in Montana and Wyoming. The blacksnake has a heavy shot load extending from the butt well down the thong, and the whip is flexible right to the butt, ranges in size from 6 feet to 12 feet in length.

WHAT IS A HYBRID WHIP?
The primary difference between my whips and most standard whips is how the end of the lash is finished. My whips do not have a standard fall nor are the crackers braided into the lash, but are finished with a loop for quick and easy attachment and replacement of the crackers.

WHY NYLON?
Nylon whips are much more weatherproof than whips made from natural materials.
Nylon whips are generally less costly than whips made from natural materials.
Nylon whips do not require as much care as whips made from natural materials.

WHIP CONSTRUCTION
My 16 plait whips are produced using a 16 plait 4 layer system to give good quality while keeping production time and there-for price, reasonable.

Layer 1 lead shot filled poly (Dacron) rope.
Layer 2 eight plait core.
Layer 3 twelve plait belly.
Layer 4 sixteen plait overlay.

My 12 plait whips are produced using a 12 plait 3 layer system to give a nice flexible smooth whip while keeping production costs and therefore prices reasonable.

Layer 1 lead shot filled poly (Dacron) rope.
Layer 2 eight plait core.
Layer 3 twelve plait overlay.

My bull whips are made in the same fashion as the snake whips with the addition of a solid eight inch by five sixteenths inch steel handle plaited inside the end of the lash.
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My stock whips are not normally shot loaded and have an all nylon core in place of the shot bag.

MEASUREMENT
The snake whip and the bull whip are measured from the butt to the end of the plaited thong. The fall, wrist cord if any and the cracker are not counted as part of the length for these types of whip.

Stock whips on the other hand are measured by the length of the plaited thong. A 4 foot stock whip will measure approximately 7 foot total length including the handle and the whip fall.