Tying
Poppers or Leather Ends on a Snake-, Our Buggy Whip, or a Quirt
Whips
are designed with an open loop at the end, allowing it to be fitted
with bull-whip-style nylon poppers or quirt-style leather thongs.
Generally speaking, the poppers are used for "noise-making"
also known as Whip-Cracking, and the leather thongs are used when making
actual contact. Frequent cracking of the leather thongs will fray and
erode its tips, shortening its useful life. Conversely, making contact
with the nylon tips at cracking speed lmay cause unacceptably severe
cuts.
 To fit a nylon popper, first untwist the closed end and pass the loop of the whip-lash through the opening. |
Pass
the fuzzy end of the popper back thru the loop of the lash.
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 Pull tight. This forms a square knot, joining the popper to the whip-lash. |
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Leather Quirt End |
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Pass
the leather thong thru the open loop at the end of the whip-lash. |
 Bring one end of the thong under the lash. |
Pass
the same end over the loop of the lash and under itself. |
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Pull tight. This knot has the anatomy of a bowline knot or "sheet bend." |
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