![]() Stock whips are available in your choice of Kangaroo hide or Red hide. Attached to the thong is the fall (single strip of tapered leather) followed by the cracker ( known as popper by Americans). It is a separate component of the whip and is joined to the plaited part of the whip (thong) by leather keepers which act like universal joints. The STOCK ( handle) of the whip is the unique feature. Stock whips are a unique design of whip that has developed in Australia for moving large mobs (herds) of cattle forward and is well known for its very quick action. The Australian stock whips are World famous and universally acknowledged as the King of all the whip types, the fastest whip there is. The handle therefore acts like a fulcrum which gives the stock whip its tremendous speed, power and accuracy it’s the keepers on the stock whip that makes the. But more importantly these keepers on the thong and the stock when joined together is like a universal joint, allowing the whip to be used from any angle or direction. The keeper on the stock whip joins the keeper onto the stock (handle), this acts like a universal joint, this innovation to the whip took place in early Australian history simply because the early Australian saddle did not have a pommel to hang the whip on. Stockmen on foot or horseback prefer them because they can be hung over their shoulder when not in use and they won’t slide off, Click for larger view ![]() Stock whips are the most popular style of whip in Australia and are known worldwide as the King of all the whip types. NOTE: In Australia we call the strands in a whip the plait other countries call it braiding. Stock whips Hand crafted and Custom built tailored to suit you and your needs.īy the renown whip maker Gayle J Nemeth Stockwhip 12 plait in tan full plait handle ![]()
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