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This is what is inside a good quality whip. In a lesser quality whip like the kind you can find sold in most tack shops these days, the inside of a whip can and usually does have less layers and in some cases there is just a bunch of rope or if your lucky leather strips. They contain no plaited layers at all. I have even seen paper used for the entire belly of a whip. But that was a very cheap whip. The way I see it there are two reason the insides of a bullwhip are made this way. First, all these layers of leather help to build the whip up to a diameter that is large enough to match a comfortable size handle. I have noticed a trend in some whip makers to make the handles of their bullwhips very narrow. I my self have been guilty of this in the past. In some bullwhips that are made for very fast sport cracking this can be a plus. But you do sacrifice density and density in the thong is what makes a bullwhip crack without effort. This, according to Newtons Laws. Second, a bullwhip has one weak spot and that is the junction between the handle and the thong. This is where the whip gets the most stress. The extra layers help maintain the wear ability of that junction. I have also noticed bullwhips that are made with a double plaited belles tend to roll out much smoother than those that dont. So if you are planning to buy a new whip I would suggest you buy one with a double plaited belly. |
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