-BRAIDING BOOKS-

	BRAIDING FINE LEATHER, TECHNIQUES OF THE AUSTRALIAN WHIPMAKERS (David Morgan)-This is a great book by Morgan that gives an intro into braiding leather in general and not so much to do with whip making as it does not describe how to make a whip and that is the same exact thing with the other Morgan book. (the books are great they just don't tell how to make whips) But the Morgan books do help you with your braiding, It describes what tools you need to cut the leather and which part of the leather is best to cut from. It also shows diagrams of tools that you can make for cheap that help speed up your braiding and make it better. This is a very good book for reference if you are just starting out, I highly recommend it. But keep in mind that you can only make a whip when this book is combined with Ron Edwards book, and cant learn  how to make one from this book it self.
	WHIPS & WHIPMAKING BY: David Morgan-This book gives a good background about whips and what they have been used for and what there purpose is. It talks about bullwhips to bullock whips and gives a good explanation of how a whip cracks and what the inside of a whip is made up of. It also shows a few basic plaiting formations like the 4 plait. But this book in no way will tell you haw to make a whip, but teach you about whips and there history and about the general art of braiding.
	HOW TO MAKE WHIPS BY: Ron Edwards-  I really love this book if fully covers how to make your first whip from cutting the hides to how to do a Turks head knot. The whips it explains the most in this book would really be the basic 4 and 6 plait whips which are the easiest to make for a beginner in whipmaking. The weakest point in this book would probably be about making a bullwhip. He really does not explain how the handle and the thong are attached and how the whip forms a taper. But if you are just starting out in whipmaking this is definitely the book to get because if you are just starting you definitely should just start out with a basic 4 plait stock whip. This book overall gives great explanations and has great diagrams. The title says it all!

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