House of Rawhide

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HOUSE OF RAWHIDE is our business where we manufacture quality braided products from a variety of leathers including cowhide, horsehide, kangaroo and rawhide. Our product line mainly consists of bullwhips, shot whips, alley whips, lunge whips, quirts, crops, sorting sticks, back scratchers, reins, bosals, hat bands and slide knots. We also do all types of custom work.

Also included in our product line are fantastic, Texas Style peanut brittle and a special Habanero Salsa, unlike, and much better tasting than anything you have ever tasted. Not too hot but spicy. We can make it as hot as you can stand, if you prefer

I was raised in the Texas Hill Country, Llano, Texas. My family were ranchers and used whips and quirts in working cattle. As a little boy, I was fascinated with braided leather goods. I started braiding at a very young age, tearing old things apart and putting them back together. Soon I was repairing my Granddad's and Daddy's whips and quirts. I worked my way through college, Texas A&M and Texas Tech, by braiding bull ropes for the young bull riders. After graduation I worked for the Texas Animal Health Commission for over fifteen years, but continued making custom orders as a sideline. From a lifetime of working with cattle and cowboys, and a lifetime of making training aids for them I have derived a line of products ideal their needs. I call them my:

My wife and I are not affiliated with Bola Sales, tommonsstore@yahoo.com or bencassstore@yahoo.com in any form or fashion. They are using my name with out my permission; as well as my address. Any packages sent to my address will be rejected and returned to sender.

BULL WHIPS: Are all leather with a 3 ply belly in your choice of leathers: cowhide, kangaroo or rawhide Available in 16, 12 or 8 overlay
SHOT WHIPS: A continous braid, with no handle. Loaded, with a 3 ply belly. Available in 16 and 12 overlay, kangaroo or rawhide
ALLEY WHIPS: Have a 30" (76 cm) fiberglass handle with a 4 braid overlay and a 30" (76 cm) body with a 4 braid overlay. The body is attached to the handle with an 8 braid overlay. Overall length is 75" (190 cm)
SORTING WHIPS: Have a 50" (127 cm) fiberglass shaft with an 8 braid overlay. The overall length is 70" (178 cm) The shaft is heavily reinforced to prevent it from working through the overlay. Avalible in cowhide
LUNGE WHIPS: Have a 50" (127 cm) fiberglass shaft with a 4 braid overlay and a 50" (127 cm) body. Available in cowhide
QUIRTS: Made from rawhide or kangaroo. Loaded. Braided in 12, 16, or 24 overlay. Approximate total length is 24" (70 cm)
SORTING STICKS: have an 8 or 16 overlay on a 3/8" (95 mm) fiberglass rod. Made to order according to your height. Avaliable in cowhide..
SHOW STICKS: Made for showing steers or bats for driving pigs. Made in cowhide
BACK SCRATCHERS: A novelty item; for the person who has everything. Rather handy and with no batteries to replace, works great every time. Small, white tail antler, attached to a 15" (38 cm) fiberglass shaft. has the tine points on one end and the brow point on the other. Lots of fancy braiding on the shaft..
HORSE GEAR: Custom made...