4 January 2009

Wierd request : a Kangaroo Leather Bullwhip

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I have a friend from America visiting and she was asked by a friend to buy:

A Kangaroo Leather Bull Whip

-6 or 7 foot (can be as short as 5 foot)

– 12 plait ( a must)

Have been to the leather place in Gold Creek and they only had 8 plait whips.

Sex shops have no luck either!

Anyone know of a place around Canberra… Or even between Canberra and Sydney?

[ED – Any excuse to trawl the sex shops eh?]

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neanderthalsis9:35 am 06 Jan 09

SheepGroper said :

No more Love Ewes? http://www.muttonbone.com/

I wonder if you still need velcro gloves with a blow up sheep?

But back on topic, US quarantine/customs won’t like it, but if they were to post it to themselves it would probably arrive with no problems.

By the way, I am not a BDSM scene person.
I just had an educational time during my uni years (but don’t have a degree 🙁 ), discovered that a few friends were, and they were able to answer the more pressing questions of “What is this called, and what does it do?” when exploring Fyshwick and Sexpo.

And blow-up sheep and the like are a useful 18th birthday prop, but certainly not what I meant by ‘animal stuff’.

Ew, I so did not need to know that, SheepGroper!!

*bleah*

Skidbladnir said :

Anyone walking into a sex-shop asking for a bullwhip would probably be given the same polite “No, I don’t think we can help you.” as people asking for the animal stuff.

No more Love Ewes? http://www.muttonbone.com/

Skidbladnir said :

Anyone walking into a sex-shop asking for a bullwhip would probably be given the same polite “No, I don’t think we can help you.” as people asking for the animal stuff.

*chuckle*

I’m going to try it!

Vic Bitterman said :

Vic Bitterman writes:

No, that doesn’t answer anything at all, despite me having a decent look at the site.

I suspect you utah don’t know either, so please, enlighten us viewers with the facts rather than just making a vague reference to a site that sells them.

I think they’ve asked for a whip with the same specifications as Indiana Jones’ whip, because they want a whip like Indiana Jones’ whip. I don’t think they care (or know) what the difference in plaiting is; they’re just hoping to pick one up here that’s cheaper than the US, because kangaroo skin is cheaper here.

I’ve typed those last two sentences very slowly; let me know if that helps you understand. I can probably type them louder if you think it will help.

Personally, this thread is almost hilarious, due to the whole sending-people-hunting-for-a-bullwhip-in-a-sex-shop thing.

Scene equipment tends to be stimulating-to-the-point-of-being-painful when used appropriately, but less about goring the players to the point of bleeding and just hurting them how they want to be hurt.
A work-safe photo of a more common erotic flagellate
Those things might not look like they do much to start with, but striking the same area over and over will eventually stimulate the nerve endings to the point of considerable pain.
Some people like that kind of thing, so they apparently sell quite a few of them.

For those into punishment and more brutal stimulation, your BDSM players might revert back to either slapping with something similar to a flexible ruler, or the more familiar riding crop.
The fact that its relatively light means that it isn’t moving all that fast when it impacts (compared to say, a bullwhip breaking the sound barrier).
Still, that it ends in a soft leather paddle is a pretty clear sign its not intended to be used to give any lashes, just a slap.
Even the idea of using a dressage whip seems to be offensive to scene players…
Riding crop on the the bottom, dressage whip on top

I imagine that telling most scene people that you’d be using a seven-foot long bullwhip at any point would immediately put you well out of safeword territory.

Anyone walking into a sex-shop asking for a bullwhip would probably be given the same polite “No, I don’t think we can help you.” as people asking for the animal stuff.

Fascinating! I didn’t realise the humble pizzle had so many uses. Looks like the pizzle truncheon would be the go ….

PBO said :

I nearly bought one myself but the Wombat scrotum choker and Gecko skinned chaps with the butcheeks cut out won in the end.

That’s not complete without the pizzle walking stick. I wonder if it’ll get past the customs sniffer dogs?

http://www.farmmeats.co.nz/walkingsticks/index.htm

Yes, I’m actually kind of disappointed that it’s only 12 feet, but what can you do?

Granny said :

I like the look of the Indy Bullwhip Making Kit – a little something for the woman who has everything ….

Wonder if it would help turn me into an alpha dog!

