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From: John Hudson
Received: 28 July 2005
Mr Schultz,
I bought a pair of stock whips from you at the beginning of the month (5'6" 8 plait). I have waited until they have broken-in before writing. While they still are not totally broken-in, I must say they have exceeded expectations. They fal better than any of the whips I have gotten from Mike Murphy or Janine Fraser.

At first I was a bit worried about the weight of the whips but I have found that they crack much better when the whip is going slow than a lighter whip. In fact, I have found that your whips respond very well to slow cracking adn are quite controllable. The thing I like best is the effortless way the whips crack and they crack with a solid sound. I also like the fact that the whips move smoothly when the thong makes the transition from front to back without a noticeable jerk - very nice.

Although it doesn't do anything for the performance of the whips, I admire the plaiting you did on the handles. I think the only thing I would do differently is I might have ha you do half plait handles. I kind of like them but I also like the way these whips look as well.

Thanks for a great pair of whips.
John Hudson

I turned 56 last month and as I guess all of us do when we get older, reflected on some of the things I wish I had mastered before this age. Working a whip was at the top of my list. web searching I found Western Stage Prop in LAs vegas. I spoke with Marty who took the time to tell me about some of the ships I had seen on thier webpage. When I told him I thought my first choice might be a Brady model followed by a Jacka trget whip he advised he was out of stock on all, but would look in the warehouse to see what else he could offer. When he got back on the phone he advised me he did find one of the Brady line of whips that was somewhat of a different kind of bullwhip in that it was a non-standard size and known as a MkII. he was not sure what it was made for, but assumed if it was in the Brady line it must be for show cracking. (Perhaps if time allows, you could tell me what you were thinking the function of this whip would be as you were building it.)

Regardless, when the whip arrived I was immediately taken by the apparent quality of the construction. I had never seen braiding or plaiting lay so flat and smooth. This was a 12 plait by the way. After a quick and light application of leather dressing I set baout trying some vertical and horizontal cracks. All I can say is wow! The whip crakced everytime.

I practiced until I was sure my arm was about to fall off and I was dripping wet in sweat. I have now had the whip for five days and am cracking with little or no effort (no sweat). My wife and kids were out for a late afternoon walk yesterday, when she got home she told me they could hear my cracking while over 250 years from the house.

I rigged a target pole and hold two targets on a horizontal plane and one in vertical. I have a ways to go fo consistency but I am having unbeleiveable success in multiple cuts (up to three) on the same target (some thick skinned dried leafs about 6-8" long).

Needless to say, this is the best whip I have ever owned and can't thank you enough for building such a fine "do it all" whip.

I would like to get some more of your whips, but I can't imagine one any better than this one. Perhaps a set of twin brother whips!?
Best regards
Hal Ward; Franklin, Virginia

I've been making a living for over 15 years as a Professional Wild West Performer...whips, guns, trick roping. I want you to know your whips are the finest I've used to date. So much so, that I'm switching to them exclusively. I wish I would have known about you years ago!

Thanks for the awesome whips. Keep up the good work. I'll definately be investing in more as the years go by.
Beau Schwade

Just wanted to say 'good job'.
Take care,
John Hudson