Although not my area of expertise, I do recall my grand father making whips
by cutting hickory small hickory saplings, peeling the bark back for the
desired length and cutting the inner wood part off from what would be the
handle.  The remaining wood bark could be braided and with a leather and
cotton string "cracker" on the end made a very effective whip for driving
cattle, etc.  He was a middle Tennessean but I suspect this was not an
unheard of Southern Appalachian piece to make.

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Candace Perry <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

>  All – is any one aware of the usage of these types of whips in the U.S.?
> I have three in the collection that seem to be made of braided willow.  I
> know this type in whip is used in the Czech republic in some sort of
> Eastertide festivities, but we are not Czech here and have never been…any
> info would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Candace Perry
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