I wouldn’t give you any trouble, granny, not if you had a big whip!

I like the look of the Indy Bullwhip Making Kit – a little something for the woman who has everything ….

Wonder if it would help turn me into an alpha dog!

Skidbladnir said :

Isn’t there a tannery out the back of Oaks Estate?

don’t know it they do roo skin whips, but here is a link to a place that does…

http://www.shopwiki.com.au/Bullwhip

Isn’t there a tannery out the back of Oaks Estate?

You call that a whip? This is a whip!

*chuckle*

I nearly bought one myself but the Wombat scrotum choker and Gecko skinned chaps with the butcheeks cut out won in the end.

How can you tell? Except . . .

Are they ‘erotic bullwhip’ kind of wierd friends?

I have no idea why it has to be 12 plait.
I am not even 100% sure what that means. I think it is the number of strands that are braided into it. But I am unsure.
But the instructions were that it HAD to be 12 plait. But that the length was negotiable.

Americans are weird.

poptop said :

Kangaroo leather has more springiness?

BWHAAHAAHAA!

coke in the keyboard again. ta.

[ED – Any excuse to trawl the sex shops eh?]

A bullwhip????
Most erotic floggers are almost tiny and fluffy by comparison.

willo said :

just collect twelve roadkill tails and make ya own………a trip from holt to duffy should do it….

A whip made from 12 roo tails would be more like a Knout than a bullwhip!

Kangaroo leather has more springiness?

BWHAAHAAHAA!

I had a similar request from a friend in the US who wanted a quality dog lead made from roo leather. Apparently they’re really in demand there because the roo leather gives more and allows for greater “springiness” in the leash. I had a quick look around but nothing jumped out at me so I stopped looking.

If someone sees one out there let me know.

just collect twelve roadkill tails and make ya own………a trip from holt to duffy should do it….

If I recall correctly, there’s a couple leather shops out at Bungendore that were willing to make custom pieces. A quick peek into the yellow pages and a few calls should do it.

Yeah, I think from memory that you aren’t allowed to take roo stuff into the US cos they think they’re endangered or something. I used to threaten to gift people with roo-arm bottle openers, but never dared to try to import them.

PROBLEM: your friends WILL NOT be able to import it into America when they return….believe me!

Vic Bitterman10:38 pm 04 Jan 09

utah said :

Vic Bitterman said :

What’s the reason for 12 plait?

Bullwhips.org are selling a “12 plait kangaroo bullwhip made in the Indiana Jones (Morgan) style”, which I think answers that question.

No, that doesn’t answer anything at all, despite me having a decent look at the site.

What’s the 12 plait mean? Is it reliability? Does it make the whip stronger? Does it make a different sound?

I suspect you utah don’t know either, so please, enlighten us viewers with the facts rather than just making a vague reference to a site that sells them.

Vic Bitterman said :

What’s the reason for 12 plait?

Bullwhips.org are selling a “12 plait kangaroo bullwhip made in the Indiana Jones (Morgan) style”, which I think answers that question.

You could try and dig up an Akubra Federation while you’re at it…

Vic Bitterman6:46 pm 04 Jan 09

What’s the reason for 12 plait? Not that I even know what that means….

The used to be (probably still is) a leather worker out near Belco somewhere. He was in the Yellowpages. Do a search for leather goods. He might be able to help.

Yep i think hiscocks would be your best bet.
Other than that you might need to go on to the internet. Most of the well kown austrlian whip makers have their own sites.

Try the saddlery places; erm . . . Saddleworld in Phillip or Hiscocks in QBN, perhaps?

gun street girl said :

I think there’s a leather shop in Bungendore – might be worth a visit. If they don’t have the whip, perhaps this person in the US would be happy with a kangaroo scrotum change pouch instead…?

Be sure to buy the type with a picture of a Kangaroo on the packaging, with a giant band-aid on his lower tummy, saying I’m ROONED!

I love those.

Why does it have to be a 12-plait?

There’s got to be a craftsperson in the ACT who’ll make one. Check with the people at the bus depot markets or somewhere like that.

gun street girl10:56 am 04 Jan 09

I think there’s a leather shop in Bungendore – might be worth a visit. If they don’t have the whip, perhaps this person in the US would be happy with a kangaroo scrotum change pouch instead…?

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