Giving whip making a good crack

Originally from South Africa, he previously made knives, as he has always enjoyed doing things with his hands.

However, unable to take his knife making equipment with him to Australia, he was on the lookout for a new hobby.

While the process of making whips was new to him, he’s always had an affinity for them.

“I grew up with whips, I loved cracking,” he said.

Learning to make whips was a process of trial and error, relying mostly on YouTube tutorials.

While whips are traditionally made of leather, Mr Etsebeth has a distinctive method of making them.

Instead of using leather, he makes them out of nylon, which he gets from Melbourne and Perth before dipping it in wax.

Once they have absorbed as much wax as possible, he then dries them out.

He said that one of the advantages of nylon whips over leather is they don’t get damaged as easily.

“A leather whip is like a Mercedes, you only take it out on Sundays,” he said.

In contrast to leather, nylon whips are easy to crack, and you don’t have to worry about getting them wet.

His whips sell online for up to $260.

While they aren’t available in stores, he has sold them at the occasional market.

He typically works on six or seven whips at a time, and makes up to 500 whips a year.

He has sold whips all over the world, including Germany, Canada and the United States.

His main customers are from the entertainment industry; however, he has sold whips to cattle stations and whip cracking clubs.

For Mr Etsebeth, the process of making whips gives him great satisfaction.

“It’s got a very calming effect,” he said.

“If I’m upset about something, it’s my place to go.”