This young man worked a stylish and snappy cat act. Here, one lion rolls, one pushes, and one does the back-and-forth. The family was nice, too. His father, Osa, gave me a twisted whipstock when we were on Suesz.
Rebecca: We believed for a long time that the twisted whipstock makers had all shut down. Mr. Esteve, in Perpignan, France, who made the very best ones, was astounded when I found him, since he had been retired for years. Jeanette Rix told me the maker around the corner from her grandmother's in Germany was among the last, and it had closed. I have four left, but untiring researcher that I am, ahem, I know where to get others.
When you're ready, let me know, and I'll haul out my popper kit, and roll you up a couple the old-fashioned way taught me by Mr. Beatty.
Thanks Roger, JC got tired of makeing me poppers after about the first week. He showed me how to do it. I lived with that whip 18 hours a day. Got pretty good with it too. Never touched an animal with it, but I could sure make a lot of noise. I had to learn the whole act outside the arena before JC would let me near an animal. I knew every name and every spot where an animal should be at all times. Those were the best years of my life. I also had to learn about feeding and cleaning, etc. That training sure helped me in the work I do now. People have ask where I learned so much about good animal care. I always give credit where credit is due. JOHN CUNEO was my teacher
get a little round box of Barbour flax thread and a chunk of beeswax. pull out over and over and slip it into the rawhide leader. as you twist tie of with a half hitch and take out a few strands. do this each inch and half for about four times and you have slimmed the popper down to give good balance. as you pop the whip it will only unravel to each half hitch. then it will break loose and when you get to the last half hitch its time to roll another popper.
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This young man worked a stylish and snappy cat act. Here, one lion rolls, one pushes, and one does the back-and-forth. The family was nice, too. His father, Osa, gave me a twisted whipstock when we were on Suesz.
Roger, My favorite and only whip I ever used was a twisted whipstock from Germany. I sure burned up the popers.
Rebecca: We believed for a long time that the twisted whipstock makers had all shut down. Mr. Esteve, in Perpignan, France, who made the very best ones, was astounded when I found him, since he had been retired for years. Jeanette Rix told me the maker around the corner from her grandmother's in Germany was among the last, and it had closed. I have four left, but untiring researcher that I am, ahem, I know where to get others.
When you're ready, let me know, and I'll haul out my popper kit, and roll you up a couple the old-fashioned way taught me by Mr. Beatty.
Thanks Roger, JC got tired of makeing me poppers after about the first week. He showed me how to do it. I lived with that whip 18 hours a day. Got pretty good with it too. Never touched an animal with it, but I could sure make a lot of noise. I had to learn the whole act outside the arena before JC would let me near an animal. I knew every name and every spot where an animal should be at all times. Those were the best years of my life. I also had to learn about feeding and cleaning, etc. That training sure helped me in the work I do now. People have ask where I learned so much about good animal care. I always give credit where credit is due. JOHN CUNEO was my teacher
get a little round box of Barbour flax thread and a chunk of beeswax. pull out over and over and slip it into the rawhide leader. as you twist tie of with a half hitch and take out a few strands. do this each inch and half for about four times and you have slimmed the popper down to give good balance. as you pop the whip it will only unravel to each half hitch. then it will break loose and when you get to the last half hitch its time to roll another popper.
Dave Hale's son makes nice twisted stock handles and kangaroo lashes. Beatty used an australian style whip with about a two and a half foot stock.
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