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The best Australian stockwhips and bullwhips are made of kangaroo leather. Each of our whips is individually handmade in Australia, strand by strand, one at a time, each with their very own personality. Colors of the whips will vary from tan to reddish brown to black. If you have a preference, give us a call and we can discuss what is in stock.
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Scroll to the bottom of the page for more information about stock whips and bullwhips.
Stock Whip - Kangaroo Hide
Kangaroo leather is one of the toughest leathers available. It is four times stronger than cowhide of the same thickness. This allows for a super strong, yet very flexible whip that can take the extreme stress caused by cracking a whip.
Stock whips are an Australian design that have a long stiff handle, which makes them easier to use on horseback. The entire handle of our kangaroo stock whips is plaited (leather covered).
All 16 plait whips are lead loaded. We have some whips in two-tone colors for an extra $33 - call for availability.
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Bullwhip - Kangaroo Hide
Kangaroo leather is one of the toughest leathers available. It is four times stronger than cowhide of the same thickness. This allows for a super strong, yet very flexible whip that can take the extreme stress caused by cracking a whip.
Bullwhips are an American design, and is the style most often seen in movies. The handle on a bullwhip is shorter than that on a stock whip, and the handle and thong (main body) is braided together. The entire bullwhip is plaited (leather covered).
We have some whips in two-tone colors for an extra $33 - call for availability.
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Replacement Nylon Whip Crackers
$1.95
WHIP 200
Replacement nylon "cracker" for the end of your whip. The cracker ties on to the whip fall.
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Replacement Whip Falls
$4.95
WHIP 300
Redhide whip fall replacements for bull whips and stock whips.
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WHIP INFORMATION
Materials
Kangaroo Leather ......Kangaroo leather is the ideal choice for whips, it is the strongest animal hide in the World, noted to be four times stronger than cowhide of the same thickness. However it is expensive, due to the small size of the hides and Australian regulations for harvesting Kangaroos. Kangaroo leather is less than 1/16 inch thick, so it is possible to have more plaits in a kangaroo hide whip than in a cowhide whip.
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A whip consists of the handle, the thong (the main body of the whip), the fall (the leather strip at the end of the thong), and the cracker (a nylon piece at the very end that aids in making the cracking sound). In a stock whip, the handle is a separate piece, with the thong attached by a strip of leather. In a bull whip, the handle is integral with the thong.
An Australian whip is made by brading strands of leather (plaits) around a central thong. The more plaits in a whip, the stronger and more flexible it will be.
The central thong (belly) of the whip is a strip of leather, except in the case of lead loaded whips, where the central piece is made of connected lead beads. The lead beads add weight, which allows the whip to move faster and create a louder crack.
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Kangaroo Hide Whips
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Measurement
Bull whips are measured from the base of the handle to the end of the thong. The whip fall and cracker add about another 3 feet to the length.
Australian stockwhips are measured differently than bull whips. The measurement stated is the length of the whip thong only (center plaited piece). A 7 foot stockwhip will measure approximately 11 foot total length including the handle and the whip fall. Generally the shorter the whip the better control you have; the 7 and 8 foot whips are the most popular.
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Note: Colors of the products may vary slightly from the photos due to differences in monitors, dye lot variations, effects of lighting, etc.
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