The stockwhip is a single-tailed whip, usually made of braided leather, which was originally used as a stockman’s tool for working with livestock.
Stockwhips are agricultural tools, traditionally used to control livestock in open country. A stockwhip's length, flexibility, and tapered design allows it to be thrown in such a way that, toward the end of the throw, part of the whip exceeds the speed of sound—thereby creating a small sonic boom.
A stockwhip consists of a handle section attached to the thong with a keeper, a fall, and a cracker. The main portion of the stockwhip's length is made up of a braided body or thong and a large rigid handle. Made of many strips of leather, the number of braids or plaits is an important factor in the construction of the whip. Unlike in the bullwhip, the thong the handle is separate from the thong and is connected with a keeper (like a joint). The handle is usually quite long.
A fall is a single piece of leather between 10 and 30 inches in length which needs to be replaced as it wears, to do this you will require a fid tool. It was traditionally made to be replaceable and to take the wear and tear of dragging on the ground when on horse back as it is much easier to replace a solid piece of leather than to re-plait the whip. Tied to the end of the flexible fall, is an even more flexible piece of string or nylon cord or wire called the cracker. The cracker functions to disperse the sound so it can be heard more easily, these do wear out under the stress and will need to be replaced. Cracking a whip causes wear to the cracker, and well used whips frequently require new crackers. Please note the colour of your whip may vary from the picture.
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Belt Holder - Ideal for keeping your whip handy attached to your belt.
Fall - The fall is the section of the whip that is used to strike or cut the target and they can wear out. It is advisable to use a Fid when replacing the fall.
Fid - The tool you will need to replace the fall.
Crackers - The cracker is the section of the whip that creates the sonic boom and does wear out with use. These are made of nylon and will fit any whip.
Leather Dressing - To avoid your whip drying out you need to apply a small amount of leather dressing on a regular basis.
