Whips!

Scan000010732, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Buckles, As you may be remember I have made whips for years .Sort of a hobby. They are too time consuming to make any money doing it. I want to learn how to make those old Beatty style whips. I have Roger Smith's Articles but they are not really specifically detailed. A photo or drawing would be very helpful. Would you by any chance have any clear photos showing just the basic design of this style of whip. They are a flat three leather strip slit braid. That is they are not like Gunter's or Axels which are a round braid. Secondly I have been calling Junior but his number may have been changed. Do you have a current or updated one. Yes I checked the phone book to no avail. And finally what ever happened to Sonny ? Axels right hand guy. He used to make good whips . I would contact him also if I knew how. I am trying to compile all this info and document how these older whips were constructed and made. Otherwise like all other art this too will be lost.