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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:14 am
by duds2u
Golden Pond, 24 plait will make a great looking whip. Bet you end up selling it. What leather are you using?
The only whip I ever made was an 8 foot 4 plait green hide when I was a kid. We had a calf die and my Dad taught the whole process from calf dying to finished whip,
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:38 am
by golden pond
Hey Duds, I use kangaroo ofcourse, I start with an electric fiberglass fence post for my handles, I drill the butt and fill it with lead, I drill the other end and epoxy a twisted latigo core, then do a 4 plait out of kangaroo down about 18-24 inches, then go back and plait over that with a six plait down to about 30 inches or so, I keep doing this till I get the taper and length I want, when I do then I'll start at the handle butt and do my last and final over plait out of 12 or 16 strands, sometimes in different colors and patterns, my whips are usally 9-11 layers thick. I then give it a good rolling, add my buttons on my handle, attach my fall and cracker and I'm done. I really do enjoy making a good whip.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:59 pm
by ainzy
g'day im in Gladstone Central Queensland good place to be. Great hunting to the west and the reef forty mins in the boat to the east
Howdy y'all!
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 5:31 am
by stillkickin
A n00b here, from the western portion of Sydney. Australia is a fun country to live in I reckon. Would love to hear from more aussies nearby with a simmilar hobby!
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 2:02 pm
by Stangas
Gidday all.. i from southern western australia.
this place is shit.. so dont come over here.. we dont want any more anyway.. LOL
seriously.. i just started up stilling.. been brewing beer in kegs for about 18 months now.. and natural progression took me into the bootleg industry
Good to see a following..
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 2:07 pm
by PseudoX
South Tasmania here
Aussies are everywhere
!
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:01 pm
by paradoxx
I'm from the sunny coast
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:05 am
by Spierdolony
Another Aussie here.
Townsville Uni student.....
So naturally spirits are a must.
And beer!
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:50 pm
by MJ
yet another here
Im from Adelaide. Started off as a cheap way to make booze but now I just do it for fun.
hi
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:52 am
by woftam
hi all another ozzy here
western Sydney
if you are close pm me
i think we are getting there
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:27 am
by absinthe
yup I'm Aussie, from Melbourne way, been brewing for about 3 years
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:33 pm
by Fahrenheit
I'm an Aussie, I don't post much - just come here and read the discussions because I'm still learning all the finer points
But I'm here.
From Brisbane.
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:16 am
by pyrobrewer280
Another one here! This time from Boonah Qld
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:24 am
by rangaz
hi all,
another west ossie from the country but now residing in perth. started brewing out of necessity and lack of funds, should have a still built soon to dispose of all my lower liquor...
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:15 pm
by muckanic
Yeah, well you can see where I am from. I was about to say I've done lots more beer brewing (mashed) than distilling, but that's not strictly correct. Most of the distilling has been in lab glassware, with the product being non-potable!
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:07 pm
by bourbonbob
I'm at Bowraville NSW..............I just started an Aussie thread, I did't see this one.
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:48 am
by hornedrhodent
Bump